Each lodge has a brilliant easy-access outdoor area with a massive hot tub, lots of seating and plenty of space. Perfect for al fresco dining and summery evenings enjoying family time and mountain views.We all love a dip in a bubbly hot tub - no...
Just caught a swarm of bees today at one of the apiaries. It's the first time I have ever witnessed a swarm flying into an empty hive - it is a rare occurrence. The noise was really loud. Want to know more about bees? We offer...
Whatever the weather, you can look forward to a wonderful stay in our lodges - but it's always nicer when the sun is out! We've enjoyed some super days recently with beautiful blue skies and warm sunshine. It's perfect for lounging around in the hot...
At this time of the year we are busy with our commercial nursery potting up bedding plants ready for sale. To give you some perspective, we will pot up some 100,000 plants over the next four weeks! Working with these bright and cheerful annuals allows to...
One of the most striking features of our lodges is that they are very large. Our guests are always surprised when they arrive and then delighted at the space they have to enjoy during their stay. Especially the kids! The footprint of each lodge is 249...
Over 10 years ago we dreamt of creating accessible holiday homes, and today it’s a reality. It’s amazing what you can achieve when you put your mind to it: I designed and built three holiday lodges from scratch, with help from my partner Helen and others....
Our lodge holidays are all about family fun and our young guests know just what they like! We found this mix of lovely reviews left in our visitor book: When travelling with children, there always seems to be tons of luggage! Let us help with your...
PLEASE NOTE THIS OFFER HAS NOW ENDEDPlease visit our Book Now page for our latest offers and pricesIf booked together our two lodges can comfortably accommodate up to 16 people, pets and any extra equipment. Interested? Book two lodges at the same time and we...
If hiking up hills and rambling through the countryside is your idea of a great holiday, then you’ll love our quiet rural location in the village of Nantglas near the Elan Valley. It’s lovely at this time of the year, and there are many walks...
Now the main room in Oak Lodge has been painted, we can finally get on and fit the laminate floor. It's amazing what a difference it makes to the space when everything starts to look cleaner and tidier! All our lodges are identical, so when Oak...
At our lodges in mid-Wales, we get stunning skies at dusk and dawn during autumn and winter. The colours the last few evenings have been spectacular. Just look at how beautiful the skies are in the following photos! Imagine a lovely warm lodge with the wood...
Want to book a special holiday for the whole family but struggle to find somewhere that will accommodate everyone and their different needs? We can help. If booked together our two lodges can comfortably accommodate up to 16 people, pets and any extra equipment. Each has...
Time to tackle the kitchen! We prepared the open-plan living space in Oak Lodge for painting, and are spraying the walls as we did in the bedrooms for an even crisp finish. Recently we finished decorating the bedrooms and laminating the floors. Things are progressing nicely!All...
We plan to have more fixed disability equipment in Oak Lodge than in our other two lodges. This specialist equipment will help to provide a more comfortable stay for our disabled guests, and our investment will total nearly £20,000! Bedroom 1 will have a profiling bed...
Another beautiful sunset at the lodges. It was bright and clear today in mid-Wales near Rhayader. Whatever the weather you can look forward to a toasty warm stay in our lodges! After a day spent exploring beautiful Mid Wales, light the wood burner and settle down...
We've been steady at work on finishing the bedrooms at Oak Lodge. All the bedrooms have recently been painted and we have fitted some lovely laminate flooring. This flooring allows for easier movement throughout the lodges and is easy to clean and tidy when we...
We've been working on finishing the inside of Oak Lodge for some time now, and have exciting plans to fit more fixed disability equipment than in our other two lodges. It's a huge investment with equipment costs reaching £20,000, but we know the difference the...
Work continues here at Mid Wales Lodges even though it's a Sunday! Our latest job is fitting the laminate flooring in the corridor and bedrooms in Oak Lodge: It's all starting to take shape though there's plenty to do still. Our other two lodges - Hawthorn...
Like the rest of the country, we had an amber weather warning for this weekend and expected a lot of snow! We were forecast 30 cm though only 5 cm arrived in the end. It's looking pretty around the lodges, but it’s starting to thaw...
PLEASE NOTE THIS OFFER HAS NOW ENDEDPlease visit our Book Now page for our latest offers and pricesBook a 7-night stay in 5-star luxury accommodation for just £1350 or 3/4 nights for just £995. This offer is available on dates until Easter at Hawthorn &...
