Holiday Cottages In Powys

Holiday Cottages In Powys

Powys, Wales is the beating heart of mid-Wales, with castle ruins, lush hills and wide valleys steeped in myth.

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Top Holiday Cottage Destinations In Powys

The most popular cottage locations in Powys include, Rhayader with 64 properties, Brecon with 43, Hay-on-Wye 42 and Talybont with 38 self catering holiday lets.

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Riverbend Estate - Grand Lodges & Co.
Welshpool, Powys

This collection of properties is on a luxurious large country estate offering the perfect setting for special occasions and catching up with friends in a stunning location. The estate is on the edge of a pretty village boasting a village shop and local pub in a particularly scenic area of mid Wales on the banks of the river Bechan. The ancient market towns of Welshpool (10miles) Newtown (4miles) and Ludlow (35miles) are nearby and offer a selection of shops restaurants a theatre a cinema and leisure centre. Powys Castle and Gardens (10 miles) and the Montgomery Canal are just a short drive away and the Snowdonia National Park (29 miles) is also within easy reach. Other attractions include Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (10 miles) Chirk Castle (33miles) and Gregynog Hall (3miles). This magnificent complex boasts three spacious properties nestled within a stunning private courtyard. The country house has five en-suite bedrooms with a spacious farmhouse kitchen welcoming lounge with fireplace and a stunning formal dining area. The first of the two lodges is a unique property that can accommodate 16 guests across eight bedrooms each boasting its own individual en-suite shower room. Two of the bedrooms are conveniently located on the ground floor. This characterful lodge offers a spacious open -plan layout perfect for hosting hospitality events with large tables and a sitting area centred on an open fire. There is a covered outside hideout area ideal for celebrating or enjoying a family BBQ while overlooking the garden and hot tub. You have a choice of eight bedrooms all equipped with TVs: two king-size bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms featuring roll-top baths and showers; two double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms featuring showers; one twin bedroom with an en-suite shower room; and one small double bedroom with an en-suite shower room. On the ground floor there is an additional king-size bedroom with an en-suite bathroom featuring a walk-in shower as well as a twin bedroom with an en-suite bathroom featuring a shower. The second lodge is a truly remarkable and luxurious retreat that offers both privacy and versatility. With two separate entrances it is perfect for group getaways where individuals can enjoy their own space while still being together. One of the standout features of this lodge is its internal spa area complete with a plunge hot tub and a walk-in sauna. Additionally there is an upstairs treatment room allowing guests to indulge in some well-deserved pampering. The heart of this holiday home is the spacious open-plan central area. Here you ll find a large table and a comfortable sitting area with an inviting open fire. It s the perfect place to gather and create lasting memories with your loved ones. The bedrooms are spread across two floors offering ample accommodation for everyone. There is a magnificent king- size bedroom with four-poster bed five double bedrooms and two twin bedrooms. Each room is beautifully appointed with private ensuites ensuring a restful and rejuvenating stay. During your time at this fabulous country escape you ll have exclusive access to the stunning grounds. Take the opportunity to explore the expansive courtyard with its elegant fountain and the lush raised lawns that surround the lodge. For those visiting during the warmer months there are picnic tables available near the lake and river providing the perfect spot to relax and soak up the natural beauty of the surroundings. And if you re in the mood for a leisurely stroll there are numerous scenic walks to enjoy in the village and its surroundings. This is a luxurious and unforgettable retreat where privacy relaxation and natural beauty come together to create the perfect holiday experience. Need to know: The estate occupies three properties set over a courtyard with central fountain. Sleeping 42 across three properties. Staniforth Lodge 8 Bedrooms with en suites (3 ground floor bedrooms). Sessile Lodge 8 Bedrooms with en suites (2 ground floor bedrooms). The Country House 5 Bedrooms with ensuites. Across the estate there are three kitchens. Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer. Wood burner (first basket of logs included). Ample private off road parking available with EV charging point (additional payment required). Two private patio areas with 2 exclusive Hot tubs. One internal hot tub with sauna room and mezzanine treatment area. Games facilities. Pub and shop within walking distance. Bike storage available. Smart TV in lounges and TVs in all bedrooms. Charcoal BBQ available. Chef available, to be booked with the owner. Hospitality packages available. Property can accept up to 6 dogs upon agreement with owner.

Sleeps 42
Bedrooms 21
Bathroom 21
Pets allowed 5
WiFi
Price: 7 nights from £6393
Location: 9.3m from Welshpool
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The Bluebell Country Inn
Llangenny, Powys

Luxury former country inn near Crickhowell, perfect for larger get togethers and celebrations for friends and families looking to explore this great area.

