Three acres of Welsh beauty stocked with a lake and orchard play out before the full majesty of the Brecon Beacons becomes apparent in the near distance. But don’t strap up your boots just yet. Surrounded by 120 acres of fields and half a mile of double-bank fishing on the Usk, book and bring that rod.
Supper secured, it’s time to think about a couple of sets of tennis on the all-weather court. Shower off, then get that salmon on the coal barbecue and eat out around the terrace table in the evening sun. Wrap up the day gazing at the meteor showers and the Milky Way in the six-seat, wood-fired hot tub.
Plenty of options in your Welsh manor house for getting together or sliding apart in classically furnished rooms awash with Queen Anne legs, homely rugs and plumped-up cushions. Make yourself at home in the panelled drawing room and throw another log on the fire.
You’ve a conservatory with doors out to the terrace for capturing the garden and Brecon views throughout the year and a 50” TV to keep you in there. Find alternative viewing in the snug and games room. Stream your subscriptions over the Three Wi-Fi. Wrap up the day with the Welsh Olympics over pool, table tennis and darts in the games room.
There’s a country kitchen here complete with pantry, and four-oven Aga and dual hobs. But if your skills extend only to Welsh rarebit, maybe call up our pro chefs from Dineindulge or Côte at Home for a one-off celebration or fully catered break. Eat around the grand dining table beneath the family portraits.
Caught salmon or trout in the Usk? Sizzle it out in the summer sunshine on the coal barbecue with room for everyone on the sprawling terrace with a front-row seat on the Beacons. Grab great takeaways from Gurkha Corner for Nepalese, Chang Thai or good old fish and chips from Tad Cod.
Head out for cosy gastro fare from The Three Horseshoes, recognised as ‘the best place to eat in Wales’ by Wales Online. Consider tranche of halibut or miso-glazed aubergine. Or maybe you’d prefer duck and orange pressing or twice-baked goat cheese souffle at The Felin Fach Griffin.
Just 17 minutes away is Foyle’s of Glasbury, set in a pretty riverside village and home to grilled seabass fillet, free-range duck breast and wild-mushroom pappardelle. Feeding yourself? Shop at the Co-op, Aldi or Morrisons in Brecon and St Mary’s Bakery. Keep the barbie stocked from Morgan’s Butchers.
The Brecon Pink House House sleeps 14 in seven delightful, traditionally furnished bedrooms. Panoramic views from the windows of the 120-acre fishing estate and the wraparound Beacons tell you that sound sleep won’t be a problem here.
On the first floor, bedrooms one and two each sleep two in a kingsize with shared en-suite, while bedroom three offers a superking with a shared bathroom and shower room.
On the second floor, bedroom four sleeps two in a superking, while bedroom five provides twin singles and bedroom six another kingsize. Bedroom seven is a comfortable superking. You’ve three shared bathrooms in total.
