Maen-Offeiriad Cottages, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Maen-Offeirad (Welsh for Priest Stone) is a 5-acre smallholding at the foot of Foel Drygarn, an Iron Age hill fort on the Preseli Ridge in the National Park. It's a peaceful, relaxing and beautiful place filled with birdsong & nature on the doorstep.
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How does Maen-Offeiriad minimise its impact on the environment and contribute to a sense of place?
Both cottages are heated by efficient wood burning stoves, with wood sourced from the property’s bio-fuel willow and ash trees or locally sourced from a sustainable source. Low energy lighting has been fitted where practical. Appliances are all A rated as they are replaced. Large velux windows provide lots of natural light in both cottages. Laundry is line dried where possible. Electricity is on green tariff, so from 100% renewable sources. Water is sourced from a bore hole deep in the Preseli hills, it is UV sterilised and checked annually by the National Park. Dual flush toilets and shower restrictors have been fitted. All washing is line dried where practical and a Bosch Ecologix 7 drier is used (40% more efficient that A rated) when raining. Water butts are used for watering garden. They have chickens that provide free range eggs and offer home grown vegetables from the polytunnel. Guests are requested to separate plastics, card, aluminum and glass for separate collection. Kitchen waste is composted on site in the wormery or compost heaps. All cleaning products are eco friendly.
The owners encourage guests to use local shops including excellent butchers, health food and bakeries and an organic vegetable supplier will deliver to the cottages. To encourage arrival by public transport, they offer collection from nearest railway station. To explore the area, there are plenty of car-free options to get around, including cycling, walking, pony trekking and the local Green Dragon Bus service. The gardens are set up on permaculture lines, and have created an excellent area for bio-diversity. They have brown long eared bats roosting in the roof and following a protected species survey they have taken measures to ensure unlimited access to the roof space by the bats whilst improving insulation. They are located in Pembrokeshire National Park, the only coastal national park in the country, and is amazingly rich in wildlife, from owls and red kites to otters, dolphins and seals.
How does Maen-Offeiriad minimise its impact on the environment and contribute to a sense of place?
Both cottages are heated by efficient wood burning stoves, with wood sourced from the property’s bio-fuel willow and ash trees or locally sourced from a sustainable source. Low energy lighting has been fitted where practical. Appliances are all A rated as they are replaced. Large velux windows provide lots of natural light in both cottages. Laundry is line dried where possible. Electricity is on green tariff, so from 100% renewable sources. Water is sourced from a bore hole deep in the Preseli hills, it is UV sterilised and checked annually by the National Park. Dual flush toilets and shower restrictors have been fitted. All washing is line dried where practical and a Bosch Ecologix 7 drier is used (40% more efficient that A rated) when raining. Water butts are used for watering garden. They have chickens that provide free range eggs and offer home grown vegetables from the polytunnel. Guests are requested to separate plastics, card, aluminum and glass for separate collection. Kitchen waste is composted on site in the wormery or compost heaps. All cleaning products are eco friendly. The owners encourage guests to use local shops including excellent butchers, health food and bakeries and an organic vegetable supplier will deliver amount of waste sent to landfill. Showers are fitted with low flow aerator heads off a pressurized system which provide water savings while maintaining a strong feeling shower. Sink taps are fitted with water saving to the cottages. To encourage arrival by public transport, they offer collection from nearest railway station. To explore the area, there are plenty of car-free options to get around, including cycling, walking, pony trekking and the local Green Dragon Bus service.
The gardens are set up on permaculture lines, and have created an excellent area for bio-diversity. They have brown long eared bats roosting in the roof and following a protected species survey they have taken measures to ensure unlimited access to the roof space by the bats whilst improving insulation. They are located in Pembrokeshire National Park, the only coastal national park in the country, and is amazingly rich in wildlife, from owls and red kites to otters, dolphins and seals.Top Eco Features of Maen-Offeiriad
The gardens are set up on permaculture/forest garden principles, and have been organic for 20 years.
Both cottages are heated by efficient wood burning stoves, with wood sourced from owner's bio-fuel willow and ash trees or locally from a sustainable source.
Kitchen waste is composted onsite in a wormery/compost heaps.
Water is sourced from a bore hole deep in the Preseli hills.
Guests are requested to separate plastics, card, aluminium and glass for separate collection.
Location
Directions from station:
Guests and bicycles can be collected by prior arrangement from the local train station (20 min drive) at Clunderwen which is on the main line from London/Cardiff to Fishguard. Details of taxi's can be provided at time of booking too.
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