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Ty Olaf Holiday Cottage

A superb, newly built, woodland, holiday cottage in and Arts and Crafts village in the beautiful Elan Valley at the heart of Wales.

A superb, newly built, woodland, holiday cottage in and Arts and Crafts village in the beautiful Elan Valley at the heart of Wales.

Archives for April 2021

The Welsh Government’s road out of lockdown

1st April 2021 By Peter Hussey

Wales sets out a road out of lockdown to open up economySteven Morris, the Guardian The Welsh government has set out a detailed roadmap out of lockdown that it hopes will culminate in the reopening of most of the country’s economy, including indoor hospitality, by the end of May. As long as Covid levels remain […]

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  • Holidays in the Elan Valley

    With Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock giving conflicting advice on whether to book summer holidays we are making our situation plain.  We have been accepting bookings, our first is in April, in the hope that our friends can come, however we have not been asking for a deposit, and we accept, as do our visitors, […]
  • Lockdown 2

    The Welsh Government, recognising the dangerous situation created by the Covid pandemic’s second phase, have closed down the country for a two week period. We are therefore not able to welcome any visitors for the period 24th October to the 10th November. We feel much safer because of this action. Like all other places of […]
  • After lockdown

    It was safe for us to travel more than 5 miles, the Welsh Government told us, and we set off for a quick visit to our family. As we left the valley, quite early in the morning, our mouths gaped. What was going on? A stream of cars driving in the opposite direction to us. […]
  • Lock down

    Well, here we are, after over 100 days we are told that everything is OK out there and we can travel more than the five miles that we have been restricted to.  So tomorrow we will poke our noses out, and rather against my better judgement make an expedition to Carmarthen.  Maggie wants new towels […]
  • Village Lighting

    The Elan Valley became the first privately owned landscape to become part of the Dark Skies initiative.  The area was well served as a natural area that could look up to a sky not too badly affected by light pollution.  To make it even better our village lighting was changed.  The old sulfurous lighting was […]

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About Us

Maggie and Peter retired to the Elan Village after running the Drovers Tea Rooms and Restaurant in Builth Wells for 13 years. Professional standards and a warm welcome have been the basis for their success in the hospitality field.

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