It's been a busy festive season with guests happy and enjoying their Christmas in Hawthorn and Lime Lodge.We set ourselves a goal to finish painting the bedrooms in our third lodge by Christmas and we've pretty much done it! It takes a bit of effort...
We always dress our lodges for Christmas and Helen handmakes the wreaths as a special touch for our guests. The Christmas trees are already in place and we hope to finish decorating tomorrow.Our guests arriving on Friday to stay in Hawthorn Lodge have children who...
Decorating has finally started in Oak Lodge. It's been a difficult week, full of delays and problems including needing to buy a new pump for the treatment works, but hopefully, everything will be good next week. We've started with painting the bedrooms - it only takes...
PLEASE NOTE THIS OFFER HAS NOW ENDEDPlease visit our Book Now page for our latest offers and pricesDue to a cancellation Lime Lodge has become available for Christmas week. Book 5-star luxury accommodation for just £1550* saving £400 on the normal rate of £1950*. The lodge...
It's been a wild weekend here in Mid Wales after Storm Darragh visited us! We were issued a red alert for winds, but fortunately, we had no guests staying during the storm.Our local area of Nant Glas lost electric so we made a sensible decision...
Work has now started on Oak Lodge. We moved lots of stuff out to allow room to decorate and lay down the laminate flooring. We have also completed the last bathroom plasterboarding.Oak Lodge will feature much more fixed disabled equipment than Hawthorn or Lime, including...
PLEASE NOTE THIS OFFER HAS NOW ENDEDPlease visit our Book Now page for our latest offers and pricesBook a stay in our luxury lodges and save £££s on our normal rates. Choose a 7 night stay for only £1160* or a 2/3/4 night stay for...
It's a beautiful sunny calm day here in Mid Wales. The scenery is gorgeous, the sun is warm and it's dead calm. Winter is coming but a warm welcome awaits, so if you fancy a short break with friends and family or a longer stay,...
Each lodge has a large decking area outside the lounge patio doors and a decking path around the lodge. It's been sunny and dry today, so we took advantage of the half-decent weather to treat the decking at Hawthorn Lodge. We recently treated the decking...
Lovely day on Sunday. We visited Rhayader and took some photos of the beautiful River Wye. The Wye is the fifth longest river in the UK at 134 miles long and traverses the border of England and Wales. There are some stunning views along the...
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We visited Caban Coch dam in the Elan Valley this morning, glorious in its autumn colours. Caban Coch is the lowest of the four dams on the river Elan. The Elan Valley is a guaranteed scenic day out, and it is only a 15-minute drive from...
For those of you who would like to use the woodburner in our lodge, but don't know how to, I have put together this easy guide.These pictures show a simple way to build the initial fire. Start with a piece of firelighter, add kindling, add...
We have been concreting today, a simple path so I can get safe access to the shed containing the sprinkler pumps and tank. Not very interesting but essential to meet the Welsh rules on sprinklers in new buildings. Work carries on constantly here at Mid...
It was a sunny day today, 14 degrees Celsius, so we took the opportunity to add some decking treatment around Lime Lodge. As we've been busy with guests, and the spare days haven't always been favourable, we've got to catch the dry weather when we...
We understand the needs of our disabled guests, so with the colder weather coming, our lodges are not only large and spacious, but they are really warm and cosy. Each has a woodburner where you can sit around a lovely fire should you need it...
We keep bees on our nursery grounds near the lodges, over 35 busy colonies that produce lots of honey. That’s almost 3 million bees! Bees are fascinating creatures and very important for the wellbeing of our ecosystems.The first video, taken in mid August, shows just...
Here's a little behind-the-scenes footage! Our water filtration needs an annual service to meet public standards for our lodges. So today the Prosep engineer arrived and got busy sorting it all out.Our water treatment works from the borehole. The service ensures that the water supply...
The weather is beautiful in Wales at the moment. If you're ready for a break, then it's the perfect time to book a short trip or longer holiday in Mid Wales. We have the most beautiful scenery set with a backdrop of mountains and valleys....
The beautiful Elan Valley is always magnificent even when it's damp and the weather is poor. Don't let the weather or a lack of mobility put you off having a holiday or adventure. We offer accessible accommodation here in Mid Wales near Rhayader, set in beautiful...
