by Welsh Marches | Sep 13, 2020 | churches, events, family, heritage, pub, Uncategorized, walking
John Wesley, the father of methodism, preached his first sermon in Wales on Devauden Green, our nearest village, in 1793. A bust of the preacher watches over the Village Green to commemorate the event with an information board giving details of his life and impact on...
by John Brooks | Sep 1, 2020 | events, family, heritage, Uncategorized, walking
No, this isn’t the start of a fairy tale but a blog about things to do when you are on holiday at Upper Glyn Farm with two lively children, even when it is raining. The castle in the headline refers to Caerphilly Castle; the cave is at Clearwell and the enchanted wood...
by John Brooks | Aug 20, 2020 | events, horses, Uncategorized, walking
Guests often ask about the horses they see in the field opposite the cottages. They are a couple of amiable old fellas called Zippy and JD and they love a chat if you wander over to the fence. What Zippy won’t tell you, because he’s a modest gelding, is that his...
by John Brooks | Aug 1, 2020 | churches, family, heritage, pub, Uncategorized, walking
Most of our guests come for a holiday but some come to work. Imogen and Christian Halbert from Oxfordshire near Blenheim Place spent three days here during which time they created a beautiful woven fence at a property in Cwmcarvan. The 70 metre-long continuous fence...
by John Brooks | Jul 20, 2020 | dogs, Uncategorized
Welsh Marches Cottages at Upper Glyn Farm was closed for almost 4 months due to the COVID 19 lockdown in Wales but this week (11/7/2020) we welcomed back our first guests – Emma and James Walker with baby Carys, and Raposa their dog. The couple stayed with us...
by John Brooks | May 15, 2020 | churches, heritage, pub, Tintern Abbey, Uncategorized, walking
The last trip I completed from the farm before the coronavirus shutdown was a walk with the poet Wordsworth with a side helping of the artists Turner and Gilpin. First leg was a route to Tintern for lunch at the Anchor, which had just re-opened after extensive...