Sleeps 15
Bedrooms 8
Bathroom 7
Pets allowed 2
WiFi
Price: 7 nights from £6389
Location: 1m from Llangenny
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Bryn Tanat Hall
Llanymynech, Powys

Set over three floors. Fourteen bedrooms: Ground-floor: Room 12 -1 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request), Room 11 - 1 x twin (Room 11 & 12 share a wet room with shower, basin and WC. First-floor: 1 x double, Room two - 1 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request), Room 3 - 1 x twin (rooms 1, 2 & 3 share private bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin), Room 4 – 1 x king-size (walk-in shower and basin), Room 6 - 1 x super-king size (zip/link, can be twin on request) private bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC, Room 7- 1 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be twin on request) en-suite with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC, Room 8 - 1 x king-size private bathroom with shower over bath, basin and WC, Room 9 - 1 x king-size with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, Room 10 - 1 x twin with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC. Second floor: Room 5 - 1 x king-size with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, Cello - 1 x king-size bed, Oboe - 1 x twin, Cello and Oboe Jack-and-Jill access to walk in shower, with basin and WC. First-floor: 3 x bathrooms with bath, shower, hand basin and WC (one is private to rooms 1, 2 and 3, one is private to bedroom 6, the other is private to bedroom 8). Second-floor Jack-and-Jill shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Ground-floor wet room with shower and WC for bedrooms 11 and 12. 1 x ground-floor cloakrooms with basin and WC in Terrace Room. 1 x first-floor cloakroom with basin and WC (Room 4). Kitchen. Access to laundry facilities by request. Dining room seating 14. Terrace/dining room seats up to 40 upon request. Sitting room with woodburning stove. Sitting room with open-fire. Snooker room

Sleeps 28
Bedrooms 14
Bathroom 10
Pets allowed
WiFi
Price: 7 nights from £5796
Location: 1.4m from Llanymynech
Thumbnail for holiday cottage Rustic Luxe Haven - Countryside Charm
Rustic Luxe Haven - Countryside Charm
Berriew, Powys

A magnificent luxury barn conversion with everything you need for an escape to the country for a big family holiday reunion with friends or a special celebration. This stunning barn with its exposed brick and original reclaimed beams enjoys a plethora of features including double-height entertainment rooms a wood burner underfloor heating cocktail bar games room and twin hot tubs. 1 mile away is the picturesque village of Berriew with independent pubs restaurants and a deli. The barn is conveniently located to enjoy a visit to the renowned National Trust property of Powis Castle (4.5 miles) take a ride on the Llanfair Light Railway (10 miles) explore the Offa s Dyke National Trail or bike ride along the beautiful Montgomery Canal leading to the Pond Nature Reserve with an array of local wildlife to spot. 5 miles away is the market town of Montgomery with Norman castle. Further afield are the foodie capital of Ludlow Tudor Shrewsbury and historic Ironbridge. Approach the barn by passing the original 200-year-old cider press and park in the apple tree-lined car park. Step through the oak front door into the impressive lobby with a sky lantern hang your coats and leave your boots and find a handy WC on the right. You will be welcomed into the double-height hallway with bespoke steel and glass staircase. This wonderful open space leads to the lounge area with comfortable sofas a Smart TV and a wood burner for cosy nights in with stunning rural views. The elegant bespoke kitchen is designed to cater for a full house with all the equipment you need to get creative including a cocktail bar with swivel bar stools. The three large dining tables have been handcrafted from reclaimed timber from the old barn and are the perfect location for everyone to gather around for a meal. You will find the fully equipped utility just off the kitchen. After dinner relax in the lounge head to the old dairy snug with board games and books or make your way to the games room with a size snooker table Smart TV and seating. When ready for bed choose from fourteen beautifully designed bedrooms for a wonderful night s sleep. On the ground floor you will find six step-free access bedrooms with individual doors to the garden. From the games room hallway there are two king-size bedrooms and a twin (zip-and-link can be super-king-size on request) all three en-suite. A further king-sized bedroom is located in the entrance hall with a large tub bath en-suite. The two ground-floor double bedrooms share a wet room with an accessible two-way door. Head upstairs to the remaining eight bedrooms all of which are carpeted some featuring stargazing sky lights. Choose from two king-size bedrooms both with Juliet balcony and en-suites three king-size bedrooms with en-suites and a double bedroom with an en-suite. Finally a king-size bedroom and twin (zip-and-link which can be made into a super-king-size on request) and share a stylish family bathroom with shower over the bath. Whichever room you pick you will wake up to lovely views. Set in beautiful rolling countryside the garden is the perfect spot to unwind in one of the two hot tubs enjoy al fresco dining at the table and chairs and make use of the charcoal BBQ. Relax and enjoy games on the lawn and spark up the fire pit which is surrounded by bespoke brick seating. Sit back and relax whilst the children enjoy hours of fun on their very own wooden climbing frame with ladder climbing wall viewing platform slide and two swings offering fun all year round and a holiday to remember. Enjoy fabulous rural views from sunrise to glorious sunset. Located on a working farm you will see the spring lambs and sheep throughout the year. Need to know: 14 bedrooms 9 king size, 3 doubles and 2 twins (zip and link can be super king size on request). 6 of the above bedrooms are ground floor step free accessible bedrooms with garden access.. 12 bathrooms 1 en suite with bath and WC, 9 en suites with shower and WC, 1 wet room with shower and WC, 1 bathroom with shower over bath and WC, and 1 separate WC. Electric range oven and gas hob, electric oven, combination microwave, full length fridge, 3/4 fridge with two drawer freezer, additional under counter freezer located in the utility room, 2 wine coolers and 3 dishwashers. Utility with 2 washing machines, tumble dryer, under counter freezer and microwave. Travel cot and highchair available. Underfloor heating on ground floor. Wood burner (first basket of logs supplied). Smart TV in the lounge. 2 outside hot tubs. Children's wood play centre, with climbing wall, slide, two swings and viewing platform. Garden and outdoor furniture. Please note the property is on a working farm. Bike washdown and lockable bike. Private parking for 15 cars. Games room with size snooker table and Smart TV. Shop and pub less than 1 mile. EV charging can be found in Welshpool, 5 miles away.

