Wild foods harvested by professional foragers are recognized as an essential part of the menu by the worlds’ best restaurants. But picking wild plants and fungi for the pot is something that we’ve done since the dawn of time; foraging is the ‘gatherer’ part that goes with ‘hunter’. However…..
Since experiencing the tranquility and serenity of a wood fired hot tub elsewhere we have decided that Blaencwm has been crying out for this little luxury….
Although we do not believe anyone needs a date in the diary to remind oneself to celebrate love February seems to be the time to bring the subject up on a large scale….
Felin Newydd House has been listed in the Times Travel as one of the 20 greatest UK houses to rival Downton Abbey.
** 20% Discount on a Weekend Break** 26th – 28th September and 17th – 19th October Are currently still available. If you are looking for a last minute break then look no further. Simply enter the word AUTUMN into the promo box when booking. Offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
A weekend stroller ticket for every guest included in the cost of a weekend stay at Felin Newydd.
The summer holidays are a glorious time. A chance to spend precious, valuable time with your beautiful, spirited and imaginative grandchildren. And of course you love to help out Mum and Dad while they go to work. So for 6 weeks you are called upon to take care of the delightful next generation.
Blaencwm is situated just off the hill or common and therefore an enormous amount of walkable, explorable, just-sit-down-on-able hillside.
The Royal Welsh Show, held annually in Builth Wells just seems to grow in numbers and professionalism each year. The events started on Monday and can be seen all this week. There is a fantastic Bandstand Lineup on incredible grounds. David Cameron himself attended this prestigious event yesterday, I wonder who else will be spotted?
We are really proud to announce that Felin Newydd house has been awarded a 5* Self Catering certificate for 2013/2014.
Sandwiches, barbecued local sausages, drinks, fresh fruits and bara brith. No heavy bags to carry and food still chilled.
The shooting season of 2014 is a mere 6 weeks away. Our affiliated shoot, Tregoyd, is preparing for it’s busiest time and we’re gearing up as well. Felin Newydd House is less than 15 minute drive from the Tregoyd shoot. So after a full days shooting in the brisk mountain air, a return to fully stocked fires and fridges is a welcome delight.
We’ve been blown away by the reaction to this year’s festival programme, which welcomes headline names like Burt Bacharach, Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula and Loose Tubes to the festival in our 30th Anniversary year.
It’s Friday and it’s just started to rain. It’s been glorious for days. We need to brighten up the weekend ahead. I suggest a simple quiz.
Huw Evans-Bevan, our esteemed leader, took post at the latest Chamber of Commerce event in Cardiff on June 26th. It was a fabulous event for all who attended and I’m everyone will agree that the contacts made were truly invaluable.
Thanks to the Shooting Gazette for this fantastic write-up of Felin Newydd House and our associated shoot, Tregoyd.
The book town of Hay-on-Wye is not just books. Oh no. It is not just philosophy. Oh no. It is not just music, art, fashion, poetry. Oh no. It is all of these and more.
This year for the first time Countrypad will be represented at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce exhibition on the 26th June in Cardiff City Stadium. This is a free event but a ticket is required.
Sandwiches, barbecued local sausages, drinks, fresh fruits and bara brith. No heavy bags to carry and food still chilled.
There is suddenly a huge buzz around cycling. It’s everywhere. They’re everywhere. It’s fun and it’s free.
Foraging is a basic, primal, natural instinct in the animal kingdom, which believe it or not includes us…human beings.
Three days of music, performance and fun in general and it’s just a stones throw from Felin Newydd House. So if camping isnt your thing, and glamping is simply not up to your satisfaction then why not go all out luxury.
Fathers day or even Grandfathers day is the perfect opportunity to treat the Pater. His day, his rules, his breakfast and his wine.
This year, we were delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor the immensely talented pianist James Rhodes as he performed in the Chopin Tent at the Hay Festival. It was a truly magnificent set with the like of Benedict Cumberbatch in the audience.
The 5th Classic car endurance rally began this year in Cape Town on 2nd of May and lasted for an impressive 26 days.
Glorious sweeping lawns, vegetable patches and flower beds are always in fine fettle. When you stay at the house or the cottage you will always find fresh home grown flowers awaiting your arrival.
A wedding is the only time in a persons life where a whole day is set to their exact specification. The theme, the dress, the music and then most importantly…the venue.
There seems to be a new trend approaching. It’s been a slow paced development but has definitely picked up speed over the last few years. No longer considered an exclusive pensioner past-time, Walking is now attracting people from every walk-of-life… if you’ll pardon the pun.
Hay-on-Wye has always been known as a book town. And it is. It’s wonderful. Used bookshops and new bookshops. Novels, non-fiction, comics, every-genre under the sun can be found and browsed.
As we approach summer the buds are blooming and the birds are singing. The house is surrounded by beautiful flowers and greenery but every season accentuates the features of this magnificent house.
Felin Newydd is the perfect setting for a family holiday as all generations are fully catered for. All the romance of a weekend break with adventures for the kids and relaxing surrounds for everyone else. The large kitchen dining room can seat everyone for family meals or guests could choose to have quiet alone time in the conservatory or morning room.
So finally Spring has sprung: lambs are leaping, flowers bursting out of the ground and the weather is warming up.
Waking up to birdsong and sunshine in this beautiful countryside feels wonderful, don’t hesitate book your Countrypad stay today!
We have some last minute availability – even for the Hay Festival……
How do you like your course? Challenging and convivial? Unhurried and unstuffy, played in the true spirit of the game on the greenest of greens?
There are at least three things that make Welsh Lavender Ltd extra special – the first is the unlikely location: a not untypically beautiful, hidden welsh valley hanging above Builth Wells at 1,100 feet….
In Roman Britain, Brecon was established as a Roman cavalry base for the conquest of Wales…
Last Friday a wonderful dinner was hosted by Hay Castle Trust in aid of fundraising for the Great Gate..
Imagine roaring log fires and the sweet smell of roasted chestnuts, a roasting rib of beef in the Aga, champagne corks popping…..
Festive magic for all the family at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, from 29 November to 1 December 2013….
Having tracked us down on the internet Jamie felt we were a perfect starting venue for an Bloom TV experiment.
The shooting season at Tregoyd is well and truly underway now with groups of guns arriving from all over the world…
It’s been a busy couple of days at Countrypad with some lovely people doing a photoshoot inside Felin Newydd…..
The Brecon Beacons ‘Dark Skies’ status means it is the perfect spot for taking in the spectacular array of constellations that are at their clearest in Autumn…
The brilliant Festival team has put together an exciting and provocative programme for the Festivals 15th year..
With the high temperatures set to stay, the chance of an ‘Indian Summer’, is looking very likely for this year…
