Self-Catering at Riverside Barn | Holiday Cottages in Brecon Beacons National Park

Holiday home
Riverside Barn is a welcoming cottage in the village of Gilwern in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons). The cottage has a spacious room on the first floor which can be offered as a double or a twin, while on the ground floor are two double rooms, a bathroom, small games room with pool table and an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Outside is off road parking for three cars, shared use of the owners' lawned garden with patio and furniture, and a shared paddock, ideal for ball games. There is also free fishing available at the river just 300m from the property (please bring own equipment and fishing licence). Riverside Barn is set within the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons) and makes an ideal base for exploring this wonderful area.

Accomodation Details
Three bedrooms: 2 x ground floor double, 1 x eaves twin (zip/link, can be super king-size double on request). Ground floor bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Small games room with pool table.

Area
The picturesque village of Gilwern, situated amidst the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons), offers visitors many amenities including traditional pubs, shops and a great fish and chip shop. Covering approximately 520 square miles, the National Park surrounds the village providing excellent walking, cycling and bird watching as well as great salmon and trout fishing on the river Usk. Abergavenny, the aptly named Gateway to Wales is nestled in the nearby hills and has something for everyone. With its many indoor and outdoor markets, magnificent castle and museums this medieval market town is sure to delight any visitor. Offering fantastic walks for all abilities as well as its own vineyard, the nearby mountain of Sugarloaf is well worth visiting. No matter what time of year, this wonderful little village has something in the area to suit all tastes and budgets.

Region
Famous for its choirs, stunning mountain ranges and beautiful valleys, this wonderful country has something for everyone. From Snowdonia in North Wales to the Brecon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coast in the South.

Amenities
Oil central heating. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD/radio, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen inc. in rent. Towels available on request. Travel cot and highchair. Off road parking for 3 cars. Secure bike storage. Shared use of large lawned garden with patio and furniture, shared paddock with football goals. Free use of fishing river 300 yards away (please bring own equipment and fishing licence). Sorry, no pets and no smoking. Shop and pub 5 mins walk. Note: Owners can store frozen foods in their freezer on request. Note: Due to the nearby fishing river, ensure children are supervised at all times when outside. Note: Max 6 people including infants. Please note: bookings must be from Friday to Friday or Friday to Monday only. Please note: neighbouring property Longside available to book from Saturdays (906403).

Mr Blyth

September 2020

Beautiful, quiet location with ample, easy parking.. Friendly and helpful hosts. Walking distance of village facilities and canal walks. Short drive to major facilities in Abergavenny. High quality interior fittings and furniture in solid oak. Single bathroom OK for 4 but additional shower would help for 6 person letting. Similarly a dishwasher would help for 6 persons.

A Holiday Lettings verified reviewer

August 2020

The photos do not do the living room justice; it is super bright and airy. The kitchen is well equipped and the sofa and beds are really comfortable. The garden area is large, well-maintained and there was a basketball hoop and a football and rugby ball in the garden for anyone visiting to use. It was well situated for trips to Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Skenfrith castle and there were nice local walks too. The sky at night was beautiful too with great views of all the stars. The owners were so friendly and concerned to make sure we had a good time. I'd happily stay here again :).

Mr Blyth, September 2020

Just fab. Great location, beautiful barn, wonderful host, very happy.. Situated just north of Abergavenny, this barn is fantastic. Spacious lounge combined with kitchen, comfortable bedrooms, and a games room. The host is fab, and it's wonderful to go for walks around the farm and down to the river. There are so many places to visit nearby. we had a wonderful holiday.

GoPlaces34651954282

September 2019

Four of us stayed for two nights in the Riverside Barn, we had a fitness event in Crickhowell and the location was perfect being just 10 minutes drive away. Prior to arriving we received full instructions on access to the property, our arrival was smooth and a very easy process. The owner came to introduce himself, showed us around and gave us advice on places to eat and the local area. He was so friendly and said if we needed anything just ask. The barn was very clean, beautifully decorated and had everything we needed. We would definitely recommend and would visit again.