Sleeps 28
Bedrooms 14
Bathroom 12
Pets allowed
WiFi
Price: 7 nights from £5426
Location: 0.5m from Berriew

Self Catering Destinations in Powys

Powys has over 1,100 self-catering cottages on selfcatering.co.uk, from hill farms above the Wye to stone houses in old market towns. This is big, green, upland country covering most of mid Wales, with the Brecon Beacons in the south and the Cambrian Mountains at its heart. Almost 800 cottages take dogs and well over 400 have a hot tub.

Best areas and towns in Powys

Powys is the largest county in Wales and almost entirely rural, so its cottages are spread thinly across a lot of hill country rather than packed into a coastline. The busiest bases sit in the old spa and market towns of the south and the Wye valley, with a second scattering up towards the Cambrian Mountains and the Montgomeryshire hills.

  • Rhayader: a small market town on the upper Wye, the gateway to the Elan Valley reservoirs and red kite country
  • Brecon: the natural capital of the south, a handsome market town right under the Beacons
  • Hay-on-Wye: the famous book town on the English border, host of its own literary festival
  • Talybont-on-Usk and Crickhowell: walking and canal villages in the Usk valley below the high tops
  • Talgarth and Clyro: quiet places in the Black Mountains foothills, an easy reach of Hay
  • Llandrindod Wells and Builth Wells: Victorian spa towns in the green middle of the county, with Builth home to the Royal Welsh Show
  • Machynlleth: a lively town near the Dyfi estuary, the old seat of Owain Glyndwr
  • Montgomery, Knighton and Llanfair Caereinion: border and Montgomeryshire towns along Offa's Dyke and the Banwy
  • Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant: a village under the hills with Wales's tallest waterfall on its doorstep
  • Saint Harmon and Nantmel: hamlets in the high Radnorshire sheep country near Rhayader

There is no single resort here. The pleasure of Powys is the spread of it, so pick a town for the landscape on its doorstep rather than for the place itself.

Powys countryside, mountains and the Brecon Beacons

This is one of the emptiest and highest parts of Wales. The south of the county lies inside Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, better known to many as the Brecon Beacons, a long wall of grass and old red sandstone whose summit, Pen y Fan, is the highest point in southern Britain at 886 metres. North of Brecon the land rolls up into the Cambrian Mountains, a vast, lonely plateau of moorland, forestry and reservoirs that drains east into the Wye and west towards the sea. The Elan Valley above Rhayader is the best-known corner of it, a chain of Victorian dams and lakes circled by red kites. Waterfalls are a Powys speciality: Pistyll Rhaeadr, near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in the north, drops about 240 feet and is often called the tallest in Wales. Offa's Dyke runs the length of the eastern border, and rivers thread the whole county, the Wye, the Usk and the Severn all rising in or near its hills.

