Wellness.
Peace and tranquility in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains, Area of Astounding Natural Beauty
Gofod sanctaidd
(Welsh, “A sacred space”)
A place where time slows and nature dances around you.
In the heart of nature
Set in the middle of the Irfon Valley, Nant y Walch is hugged by the stream which gives it its name. A Site of Special Scientific Interest, the pond is surrounded by wildflower meadows and fruit trees, the stillness only broken by the water snaking over smooth stones and pooling in our pond.
Early in the year the stone walls ring with the chatter of our spring visitor, swallows and swifts, who come to nest and raise their families in our stone walls and old trees. Later, autumns and winters draw out the sweet song of the Robin and Blackbird.
The barn
The sixteenth-century barn with its thick stone walls once sheltered tired drovers from the west Wales. Today, it is a place of shelter or retreat for today’s travellers – as it was once before for centuries of drovers and their families.
In this new world our underfloor heating is even powered by the Nant y Walch stream from its source up high in the Cambrian Mountains. The massive glass windows of the Irfon Room look south down the Irfon valley and welcome the sun.
Dark skies
We are situated in the wider dark skies area of the Cambrian mountains. Look up and you’ll see a tapestry of stars silhouetting the mountains and distracting our attention (unless we sit very still!) from our night time visitors, the deer, pine marten, otter, fox and badger.
Create your perfect retreat.
The reclaimed barn and its glass annexe become your blank canvas, whether for yoga, mindfulness, sound baths, workshops or artistic gatherings. You’ll relish the stillness of dawn mist in the valley, and evenings warmed by fire‑bowl conversations under the starlight.
Choosing Nant y Walch means choosing ecology and community. This is a venue reborn less for profit than to serve our local area, providing creativity and healing.
You’ll host your retreat in a space already charged with intention — where every footstep echoes ancient stone, and every breath draws deep the wild Welsh air. Let your guests depart quieter, more centred and grounded with a new sense of joy and wonder.
