Thank you for choosing to stay at Tynewydd! We have made every effort to make your accommodation as welcoming and as well appointed as possible. We live next door at Tynewydd Cottage. Please feel free to come to us with any enquiries or for more information. Contact us from the website, by text or by phone – our phone numbers are provided on the fire safety notice located on the wall just inside the door of your accommodation. One of us will be here to welcome you (at a safe distance!) when you arrive.
PLEASE NOTE: We hope that you will have a safe and trouble free stay but in the event of any problems at all please communicate this to us as soon as possible, either by knocking on our door or by using our mobile numbers.
All the information in these pages is correct at time of writing. Please let us know if there is anything which you think we could add and particularly if there is anything you do or visit that you think others might also enjoy.
If you have any questions in advance of your holiday which are not covered on these pages, please contact us – we will be happy to help.
Arrival and Departure
The property will be ready for you from 4pm on your arrival day. It would be really helpful if you could let us know roughly what time you expect to arrive.
Parking
On arrival, you are welcome to unload your car outside your accommodation. Your designated parking is in the bay indicated beside the lodge, just inside the gateway on your right as you enter the drive.
Keys
We will usually be here to greet you outside on your arrival and will let you know how to retrieve keys and access your accommodation. If you are arriving at a time when we are not present we will make arrangements with you in advance regarding key collection.
You will receive one set of keys – please call us immediately if you lose them. Please make sure the doors remain locked when you are away from the property.
For Tynewydd Cwt the keys will allow you to enter the shepherds hut double doors on its front side. Please walk from the drive through the gate around the edge of the hut up the steps to the hut doors.
For Tynewydd Bach the keys will allow you to enter the lodge door from the drive. There are two separate locks – 5-lever mortice and yale – a key for each is provided.
Departure
On the day of your departure please would you vacate the property by 10am.
Please would you ensure you log out of any internet services which you have used on the television – for example, Netflix.
Please advise us of any breakages or damage so replacements and repair can be ready for new guests. Any damage, such as breakages, may incur a small charge.
At the end of your stay please return the keys to us at the main house. If we are not available, please would you post the keys through our front door letterbox and send a text to let us know.
Directions
If using a sat nav, you can use our postcode LD1 5TY as your destination. Please be aware that the sat nav may take you further along the road than our cottage … look out for us on the right after turning off the A44. Tynewydd is a stone house with a red front door, grey gravel drive and there is a ‘Tynewydd’ house name sign on the edge of the entrance.
From the direction of Newtown travel south on the A483 for approximately 23 miles, at the Crossgates roundabout take the first exit on to the A44 for Leominster (Penybont) and continue for 1.6 miles. Entering the village, immediately before the signage for The Severn Arms on the left take the first right hand turn and continue along this lane (runs up alongside the river) for approximately 250-300 yards where the entrance to ‘Tynewydd’ is on the right hand side.
From the direction of Leominster travel west on the A44 through the village of Penybont then take first left immediately after going over the river and continue along this lane (runs up alongside the river) for approximately 250-300 yards where the entrance to ‘Tynewydd’ is on the right hand side.
Emergencies
In the event of a life threatening emergency, dial 999 from your mobile.
For other urgent care dial 111
111 is free and available 24 hours a day. 111 is a non-emergency service which offers urgent health care assessment and can signpost you to the most appropriate care for your condition; this could be self-care, your GP, a local pharmacy, walk-in centre, the emergency department or an emergency ambulance will be arranged if required.
Please also advise us of the situation as soon as possible either by knocking on our front door or by phone on 07507 550610.
Fire and safety
In case of fire please vacate the property and gather on the drive in front of the main house. Do not stop to collect personal belongings. Do not return to the property until it is confirmed safe to do so.
Fire extinguisher and fire blanket are located
– Tynewydd Cwt: in the kitchen area under the sink.
– Tynewydd Bach: on the worktop in the corner kitchen area to the left of the microwave.
Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have been installed in the property. Please bear this in mind when cooking or using the wood burner.
First Aid equipment is located in the kitchen drawer in the lodge and under the sink in the shepherd’s hut – please let us know if you use any of the First Aid items so we can replace them for future guests.
A torch is available hanging on the hooks just inside the entrance.
Please take care around the property particularly on steps and around the hot tub. Extra care is needed in wet and wintry weather when surfaces may become particularly slippery. We recommend wearing footwear in the outdoor areas.
Hospitals
In case of minor injury Llandrindod has the closest community hospital with a minor injuries unit:
Llandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5HF
Phone: 01597 822951
Travel time by car: about 15 minutes
Map and directions: on googlemaps
For Accident and Emergency the main hospitals are:
Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Rd, Hereford HR1 2ER
Phone: 01432 355444
Travel time by car: about 55 minutes
Map and directions: on googlemaps
Nevill Hall Hospital, Brecon Rd, Abergavenny NP7 7EG
Phone: 01873 732732
Travel time by car: about 80 minutes
Map and directions: on googlemaps
Aberystwyth Hospital (Bronglais Hospital), Caradog Road, Aberystwyth SY23 1ER
Phone: 01970 623131
Travel time by car: about 65 minutes
Map and directions: on googlemaps
Recycling
We ask that you please recycle as much as possible while you are staying with us. Recycling collections are weekly whereas our black rubbish bin is only collected every 3 weeks. Please put any recycling and rubbish out on WEDNESDAY evening as pick up is early Thursday morning.
Please would you also wash out glass, tins and plastic and remove any plastic film from plastic container tops before recycling.
Coloured recycling bags/bins are available for recycling:
- for the lodge there are three coloured bags under the sink. If you prefer, you can place recycling directly into the bins beside the main drive entrance behind the car parking area.
- for the hut there are red and green coloured bins in the corner by the hut entrance gate.
We can recycle the following items which go in the coloured bins indicated:
- card and paper (blue)
- glass (green)
- tins and plastic (red)