We’re over the moon happy to have welcomed our first guests to Ty Mawr, our new communal building!

Situated in a beautiful, peaceful meadow under ‘y fan’ (our beautiful local hill), Ty Mawr is a short enough walk from both Hafan and Derwen cabins, whilst each space still remains private.

Ty Mawr literally means ‘big house’ and it’s here that you can enjoy a relaxing time with friends and family. Inside you’ll find a large, light room with a comfy seating area to chill around a woodburner, a kitchen area and a large dining table which can easily seat eight. There are also books, board games and a bluetooth speaker for all your favourite tunes. Outside, take it easy on the deck which is a suntrap by day, or by night chill under starry skies. Perhaps you’re hoping to toast marshmallows during your stay – just pull up a bench by the firepit!

‘What’s that?’ You may well ask!

Toilet Twinning has been running since 2010 and funds global water, sanitation and hygiene programmes run by Tearfund. ‘Tearfund’s partners work alongside communities, bringing people together in workshops and action groups focused on issues that concern them – such as farming. Lasting, whole-life transformation comes from working alongside someone, not making decisions on their behalf. Toilet Twinning’s approach is about dignity and self-respect as much as it is about alleviating poverty and accessing safe sanitation.’ (words from Toilet Twinning’s website).

Our Carbon Footprint…

We’re really happy to receive results of our Carbon Emissions Survey from Ecollective, in collaboration with Canopy and Stars. We’re super excited to report that our carbon footprint per cabin per night is currently 1.0kg CO2e. This amount can be compared with the National average for UK Hotels of 14.9kg (CO2e) per bedroom per night.

May Day, May 1st, Beltane. Half way between the spring equinox and summer solstice. And if there’s ever been a time to look forward to summer, this surely has to be it! We are open once again after the most recent lockdowns. Having guests returning has brought a smile to our faces, to see people sitting round the campfires, hear children playing and for all you lovely folk to be able to explore our little corner of Wales after all that time at home!

We’re feeling excited, tired and muddy. Very muddy!

We’ve finally started work on our new build – the next stage for Under Starry Skies. We’re creating a communal building for use of our guests in Hafan & Derwen cabins. It will have a lovely light & homely room for cooking, eating & chilling together and an outside deck for enjoying summer days. We hope this will be the perfect place for families or friends to hang out together. There will also be two shower rooms and a new home for our teeny tiny honesty shop. The building will be off-grid and made from local materials where possible. It will be located a short walk from the cabins, near to the car parking area, so everything will be close together.

Who Gives a Crap? We do!

That’s why we’ve started stocking all our toilets at Under Starry Skies with Who gives a crap toilet paper.