We had a magical stay at Straw Cottage.  Thank you! Everything was perfect. We can’t wait to return.

Beautiful cottage in a stunning setting. So peaceful and quiet. Lovely to see/hear the sheep, the birds and a hare! Thank  you!

Margot, what magic you have created here and how special to share that with others. We’ve had the most amazing weekend at The Straw Cottage.  The grounds are like something from a fairy tale and we loved the sights on the walk into town. The Elan Valley was out of this world beautiful and we have loved every minute of our quality time together away from the outside world. Evenings by candlelight, red wine, monopoly and a roaring fire was every bit as romantic as we could have wished for. Can’t wait to come and stay again.

We have had the best stay – nice to switch off and really enjoy nature. We ate every single meal outside (even in the rain) and our Margot loved watching all the “sheepies” and the red kites. We had everything we needed – thank you so much.

Frosty mornings, brilliant sunshine and thousands of stars. A beautiful place. Many thanks

Thank you Margot for a  lovely week in Straw Cottage! We really enjoyed our few days of ‘digital detox’ resting in the cottage, going for a farm walk daily, playing games by the candlelight, doing puzzles and crosswords and watching the sheep go by. We spent most of the week nearby but enjoyed our day out at Hay looking in all the bookshops. We’ve left a little illustrated memento of our visit – in homage to the beautiful view from the cottage – thanks again.

We have had such a wonderful time at the Straw Cottage. Peaceful, relaxing and just what we were after. Hoping to return in the not too distant future. What a lovely part of the world.

What a fantastic setting, being able to totally switch off from the outside world has been such a tonic, listening to the birds, watching the lambs playing and even watched a hare enjoying the sunshine. A wander around the Lake and a day out at Elan Valley are both worth doing.  Thank you.

We’ve had a relaxed & enjoyable holiday in the beautiful Straw Cottage. The walks straight from the farm have been fun and challenging. Thank you Margot & Anthony for creating a wonderful, woodland retreat.

We love Straw Cottage so much, this was our 3rd stay. We always feel so relaxed and never want to leave. Despite the weather we still enjoyed our days, playing in the stream walks, Elan Valley and visiting the towns. Muffin (our dog) loves being able to roam free and curl up on our laps whilst we sit outside on the veranda. Thank you for having such a beautiful place, we will be back.

Thank you for a wonderfully peaceful week-end. Lovely place to come back to after a day of exploring.  Great walks around Elan Valley & Gilfach Nature Reserve. We really enjoyed switching off, bbq’ing in February (!!) and having some drinks and playing games in front of a roaring fire. Thank you!

We loved the stay at the Straw Cottage. since we had no technology we all read a lot more and chatted to each other more instead of parents isolating themselves on their phones! We also went everywhere using a map! We all enjoyed the hammock and river loads and we saw many bats. It was weird because we would all look for light switches!! The treasure hunt was so fun! The nature around was beautiful!!! Our dog loved roaming in the woods and jumping through the bushes and splashing in the river!!  We loved our stay.  Thank you.

Thank you for the most amazing time.  It could not have been more magical or closer to what we wanted – more than expected! Already thinking about our return.  ‘Not all those that wander are lost’

What a beautiful cottage. Sadly we weren’t blessed with good weather but when we did get out the rain eased. Would love to come back and explore the farm more. Benny loved mooching around in the wood behind the cottage and dozing in front of the fire in the evening. We spent one evening watching a bat flitting about in front of the veranda. Heard a tawny owl a few times but no fox or hare for us. The cottage is fantastically well stocked and so comfy a real home away. We spent most evenings just gazing at the fire and looking across to the hill. Check out the stars! We will return.

What a lovely peaceful weekend for our 1st anniversary. Loved walking in the area, lounging on the grass and quiet nights in front of the fire. Snow loved exploring the grounds and we all enjoyed this little gem cottage! Thank you and hopefully be back some day.

What a fantastic place to spend Easter. The Easter bunny found us and hid eggs on Sunday. We enjoyed watching animals, seeing squirrels, lots of birds and the sheep with their spring lambs without ever having to leave the Straw Cottage. Cerys loved the box of toys and books, while the grown ups were lucky to have 2 clear nights to stargaze. We visited the Lake, Elan Valley and Erwood Station as well as Shaky Bridge.  Thank you for your help re-lighting the boiler (when our common sense failed!) We loved our stay.

The perfect weekend away! This has been such a wonderful few days escape, just what we needed. The kids have loved spending ages playing in the stream and exploring the surrounding woodland. The treasure hunt was great, thank you so much for taking the time to do this!  We have so enjoyed being ‘cut off’ from the outside world, in our own little bubble, with no screens. Elan Valley was also a fun trip out. Thank you so much, such lovely family memories made.

We enjoyed our stay. We had some really nice walks around the farm. Playing in the stream was good fun, we made paper boats and watched them in the stream. Also we had smores and BBQs.  The treasure hunt was lovely.  Thank you for the stay.

We were in dire need of a massive switch off from everyday life – and thankfully that’s exactly what we found at the wonderful Straw Cottage! The farm is beautiful and Gigi enjoyed running around! We visited the Elan Valley, Mach loop, Devils Bridge and finally the stunning mountains at Snowdonia. Thank you for allowing us to stay at your beautiful cottage.

We have loved our stay here! We have loved going on walks, wandering the fields, visiting Elan Valley and having camp fires! Thank you so much for super cosy stay here! having no electricity was fun too! Thank you! We loved visiting Hay -on-Wye and its bookshops – we recommend it!