Cottages in Mid Wales

Mid Wales is a popular family destination for tourists from the UK and beyond. Attractions are a many, with the highlights being the enchanting Silver Mountain Experience, featuring roaring streams, mystical feeling forests and long abandoned mines, the fully immersive and educational Magic of Life Butterfly House, with thousands of impossibly exotic and colourful butterflies, as well as weird and wonderful 4 and 8-legged critters from distant lands, and friendly and welcoming Rheidol Riding Centre, a thriving equestrian school that offers fantastic trekking tours around the picturesque Rheidol Valley.

Wales is the homeland of the institution of the castle, both in terms of quantity and quality, and here in the cradle of the country you could fill a two week holiday doing nothing but castle hunting, if you heart so desired! Magnificent Cardigan Castle holds a key place in Welsh culture and following a recent restoration program it is now an important centre of local Welsh culture, with permanent exhibitions, live performances, language classes, festivals and more taking place within its hollowed-out walls. Powis Castle, nestled in a cornucopia of baroque Italianate gardens, features the Clive Museum, home to ethereal treasures brought back from in the 1700s, and a truly extravagant wood-panelled interior with arguably Wales' finest collection of art. Just two of the many wonderful castles ready to welcome you in Mid Wales!

The seaside town of Aberystwyth is home to around 24,000 homo sapiens, and over 50,000 starlings! They constitute one of our greatest winter spectacles, as the birds gather every evening at dusk around the pier, forming a huge black cloud that wheels over the waterfront making incredible shapes in the air. Birdwatchers should also make the trip to Llangorse Lake, the largest natural lake in southern Wales, where 20 waterfowl species arrive for winter like mallard, teal pochard and tufted duck!

Attention, Mid Wales is home to a world-renowned eco centre! The Centre for Alternative Technology, located within the simply gorgeous UNESCO Dyfi Biosphere, features fascinating exhibits related to environmental solutions and sustainable living. Our better future begins here!

The waterfalls of the River Marteg at Gilfach Nature Reserve comprise the best place in Wales to these majestic fish swim and leap home to their birthplace in shallow streams. Visiting in autumn? You’re here at the right time, as October and November are the peak season for salmon-spotting!

At New Quay Boat trips you can take a one-hour cruise to Cwmtydu. On the way, you will pass bird colonies, seal haul-out areas and stunning Castell Beach. You may well even get to see bottle-nosed dolphins and porpoises in the wild!

Llanerchaeron is a wonderfully maintained Georgian country estate that takes you 200 years back to the days of the Welsh aristocrats. The estate farm remains virtually unchanged, with staff tending to the fruit, veg and herbs in the lovely walled garden.

Llandrindod Wells has traditionally drawn visitors to its healing spa waters since Victorian times. It retains its noble Victorian buildings and intricate gardens, fused with modern delights such as fabulous independent shops and cafes. A simply delightful day out guaranteed!

Aberdyfi Beach is a vast sandy beach spectacularly located on the mouth of the Dyfi river. The sand is perfectly soft, and it is backed by sand dunes which extend for miles. Start your walk at Aberdyfi and continue all the way to Tywyn – the beach will become increasingly secluded and remote as you walk. Outstanding!