Cwmbiga Farm Penfforddlas Powys
High quality,
eco friendly, accommodation on a farm set in its
own beautiful valley in Mid-Wales.
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We are looking forward to providing refreshments to the walkers undertaking the Sarn Sabrina in May. Cwmbiga is at the midpoint of the 25 mile circuit. Sarn Sabrina is growing in popularity very year.
An article on last year's walk can be found here and you can book here.
News from Cwmbiga - January
This was the farmhouse and the cottages (and Afon Biga) last week. Beautiful but cold.
The guests who stayed with us over the New Year had a lovely time sledging
down one of our fields. Fortunately, as the cottages are super-insulated and centrally heated, they were as warm as toast when the returned from the day's activities.
Susan cooked a delicious
three course meal for all 16 guests on New Year's Eve. It was served
in the oak framed conservatory. Over 2010, we hope to entertain a lot
more guests in this lovely new addition to the farmhouse. . A walk near to Cwmbiga that ends with a "100 mile view" has just featured in "The Times"
We have just started the process of obtaining certification under the Green Tourism Business Scheme The GTBS is the only national sustainable tourism certification scheme for the UK. Given the substantial efforts we have made to reduce the impact of the business (see our 'sustainability' page) we are hoping to be eligible for the scheme's Gold award, but we'll have to see if the assessors agree!
Your Horse Adventures now use Cwmbiga as an overnight stop on their Ride Across Wales. We recently accommodated a group of 7 riders and horses led by Medina from Brandy House Farm.
We were awarded both the "Cyclists Welcome" and "Walkers Welcome" designators by Visit Wales in 2008. For more information about what this means, please visit our Cyclists / Walkers page.
We were also very pleased to host a meeting run by Tourism Partnership Mid Wales and a two day meeting run by Coed Lleol and the Small Woods Association: for which we provided the presenters and delegates with meeting and breakout rooms, lovely food and overnight accommodation. Earlier in the year, we also hosted a training day run by Wood Fuel Powys on behalf of Powys County Council - "An Introduction to Modern Wood Fuel Technologies". The Welsh Assembly Government also ran a conference for 30 delegates at Cwmbiga in February. For both events we provided lunch, serving traditional Welsh dishes and locally sourced ingredients.
Two triathletes have also discovered Cwmbiga is a great
place to use as a base for sporting activities: "We loved our stay
at Cwmbiga. It provided the perfect setting for cycling, running
and relaxing! We can't wait to return." Robin and Megan,
Birmingham Running and Triathlon
Club.Four riders from Italy, France & Sweden competing in the World Enduro Championships in the Hafren Forest, together with their Italian mechanics, also used Cwmbiga as a base last July. Their sponsor wrote to us after the event to say, "Very nice place and excellent facilities, well received. We would for sure book again."