Things to do in Powys

The walking is the main event, from a gentle towpath stroll along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal to the long pull up Pen y Fan. For a wet day, Powis Castle, above Welshpool, is a medieval fortress turned grand house with world-famous terraced gardens hanging over the valley. King Arthur's Labyrinth, near Machynlleth, takes you by boat deep into a hillside on the trail of Welsh legend. The Elan Valley visitor centre explains the great dams, Hay-on-Wye is a day in itself for anyone who loves secondhand books, and the rivers and reservoirs are good for fishing, paddling and birdwatching. The skies here are some of the darkest in Britain, and much of the national park is an International Dark Sky Reserve.

When to visit Powys

Late spring and early summer are lovely, when the hills are green, the lambs are out and the long days suit walking. July and August are warmest and bring the festivals, with the Hay Festival in late spring and the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells in July. Autumn turns the forestry and the valley woods gold and is a fine time for the reservoirs and the waterfalls, which run full after rain. Winter is quiet, cold and often clear on the tops, and the dark nights are best for stargazing. Whatever the month, pack for weather that changes fast at height.

Dog-friendly and hot-tub cottages in Powys

More than 700 of the cottages in Powys take dogs, and more than 400 have a hot tub. Browse the places that take dogs or places with a hot tub to narrow your search.

Getting to Powys

Powys sits in the middle of Wales, sharing a long border with England. There is no motorway and no airport in the county, so most people arrive by car: the A470 runs north to south through Brecon and the heart of it, the A483 follows the eastern edge through Builth and Llandrindod, and the A44 and A40 cross it east to west. The Heart of Wales line is one of the prettiest railways in Britain, calling at Llandrindod, Builth Road and Knighton, while the Cambrian line serves Machynlleth in the north-west. The nearest large airports are Cardiff and Birmingham, each a couple of hours away.

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About Powys

Powys is a large, landlocked county in the middle of Wales, by far the biggest in the country by area and one of the most sparsely populated in Britain. It stretches from the edge of Snowdonia in the north to the Brecon Beacons in the south, and from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to a long border with the English counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in the east. The modern county was formed in 1974 from the three historic counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire, and the names still cling to its different corners.

This is upland Wales at its most open. Much of the south lies within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, where Pen y Fan rises above grassy ridges of old red sandstone, while the centre and north are filled by the high, lonely moorland of the Cambrian Mountains and the reservoirs of the Elan Valley. Three of the great rivers of Wales and the borders, the Wye, the Usk and the Severn, rise in these hills. There is no coast and no city, and the principal places are small market and former spa towns such as Brecon, Newtown, Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells and the book town of Hay-on-Wye.

The county has a long and contested history. Offa's Dyke, the eighth-century earthwork between Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms, runs the length of its eastern edge, and castles and hillforts mark centuries of border warfare. Machynlleth was where Owain Glyndwr held a Welsh parliament in 1404. Today the land is worked mostly for sheep and forestry, and Powys draws visitors for its walking, its dark skies and the quiet scale of its hills.

Frequently asked questions

How many holiday cottages are there in Powys?

There are over 1,100 self-catering cottages in Powys on selfcatering.co.uk, spread across the market towns and hill country of mid Wales rather than any single resort. Almost 800 accept dogs and well over 400 have a hot tub.

Where are the best places to stay in Powys?

Brecon is the obvious base for the Beacons, Hay-on-Wye for books and the border, and Rhayader for the Elan Valley and the Cambrian Mountains. Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Crickhowell and Machynlleth all make good touring centres in different corners of the county.

Does Powys have mountains?

Yes. The south of the county lies in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, the Brecon Beacons, topped by Pen y Fan at 886 metres, the highest point in southern Britain. North of Brecon rise the wild Cambrian Mountains, a high plateau of moorland and reservoirs.

Is Powys good for a dog-friendly holiday?

Very. Almost 800 of the cottages in Powys take dogs, and the county is nearly all open hill, riverside and canal towpath, ideal for walking them, though dogs should be kept under control around grazing sheep.

What is there to do in Powys?

Walk the Brecon Beacons or the Elan Valley, visit Powis Castle and its terraced gardens above Welshpool, explore King Arthur's Labyrinth near Machynlleth, browse the bookshops of Hay-on-Wye, or see Pistyll Rhaeadr, one of the tallest waterfalls in Wales.

When is the best time to visit Powys?

Late spring and summer are best for walking and the festivals, including Hay Festival and the Royal Welsh Show. Autumn is good for the waterfalls and woodland colour, and the dark winter nights are excellent for stargazing in the national park.

How do you get to Powys?

By road on the A470 north to south and the A483 along the eastern edge, as there is no motorway. The scenic Heart of Wales railway stops at Llandrindod and Knighton, and the nearest airports are Cardiff and Birmingham.