An authentic Mongolian yurt with colour, style and a ‘yurtmobile’ housing the kitchen and bathroom. Great views of the Towy valley...

Another wonder of colour to go with Waterfall Yurt at Ty Cefn Tregib; Gert’s yurt is a little further from the house than its sibling. Its private piece of hillside is bounded by trees on three sides with a view out over the Towy Valley and only the occasional ponies in the field next door for neighbours. A little modernity meets the traditional style of the yurt in the form of the yurt mobile. This handy hut, a few metres from your yurt, contains your own private shower and loo and your kitchen. The yurt itself has a wood-burner to keep it cosy and a big double bed, which might also not be quite traditional, but certainly makes for a comfy camping experience. The two cosy camping chairs on the deck are perfect for sitting out in the evening and watching the sun set on the hills and the village below. The area abounds with historical and cultural places to visit. Llandeilo is just a stroll away with some great independent shops and a wealth of places to eat serving everything from fish & chips to fine food for a special occasion.

• Esentials
• Getting there
• Eating & Drinking
• Things to do
• Booking terms
• Meet your hosts

The essentials

The important stuff

• Check in time is from 4pm
• Check out time is 11am
• The yurts are not suitable for children
• Pet cannot be accommodated at Ty Cefn Tregib
• There is mains power in the yurtmobile (the hut that accompanies your yurt)
• There is off-road parking about 50 yards from the yurt and the path has some steps

Sleeping arrangements

Cooking

• Gas oven, grill & hobs
• Fridge/freezer
• Microwave
• All crockery, utensils etc
• All above in yurtmobile
• Spare power point (bring your coffee grinder!)
• The wood-burning stove in the yurt is just for heating. A barrow of logs is provided and any more you need can be bought from Mary & John

Washing

• In the nearby yurtmobile there are proper hot showers, a washing up sink and a flushing loo

Heating, lighting & bedding

• All linen is provided
• There is mains power in the yurtmobile (the hut that accompanies your yurt)

Entertainment

• Plenty of games and books and trail maps

Getting there

Ty Cefn Tregib, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6TD

By train & bus

Your nearest station is Llandeilo, 1 mile away and Ffairfach is 10 minutes away on the Heart of Wales line. Carmarthen andSwansea are 25 and 35 minutes on the main line respectively. Buses run from Carmarthen & Swansea but stop at Ffairfach.

Mary and John can pick you up by prior arrangement at no charge

By car (there is off-road parking near the yurt. In the case of Gert's Yurt parking is 50 yards away and there are some steps. For Waterfall Yurt is it right alongside)

VIA THE M4
At the end of the M4 (junct 49) take the dual carriageway (A48), signed to CARMARTHEN. At the next big roundabout take the third exit, signed A476 to LLANDEILO. Continue on this road until you reach FFAIRFACH, where, at the roundabout go straight over, under a railway bridge, then IMMEDIATELY RIGHT. You will see a sign for TY CEFN TREGIB on your left in 200 yds.

VIA THE A40
Follow the A40 until you reach LLANDEILO. At the roundabout take the exit towards the town centre, go up the hill into town and carry straight on over the river until you come to FFAIRFACH, where, at the roundabout turn left, go under a railway bridge, then IMMEDIATELY RIGHT. You will see the sign for TY CEFN TREGIB on your left in 200 yds. 

Eating & drinking

At Ty Cefn Tregib

The yurts are self catering, with a proper gas oven and a fridge/freezer in the yurtmobile. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be waiting for you on arrival. A continental breakfast basket can be arranged with Mary and John for £8 for two and they also sell their own duck eggs, apple juice, plums and home-made jam, when available.

Your nearest shop for essentials is a 10 minute walk away in Ffairfach and a full range of shops can be found in Llandeilo, 20 minutes away on foot.

Pubs & restaurants

Torbay Inn (10 mins) - a classic country pub, good food and value

Cawdor Arms (10mins) - A hotel and restaurant for that slightly more indulgent evening meal

Llandeilo has a broad range of places to eat and drink.

Things to do

Castles!

The area around Llandeilo is rich in places of historical and cultural interest. There are severalruined castles including Carreg Cennen, built during the remarkably prolific spate of building overseen by Edward I; Dinefwr, built by other people and taken by Edward I, and Dryslwyn, built by other people and taken by Earl Edmund of Cornwall because Edward was busy messing about in France.

Gardens

The National Botanic Garden - a great place for a day out. Get involved with everything from arts & crafts to the food festival and pick up some gardening tips.

Aberglasney - One of the finest gardens in Wales and inspiration to the poet John Dyer.

Dinefwr National Park - A medieval deer park and a grand Edwardian home with exhibi

tions and a chance to really see how life was lived at the turn of the 20th Century.

Shopping

Llandeilo is a vibrant market town with many indepedent shops, cafés and restaurants.

Meet your hosts

A little history

Mary and John bought Ty Cefn Tregib in 1989 as redundant farm buildings and converted the main coach house and stable block themselves into a large family home. They then set about reclaiming and refurbishing the other buildings on the land. When all the children had left home, around fifteen years ago, they started operating as a B&B.

The yurts are a reasonably recent development but could have come about a little sooner. Some time around 2001, Mary saw one and wasinstantly smitten. She then spent a remarkably persistent six years convincing John that it was a good idea. Once the first yurt was up, it became an instant success and was soon followed by a second.

The reason Mary & John do so much to bring to people to Ty Cefn Tregib is because they feel so privileged to live in such a beautiful place and thoroughly enjoy sharing it with others. All the children have now settled back in the area with children of their own and everyone is involved with “Ty Cefn Tregib” in one way or another.

Ty Cefn Tregib is in an incredible location in the westernmost corner of the Brecon beacons National Park. Mary and John's land adjoins a woodland nature reserve (Tregib Woods) where there are deer, badgers and foxes aplenty. There are also Red Kites, Buzzards, and a wealth of other woodland and farmland birds.

Ty Cefn Tregib is not off grid at present, but has been designed with a view to doing so. Use of the brook to generate hydroelectric power is currently under investigation.