Our favourite thing to do was dam the stream. When we took the dam away, it was so fast. the scenery was breathtaking and we loved the walks. Our favourite town nearby was Hay-on-Wye. I loved the bookshops. Thank you for letting us stay and we hope to come again soon.

Magical, peaceful , luxurious weekend – we completely fell in love with the cottage and no one wanted to go home. Mostly just stayed put exploring the fields and the woods, playing games in front of the fire, feeling snug and quiet and happy.  Thank you for sharing your little wonderland! I hope we’ll be back soon.

Lovely, lovely time at Straw Cottage. Lovely walks for our dog ‘Churchy’. Lots of places to visit. Not enough time to do them all.  All the locals were extremely friendly. Super little lake down hill from the Golf Course. Fantastic views wherever you looked. Hosts were very helpful. Will definitely be back.

Thank you for  your hospitality. We had a lovely stay at your wonderful cottage despite the temperatures of +30C during the entire week! Though outside was so hot and sticky, inside was surprisingly cool! The children loved the wildlife around and cool night walks were very exciting after a long and hot day. Elan Valley is well worth the visit and so is the  Red Kite sanctuary. We also drove to the beach, to Aberystwyth on one of the hottest days so we got to go in the sea!  The lake in town is suitable for children, we got a paddle boat and had so much ice cream! Recommend walk and drive around the dams – amazing scenery! Absolutely in love with the peace and quiet of the location.

Wow! What a beautiful and magical place to stay.  A perfect place to stay to ‘get away & recharge’ from all the craziness of our day to day lives. Our daughter Poppy absolutely loved it here, finding treasure in the stream and an Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday. Our dog Muffin enjoyed the freedom to roam the area.  The cottage is just right, no changes needed. We wished we had booked longer! Thank you, we will be back!  The Fforest Inn is great for a Sunday carvery, very friendly staff and your dog can also have a bowl of dinner!

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 had the most wonderful stay – exploring bluebell woods, streams and lakes. We leave inspired to turn our screens off more at home! Thank you for a lovely stay.

What an excellent find! Such a beautiful and idyllic place to finish our holiday. Being completely immersed in nature (off the grid) has been so good for the kids, playing in the river to BBQs on the veranda to evenings of candlelit UNO, every day has been special. A little “UK summer weather” also didn’t get in the way, visiting Elan Valley, Brecon, Rhayader, Devils Bridge and an excellent 10Km walk from our doorstep. Thanks for having us and hope the next visitors enjoy it as much as we did.

Thank you for a wonderful stay at an amazing property.  It has been fantastic to get away from work, technology and general hustle and bustle.  The surrounding fields have made for some wonderful walks and the quiet and isolation made this trip magical. Thank you Margot for all your help (picking us up and getting us some food).  These sorts of trips are often impossible, or very difficult, without a car and you made it so much easier.

Wonderful stay at The Straw Cottage, so peaceful away from modern technology & traffic noise, surrounded by beautiful nature. Redstarts in the trees outside, heard a cuckoo calling and we spotted hares in the fields on our evening walks. Everything perfectly cosy in the cottage, can’t wait to come back.

We’ve had a wonderful week here at Straw Cottage! Weather was a treat until the last evening but even then it was very relaxing and refreshing to listen to & watch the rain on the porch with a glass of wine.  Our boys first holiday together was a memorable one & Joseph loved his daily trips up and down in the ‘ellow wheelbarrow’. We did the treasure hunt, threw lots of stones in the stream and had daily visits to say hello to the ‘eep.  Didn’t travel too far as we just enjoyed the local area & made the most of lovely Llandrindod.  We will be back when baby Fred can enjoy it more too.  Although I think his favourite part was an afternoon nap in the hammock.  Lots of love the Chapmans.

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.

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.

Our first time at the Straw Cottage and we love it. We needed a break from busy London life and this is the perfect remedy. We have had five perfect days of weather and are leaving today in the rain. During our stay we have pond dipped, played simple games, visited Elan Valley and Red Kite feeding centre both about 20 minutes away and beautiful scenery. Most of us don’t get the chance of leaving our phones off and we have enjoyed it and not missed it.  It’s enabled us to really switch off and go back to basics, simple games, activities, fire pit and enjoying being a family, oh and flying a kite in the top field just before sunset. Who needs TV & phones. We love Straw Cottage and will be back. Enjoy your stay.  Thanks Margot.

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.

Thank you for such a great few days in nature, the sound of the birds and stream were delightful. It was great to explore the countryside. The cottage itself was so lovely, perfect to snuggle up to read and watch the fire whilst feeling totally “off grid”. We wished we could have stayed longer

Special grandparent time whilst Mummy & Daddy at Glastonbury!! Absolutely fabulous long weekend, magical. We never left the cottage! Sad to leave, but will be back.  Thank you so so much Anthony & Margot.  The treasure hunt was ace. It is the best place ever – Harry & Charlie

It was quiet and peaceful with lots to see, lovely touch with kids treasure hunt, we will be back. P.S. Alice likes the woods & the park too and squirrels.

Upon returning to the Straw Cottage, this time Poppy shouted “We are home!” This place really holds a special place in our hearts. We feel so relaxed. We visited Elan Valley, it’s a must!!  We met the fox this time which Poppy has named Flick. Thank you for having such a magical place Margot. We will be back again. xxx

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.