Mrs Morgan

June 2019

It’s a must! What a beautiful cottage/barn you relax from the second you walk in. Everything is finished to the highest standard and there is everything you need (and more) at hand. Simon the owner was there to greet us when we arrived and talked us through a few things and to gave me his number if we needed anything, the farmhouse in just across courtyard but we never saw them after that. There is a lovely games room if you have children although my son and husband liked the air hockey. 3 lovely sized bedrooms, one with a stable barn door which added to the feel. Outside the back door there is a lovely sitting area where you can have a coffee or just relax looking out over the large beautiful tended garden. There is also a summer house for use with bbqs and swinging hammock etc with a large table and chairs for dining al fresco. A little walk up the lane takes you to the toll path inn which sits alongside the canal where we sat watching the barges come and go. One mile in the opposite direction is. ‘The Bell’ where we had a wonderful meal. Definitely one to try, we will be back.

Mr Sellars

March 2019

Beautiful surroundings, lovely home from home and such welcoming people.. .....this place is a must!

Mrs Allen

January 2019

Incredibly warm and friendly hosts and a beautiful cottage and location.. Absolutely loved it. Thank you SO much for a wonderful stay.

Mr Pryor

September 2018

The cottage is very good and comfortable.. Only slight problem is the access roads very narrow but if used to driving on narrow roads then no problem. Very peaceful but need to mention the freezer is outside and shared.

Mrs Powell

Absolutely beautiful cottage - much more spacious than it looks on the pictures.. Lovely location - we walked into Abergavenny which was a little bit of road walking followed by miles of amazing scenery along the river. Only things I would say can be improved with the cottage- needs a dishwasher!! Softer pillows would be nice, and more kitchen provisions (there was no bottle opener, foil, very few knives etc) and toilet roll! All small things and was still amazing would definitely return.

Mr Green

July 2018

Fantastic well equipped and furnished cottage very comfortable beds and hosts .... Fantastic well equipped and furnished cottage very comfortable beds and hosts that go the extra mile great games for the kids of all ages

Mr Kurver

The cottage was great, it was nice and clean, only downside was the low ceiling in the bathroom which ment I could not shower standing upright but that is the only downside of this cottage..

Gill K

June 2018

We arrived on Friday afternoon, previously given full information on how to find the farm and enter the barn. All good. The setting for the barn is idyllic, very close to the main farmhouse and with beautiful trees and fields to the rear of the barn. The barn itself is openplan, kitchen lounge and dining room all in one high vaulted room. I believe it was the dairy. Everything is furnished and accessorised to a high standard. There are 2 bedrooms, a bathroom and a small games room downstairs. Upstairs via quite a steep staircase is a huge room with twin beds. All very comfortable. Simon, our host came to check we were all settled in, and then kindly found us a bigger pan from the house to cook our chilli for dinner. He also showed us a summer house by the patio with extra fridge and freezer space. Gilwern is between Crick Howell and Abergavenny and we visited both towns during our stay. lovely independent shops. These are NOT complaints but just points to note. One bedroon has only a stable door with a window. this has no curtain. Dawn was early in June and the light flooded the bedroom. I used an eyemask the second night - all good. Sitting outside for most of our meals and chatting we got bitten by little flies. It happens, its the countryside! But have some repellent if it bothers you. To make this place perfection, another toilet would have been useful and with 5 of us it needed planning to shower and get out in the morning. the barn has only 1 bathroom. We are all thinking of returning to this lovely place.

A very comfortable well equipped and well maintained barn conversion in a convenient location with spacious grounds.. good local pub and shop nearby. Very easy access to Abergavenny, Crickhowell and the Brecon Beacons National Park, River Usk, Brecon - Monmouth Canal,also the excellent Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr and the homely and excellent cafe in the Market Cafe in Abergavenny. Ideal for walking , sightseeing or just pottering about

May 2018

The location was beautiful, especially at this time of year (early May) with the surrounding fields full of wild flowers, the river close by and a back drop of hills/mountains. We had a long weekend and enjoed local walks around the farm and the more strenous 4 waterfalls walk in the Brecon Beacons, which were stunning. We also managed to fit in a trip into Abergavenny (we didn't have to hope the weather was fine - it was glorious!) and we had a lovely meal in the Bear Hotel, in the picturesque town of Crickhowell. The cottage had absolutely everything you could need and the owners could not have been more helpful. I would certainly return - so much we didn't have time to fit in. Really worth the trip.

