Tŷ Barddu + 'hot tub'
Tanglwst, up in the Carmarthenshire hills
Guests: 6
Wifi: not available
Pets? Strictly no pets allowed
about the property
Modernist holiday cottage interior in a traditional Carmarthenshire holiday cottage shell, with cedar hot tub. Lovely private location and big open Carmarthen hills views, this cottage for six has been regularly filmed for TV and interiors magazines as one of the finest in Wales.
- Top 10 Best Places in Britain to Escape the Crowds' (The Times)
- Most Inspiring Escape (Grand Designs magazine)
- Top UK cottages with Hot Tubs (Sunday Times)
- 'Coolest holiday cottage in West Wales' - Marie Claire
- one of few Welsh properties to make World of Interiors magazine
- featured in Schoner Wohnen magazine (Germany)
- reviewed by the Guardian here
- featured in Cereal magazine
'This luxurious bolthole, approached along a private track, has a minimalist, design-led approach. Traditional cottage meets glass and concrete- no wonder it has appeared in glossy interior mags.The environmental side has not been forgotten, with sheep-wool insulation in the roof and natural spring-water supply.' The Times (Top 10 Best Places in Britain to Escape the Crowds).
'High-end isn't the only way to high style. Under the Thatch has revolutionised our expectation of self-catering, yet weekends are affordable in a Carmarthenshire cottage, such as Tŷ Barddu, whose concrete extension houses a wet room and kitchen/diner from which a terrace and outdoor hot tub are accessed. It is quite something to float in the warm depths as rain falls and a herd of cows passes on its way to milking.' The Observer ('Holiday Homes with Grand Designs', 2012)
Read a blog (with photos) from a couple who stayed with their pooch in the middle of winter.
Tŷ Barddu is a secluded traditional hillside cottage with a minimalist & modernist interior, extension & hot tub. This is a holiday home for people that love minimalism, good architecture and design. No fuss, no clutter, just clean lines and a wonderful sense of purity. Your eyes are constantly drawn out to the landscape and the views of the Preseli mountains. Easy access down to the beaches and coast too, as well as attractive local towns and good dining.
Set in a good-sized garden up a private track, this is a minimalist, really 'hard-core' modernist escape. Set in the heart of the hills of Carmarthenshire, yet easily accessed from the M4. There are no near neighbours and wide open country views. More photos, this time in the snow, or read another independent review here.
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latest review
Wow, what a fabulous place. The perfect balance of cosy (the original cottage complete with wood burner) and cool (the concrete extension and hot tub). We all loved the hot tub which was warm and re...
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- arrival at
- 16:00
- depart by
- 11:00
- guests
- 6
- 7 nights from
- £659 (based on 2 staying)
- 7 nights up to
- £1238 (based on 2 staying)
- pets
- strictly no pets allowed
- bed layout
- Master Double, Double and the Sofabed (double) only
facilities at Tŷ Barddu + 'hot tub'
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in detail
Centrally heated to the ground floor & electric oil-filled radiators upstairs.
- Cegin Fawr - (up two stairs). Open plan with woodburning stove, modernist sofa (no TV), double day-bed .
- Kitchen - (down a step) with huge patio doors to rear patio & tub. very small fitted kitchen with basic appliances. There is a fridge (no freezer box), cooker, but no dishwasher, washing machine or microwave.
- Shower Room with dinner-plate power-shower. Chrome heated towel rail.
First Floor:
- Master Bedroom: Double bed, lounge chairs, and a pair of single beds across width of room.
- Bedroom Two: accessed by very steep fixed step-ladder. Double bed, restricted headroom in parts.
Outside:
- Cedar hot-tub year round.
- Steeply terraced gardens mostly left to rough grass.
- Plenty of parking.
local area
- Newcastle Emlyn - small local shops, castle ruins - 6 miles
- Cardigan Bay -16 miles
- Cenarth waterfalls and cheese farm - 15 minute drive
- Carmarthen Ham - fine food producers
- Dylan Thomas' Boathouse - See his writing 'hut' and favourite pub
- The National Botanic Garden of Wales - 20 miles
- also The Garden of Wales.
- National Woollen Museum - History of weaving /spinning in Wales - 6 mins.
- Llangrannog beach (good seafood restaurant) - 30 mins.
- New Quay beach (dolphin boat trips) - 30 mins
- Kayaking/canoing & lessons - 12 mins.
- Museum of Childhood - 7 mins.
- Newcastle Emlyn (castle, food) - 15 mins.
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