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Pippins Holiday Cottage, Penybont

Holiday cottage in mid-Wales, perfect for walking holidays and getting away from it all. Pippins is a comfortable and cosy self-catering cottage.
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Your Hosts, Vikki and Gill welcome you to Pippins Holiday Cottage, a converted granary adjacent to our 17th century Grade II listed home. It is ideal for nature-lovers, walkers or for anyone who wants to take time out from busy and stressful lives in order to relax. Situated in rural mid-Wales, a few miles from Llandrindod Wells, this “upside-down” barn conversion offers stunning views over the We

lsh countryside, with historical sites, wildlife and country walks straight from the door. Our wildlife cameras regularly capture badgers by night, and in the warmer months bats will take flight as dusk begins to fall. Red Kites and Buzzards are always around and there will be the opportunity to see many other birds on our feeders, particularly in winter. The River Ithon is also home to Kingfishers, Dippers and Otters. Overlooking Pippins is Castle Bank the site of the ruined medieval Cefnllys Castle. At the foot of Castle Bank near the River Ithon lies the isolated church of St Michael’s, believed to date back to the 13th century. From Pippins’ front gate there is direct access to the Heart of Wales Line Walking Trail which weaves between stations along the line. This Public Right of Way takes you down the hill to St Michael’s Church, then on to Bailey Einon Nature Reserve. Pippins is approximately 30 minutes by car to the Elan Valley, renowned for its magnificent scenery, wildlife and International Dark Sky Park status. The Elan Valley has many walks and trails and over 80 miles of designated rights of way.

08/07/2024

Exciting progress with the Heart of Wales Geoparc. Look carefully - in the description of ‘What is a Geoparc?’ there’s mention of a certain “astounding” site at Castle Bank! Now where could that be . . . . . ?

19/06/2024

Summer is here at last! The weather earlier in the year held us back, but finally we have some beautiful flowers to brighten our days!

23/05/2024

Just added another new game to the collection. We love board games and play weekly with friends. We are off to the next week and hope to pick up a few more for the bookshelf at Pippins. Our personal favourites here are Catan, Forbidden island and Pandemic. Looking forward to seeing what else we can find 🎲🃏

22/05/2024

20/05/2024

We recently visited Erwood Station Gallery and Cafe ( Erwood Station Craft Centre Est.2023 ) and we would highly recommend a visit to our guests. There was a wonderful selection for lunch including drinks and cakes (lots of gluten free options too). The shop and gallery is great for a browse of local handmade items for sale. You can even sit up in the carriages to watch the local wildlife with the binoculars provided. 🐦🐦‍⬛☕️🍰🥪

15/05/2024

Pleased to be able to help clear this landmark in Llandrindod which is one step towards the soon-to-be-announced Geoparc Calon Cymru – Heart of Wales Geopark. The geopark will aim to celebrate and explain the incredible geological heritage of the local area, together with the biodiversity, history and culture of this remarkable area of Mid Wales.

An iconic rock in Llandrindod Wells is seeing the light of day once more, after volunteers removed a covering of ivy and brambles that had made it invisible.

13/05/2024

We have been lucky to have some beautiful weather here in Mid Wales recently so we made of the most of it and went for an afternoon walk. The Elan Valley is always our most recommended place to visit with beautiful walks, scenery and wildlife. Luna was very tired by the time we got home! 🏞🚵‍♀️🚶‍♂️🐾🥾

30/04/2024

We couldn’t agree more with Inghams walking experts, who recently ranked The Elan Valley as the 9th best Dark Sky Park in the world! Take a look at their comprehensive insider guide ‘Best Places For Stargazing’

https://ow.ly/hPib50RqWn8

Have you experienced the night sky at Elan Valley? Share you photos with us; we’d love to see them.

Gallem ni ddim â chytuno’n fwy ag arbenigwyr cerdded Inghams, a restrodd Cwm Elan yn 9fed yn y rhestr o Barciau Wybren Dywyll gorau’r byd! Darllenwch eu canllaw cynhwysfawr i’r Llefydd Gorau i Serydda

https://ow.ly/hPib50RqWn8

Ydych chi wedi profi wybren dywyll Cwm Elan? Rhannwch eich lluniau â ni; byddem ni’n dwlu eu gweld nhw.

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27/04/2024

So its happened - we are back open. We let this special lot sneak in a little earlier. It seemed fitting to start again with our Friday afternoon crew. They are simply the best and we thank them for their amazing support!!

23/04/2024

We're inching closer to being able to launch the geopark... so here's a warm-up!

The Heart of Wales Geopark will cover one of the most important areas of ancient prehistory in the world. The story told in these rocks is that of a long-lost volcanic island, from a time known as the Ordovician, when Scotland was across an ocean and Wales was mostly a sea. You can't look out of your window and see the volcano... but the evidence is beautifully preserved in the rocks, when you know how to look.
High ground like the beautiful summits of Llandegley Rocks is made mostly of igneous rocks: either frozen magma chambers, now exhumed, or the results of massive volcanic eruptions. In this case, that cliff running around the left of the hill is also a large, quartz-covered fault plane, where the rocks slipped and were sheared apart as we crashed into Scotland some 400 million years ago...