Mr harwood

November 2017

Your use of homeaway lead generator/SEO was extremely detrimental to the booking experience.. I was livid to learn that they had charged me £30 purely for the lead generation and not made the booking as expected, causing me to have to repeat the whole process with less time to spare and causing more stress. If I had more time to spare prior to the holiday I would have walked away and Sykes would have lost the booking, all good will and any future bookings. Only my time constraint caused me to call and the helpful staff working on Sunday turned it around enough to retain the booking. You are doing yourself a great disservice with your business relationship with Homeaway. I can't recommend strongly enough that you end it and just do a bit of SEO work on your own behalf. Without Homeaway I should still have found the property via the Sykes website as it fit my criteria and there aren't that many which did. As it was, the booking process generated a lot of unnecessary stress and left a bad tase in the mouth.

Lindseyjs

September 2017

We had a lovely weekend in the Welsh countryside! The lovely hosts left milk and flowers for our arrival which was a pleasant surprise! The open plan barn is a tardis with 2 double bedrooms a gorgeous twin loft space and a games room! Totally secure, free parking and so quiet you could here a pin drop! Will totally be visiting again! 5*

Owners very accomodating, very helpful, couldn't have been nicer.. the actual cottage was exceptional! Clean, tidy, plenty of storage and everything you would need. Many thanks.

Ms O'brien

April 2017

The cottage was modern and comfortable and the location was ideal, with high-quality equipment, furnishings and bedding.. There was plenty of space inside and out for us to relax in. We arrived to find flowers, milk and Welsh cakes waiting for us. The owner was helpful when we needed an extension lead and suggested places to eat locally. Along with the beautiful weather, all of this contributed to a relaxing holiday. Thank you!

Miss Withers

March 2017

This accommodation was absolute beautiful and the pictures on the site didn't do it justice.. Beautiful surrounding, helpful owner. Will definitely be going back.

Mrs Stokes

February 2017

This is a beautiful barn conversion in a stunning area of Wales, the standard of the barn is top notch and cannot fault this place.. Me and my family had a wonderful week here and would very much like to return in the future.

Ms Ridley

July 2016

Great property, really comfortable and pleasant to stay in. A very helpful and friendly owner.

Mr Bailey

April 2016

We were delighted with every aspect of this property. Our only regret was not being able to stop there longer.

Mrs Maddern

March 2016

Roverside Barn was amazing, very spacious even with 6 adults sharing, we all had an amazing time. The games room was a great asset. Location was perfect for roaming around the Beacons.

Mr Hawkes

Fantastic barn conversion, the best we have ever stayed in.

h l

November 2015

We have been told by the owners that they would be around to greet us and that the barn would be open, but when we arrived at the property in the dark and cold aroudn 5 pm no one was around, the doors were locked and no one could be reached on any of the phone numbers we had. We had repeadetly tried to access the property and tried to reach the owners and finally gave up and left at around 9 pm. I find it horrifiying that anyone would leave a young family in the cold and dark for so long. We finally received a text with the key location at 0.40 am. I have no idea what the owners have been thinking that we would still hang around this late. For a first trip with our 4 month old, it could not have been a more horrible experience. Good that she won't be able to remember!

Mrs Meaden

October 2015

The cottage was in a lovely countryside setting. The cottage was furnished to a very high standard, and in a central location to many attractions and places to visit. The cottage was very family friendly with a games room and lots of board games to keep them entertained.

Bancroft

September 2015

A fantastic barn conversion with original features mixed with contemporary design and all mod cons. There was a very sociable living area and really comfy beds! It was all set in stunning countryside - a wonderful holiday!

Mr Moore

August 2015

A fantastic property with helpful owners in a beautiful setting!

Mr Hyland

Liked the space in the cottage and the surroundings - there was plenty of outside space and a ride on tractor for the grandson. Enjoyed being able to walk to the river. We were made to feel very welcome by the owners. There were excellent parking facilities and it was well equipped inside. It was very quiet, wonderful, in fact!

Mr Read

June 2015

The place was stunning and the owner was very friendly and very helpful. Had a fantastic time, will go back again.

