by sarahheyworth | Jan 25, 2016 | Adventures and Attractions, General News, Wildlife
This year Graig Wen is taking part in Wales’s Year of Adventure: a celebration of the wide range of adventure experiences this great country has to offer, with its outstanding natural landscapes and rich and distinctive culture. Wales is fast becoming one of the UK’s...
by sarahheyworth | Aug 20, 2015 | General News
Dorset Cereals are celebrating Britain’s best B & B – and we’re delighted to have been nominated as a favourite place to stay! Nominations come from the public so it’s lovely to know that some of our guests have recommended The Slate Shed....
by sarahheyworth | Apr 21, 2014 | General News
Congratulations to Anna and Neil who became engaged this weekend during their stay with us. Neil popped the question on the summit of Cadair Idris on a stunningly clear sunny Easter Saturday. We colluded with Neil, providing an ice pack keep a mini bottle of bubbly...
by sarahheyworth | Nov 25, 2013 | General News
Why not get into the Christmas spirit, support small businesses and have a lovely short break all at the same time? During late November and December a craft fair or farmer’s market pops up just about every weekend in venues from forests to Italianate follies...
by sarahheyworth | Mar 10, 2013 | General News
Today we were privileged to to visit the former home of Hedd Wyn, a famous Welsh poet. Hedd Wyn grew up on a hill farm called Yr Ysgwrn near Trawsfynydd, about 20 minutes drive from Graig Wen. Like many young men from the village, Hedd Wyn volunteered to fight in...
by sarahheyworth | Jan 20, 2013 | General News
When artists on the Crafted Space weekend made a water -powered xylophone in our stream at Graig Wen it wasn’t really expected to last more than a few weeks. That was a couple of summers ago and there it still is. It does take a bit of a beating as the stream...
