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Featured place: TYF Eco Hotel, Pembrokeshire

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Posted by Richard Hammond at 09:27 on Thursday 21 June 2007

This converted 200-year-old windmill at the edge of St David's in the Pembrokeshire coast national park is billed as "the first organic certified hotel in Wales". The old mill stones lie at the front of the building, and, though the sails have gone, the original windmill tower still stands...

The low sofas and corner bar in the front room are more hostel than hotel, but the restaurant and rooms are smarter and you can climb up to the tower lounge for an excellent view of St David's and the coast. Nearly all the food is organic (as certified by the Welsh organic scheme), local and seasonal, and as well as veggie options there's organic wine, beer and cider. The hotel is 10 minutes from the beach and can arrange plenty of adventure activities, including kayaking, surfing and rock climbing. · tyf.com, 01437 721678, from £30pp per night

An edited verson of this article, by Richard Hammond, was first published in the Guardian.

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