Helping you to understand these stories, and those of the creatures that lived here, and indeed how they have shaped human culture today... all that is going to be our mission over the coming years, so please stay tuned!

05/04/2024

01/04/2024

Elan Valley is a hub for , and .

We look forward to welcoming you to Elan Valley very soon and inviting you to explore the 180 square kilometres of woodland, farmland and moorland surrounding our beautiful reservoirs and waterways. We have a selection of activities for you to choose from, giving you the chance to .

What will you choose? 🌳🥾🎣🚲 Exploring, walking, fishing, cycling? Please visit our website for more information: https://elan-valley.co.uk/
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Mae Cwm Elan yn ganolfan ar gyfer , ac .

Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at eich croesawu i Gwm Elan yn fuan iawn a’ch gwahodd i fynd i grwydro yn y 180 cilomedr sgwâr o goetir, tir fferm a rhostir o amgylch ein cronfeydd dŵr a’n dyfrffyrdd prydferth. Mae gennym ddewis o weithgareddau ar eich cyfer, gan roi cyfle i chi .

Beth fyddwch chi’n ei ddewis? 🌳🥾🎣🚲 Crwydro, cerdded, pysgota, beicio?

Ewch i’n gwefan i gael mwy o wybodaeth: https://elan-valley.co.uk/cy/

01/04/2024

It would be such a shame for this to close. Our tourism industry badly needs places like these. Please sign if you can.

424 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?

01/03/2024

Rather a grey day in the Elan Valley, but still a beautiful place to be. The wildlife carvings are always fascinating to see and nice to see a few new ones added to the collection.

23/02/2024

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Caban coch dam 'topping' at the Elan valley, Powys, Wales, UK

The lowest of the dams in the sequence of four built in the valley of the Elan River is Caban Coch Dam. It is the simplest and most functional in appearance of all the dams, resembling a natural waterfall when the reservoir is full and the dam is in full spate with water pouring over the dam wall.

Caban Coch is the first of the four dams to be built, with work starting in 1894.

21/02/2024

Fresh eggs for our guests are courtesy of Bella, Zelda, Mipha, Leia, Fleur and Ginny. They love free ranging and treats!

21/02/2024

The weather might be wet and windy and not very inspirational but here at Pippins Holiday Cottage we are looking forward to more sights like this!

31/12/2023

Happy New Year to our guests and followers of the page! We look forward to welcoming guests both old and new to Pippins in 2024!
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19/11/2023

Nothing much beats driving through the Elan Valley in autumn 🍁

Great shot by Rudy Matthews!

22/07/2023

Whether you are looking for a leisurely ride along the Elan Valley Trail or an adrenaline filled off road quest, we’ve got a great range of bikes to suit everyone.

You can hire a bike from our Visitor Centre base, perfectly located for a number of two-wheeled adventures. We have a wide range suitable for the whole family from mountain bikes to electric bikes, child trailers and child bikes.

https://elan-valley.co.uk/cycling/
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Dim ots a ydych chi'n chwilio am reid hamddenol ar hyd Llwybr Cwm Elan neu antur gyffrous oddi ar y ffordd, mae gennym ddewis da o feics â rhywbeth i bawb.

Gallwch logi beic o'r Ganolfan Ymwelwyr sydd mewn lleoliad delfrydol i gychwyn pob math o anturiaethau ar ddwy olwyn. Mae gennym amrywiaeth eang o feics sy'n addas i'r teulu cyfan, o feics mynydd i feics trydan, a threlars a beics i blant.

https://elan-valley.co.uk/cy/beicio/

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21/07/2023

Welcome to - Bella, Zelda, Leia, Ginny, Mipha and Fleur, our new rescue hens! So far they are laying eggs every day. If you are staying at Pippins and would like our very own eggs during your stay, provided we have some to spare you are welcome to have some. Pop down and say hello to the Ladies - they love it when you talk to them!

25/05/2023

9Trees who planted Tawny Wood here, are at the Chelsea Flower Show.

On route to the Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate our collaboration with Harrison Ovens to help highlight the importance of trees in tackling the climate crisis.
read the press release here: https://www.9trees.org/press-release-blogs/groundbreaking-nature-project-at-chelsea-flower-show

22/05/2023

Elan Valley is a hub for leisure and mountain biking in Mid Wales. We welcome all ages and all abilities – just get on your bike.

20/05/2023

11/05/2023

Homemade gluten free Victoria Sponge Cake today! We are open Thursday-Monday, 8am-4pm! ☕️✨🍰🥰

08/05/2023

A sign pointing drivers in mid Wales to a fictional airport is returning to the side of the A44.

04/05/2023

Where does this lead? Guests at Pippins have this inviting footpath on the doorstep, leading to . . . who knows where?

Address

Pippins At Neuadd Farm
Llandrindod Wells
LD15SW

Website

https://www.pippinscottage.co.uk/

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