Mr Hewitt

May 2015

Superb location and property. There were excellent facilities in the cottage with everything that you could need and more. Had a great garden with lovely walks down by the river over some fields. Had a wonderful owner, who was very helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.

JanHewitt3101

This is a fantastic open-plan cottage that has lovely furnishings. The kitchen is very well equipped and the owner starts you off with a pint of milk, tea, coffee sugar and a cake. There are also fresh flowers in the room. The three bedrooms, 2 doubles and a twin room upstairs, offer very comfortable beds and the location is great for getting around to enjoy the sites in South Wales. A car is necessary but the parking is free and secure. Very quiet, beautifully furnished and excellent service from the owner, who is on hand if you need them but are also happy to leave you alone to enjoy your break. Would definitely recommend and will come back. The WiFi is also very good.

Mr Deasey

March 2015

Nice area, very cosy clean cottage and the owner was a great host. We would like to thank him for everything.

Mr Hughes

The location was outstanding and the owner was also excellent, very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be looking to return.

Dr Cook

January 2015

A spacious and quiet place, which had been decorated appropriately for Christmas, and was immediately welcoming. The owner was also very helpful. A walk across the frosty fields to the River Usk on Christmas morning gave us a good appetite!

Mr Peters

October 2014

There was a warm welcome with Welsh cake And fresh scenting flowers We loved the open plan kitchen/living room with the well equipped kitchen. Our boys loved to play with the Knex And the air hockey table in the play room. The area has lots to offer for families from nice days out in the Brecon Beacons national park (we also loved the short walk to the waterfall from the parking place along the Roda, just past the Tallybont reservoir, a visit to Cardiff tubing in festival parc, visit to the national showcaves and big pit.

Mrs Pomeroy

Lovely property to base our holiday from. Beautifully presented, excellent facilities, including games, books and air hockey for the kids. The little extras like the flowers and cake were perfect touches from great hosts.

Mrs Merriman

September 2014

The cottage was stunning, the location was rural and quiet without being too remote. The owners were very welcoming, helpful and friendly. We'll definitely recommend the cottage to friends and may well be back again!

kirsty_s2k

We couldn't have asked for more. The cottage was beautiful and the location was perfect for exploring all the Brecon Beacons had to offer! We'll definitely be recommending Riverside Barn to friends and we'll more than likely be back to visit again in the future. The owners were very helpful and friendly.

Mr Armstrong

August 2014

Owners are very friendly and helpful. Great location to get around. Accommodation was perfect and of high standards, everything was in working order and of good quality. Would recommend to others and would visit again. Great time, great memories.

Mr Hope

July 2014

The property was fresh, clean and very well presented! The fresh lilies, the pint of milk and the chocolate fudge cake we found upon our arrival were a lovely, thoughtful touch. The hosts were friendly and informative, the location was very picturesque and near idyllic! With local amenities just a short walk away, lots of places to explore and other interesting things to do, it really is an ideal location for a holiday.

Mrs Babbage

A very peaceful location and yet easy access from nearby main routes. The hosts were always available with suggestions and advice but never in an intrusive way. The barn is very comfortably furnished with quality bedding and towels, we were very comfortable.

Mr Healey

June 2014

This was an excellently located cottage in pristine condition and all amenities were in perfect condition. The hosts were very friendly and made us feel totally at ease. The 90 acres of ground along with the stream and tree swing was an added bonus to what can only be described as perfect.

Mrs Reid

We loved; the extensive grounds (and pond) for the children to explore, the welcoming and helpful owners and the lovely big open plan living area. We loved; the beautiful countryside nearby, the easy access to local facilities, the views from the windows and the quality of the furniture, bedding and kitchenware etc.

Ms Reeve

May 2014

The site is beautiful, quiet and very secure, and extremely friendly and helpful owners. We were made to feel so welcome. The accommodation was immaculate and really well set out with an excellent finish and nice furniture and decor throughout. There was plenty of parking available and some really thoughtful little touches were in place by the owners. All that could be heard was the birds singing and the river water running close by - a perfect relaxing space for everyone.

Ms Manser

April 2014

Lovely accommodation - immaculately clean. Good communication with owners. Highly recommend!

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