GALLERY
Yr Hen Felin
Bed & Breakfast
Machynlleth
And The Surrounding Area.
PRICES
We have available,
2 Double Rooms with en-suite facilities & 1 Twin Room with en-suite facilities
Both
£37.50 Per Person Per Night B&B (two or more nights £35.00)
Single occupancy £55.00 Per Night B&B (two or more nights £50.00)
Welcome to Yr Hen Felin Bead & Breakfast
( Yr Hen Felin, The Old Mill ) 3 star tourist board is now 4 star! It Is found beside the flowing waters of the Nant Gwydol in the quaint and peaceful village of Abercegir, and on the other side of the building is The Glyndwr Way, a 123 mile-long footpath, which passes a few yards from the frontdoor.
Formally an old woollen mill, Yr Hen Felin dates back to the early 19th century. It has been carefully converted into a warm and pleasant traditional style house with inglenook fireplace, original stripped pine floors and beams throughout.
While leaving the exterior to its original traditional structure of local stone and slate, it now offers very comfortable Bed and Breakfast accommodation for guests who wish to absorb the tranquillity.
Formerly the Ancient Capital of Wales. Now a thriving market town, the Wednesday street market attracts many people.
The site of Owain Glyndwr's Welsh Parliament in 1404 is open from March throughout the summer.
Along with a wealth of interesting shops and ancient buildings. The medieval Royal House and many fine Victorian buildings also a lively museum and Brass rubbing centre it is highly popular with visitors.
The annual Carnival is held in July, the annual Machynlleth Festival every August and the Owain Glyndwr festival is in September.
The Museum of Modern Art, Wales (MOMA Wales) is based around a former Wesleyan Chapel.
The Wales National Cycle Route passes through the town.
The Centre for Alternative Technology is only 3 miles North of the town and attracts over 80,000 visitors a year. http://www.cat.org.uk
Further north along the A487 you come to Corris which has 2 main attractions first is the Corris Craft Centre http://www.corriscraftcentre.co.uk with its welsh crafts on display.
Secondly, one of the homes of small steam trains, The Corris Train centre http://www.corris.co.uk
Other local Steam railways including the Talyllyn Railway, from Tywyn; the vale of Rheidol Railway from Aberystwyth and further North is another small train attraction, the Blaenau ffestiniog to Porthmadog narrow gauge railway.
Numerous Activity centres are available, offering quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, and pony trekking.
For the Golf enthusiast, there are courses to suit everyone, Machynlleth offers a 9 hole course, Borth, on the way to Aberystwyth offers an 18 hole course, and for those who are really serious, the 18 hole Championship links at Aberdyfi (Aberdovey) overlooking the sea, are just the thing to get your teeth into.
An RSPB reserve – although large birds of prey including the magnificent red kite, are often seen over Abercegir itself.
The Snowdonia National Park 5 miles to the East and to the North West, Cadair Idris – a spectacular 2930’ peak. On a good day you can see across to Ireland.
Close by you have Aberystwyth – a shopping centre and seaside resort, with cinemas, arts and leisure centres. The University of Wales and National library.
Not forgetting the famous Portmierion village about 45 minutes drive to the north, renown as the location for the cult TV series “The Prisoner” and for the portmierion Pottery.
A warm and cosy welcome in friendly surroundings awaits guests to Yr Hen Felin bed and breakfast, which has 3 letting rooms, all with en-suite facilities. A traditional breakfast is offered with home made preserves,honey from our bees and eggs from our free range chicken.
A stroll on our river walk is a lovely way to start or end the evening.
Although with so many attractions in this area you would never be stuck for things to do, all the year round.
Situated on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park, it is the ideal spot for an away-from-it-all break or maybe an energetic walk over the hills. If you prefer to drive, why not follow the course of the river Dyfi (Dovey) down the estuary to the sea, close by at Aberdyfi (Aberdovey). With breathtaking scenery and an abundance of leisure activities around this truly historic area it is no wonder that so many visitors come to the area every year.