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May bank holiday 2025 - Green Castle Woods, Llansteffan and Pembroke

We made the most of the good weather this bank holiday visiting, Green Castle Woods in Carmarthen and having a picnic overlooking the countryside, before walking amongst the blue bells and campion in the woods. This is a great place to stop on the way to or from The Cwtch as only a small detour, later in the year the woods are full of snowdrops and car parking is free. There are designated paths b...[More]

Reviews - Exceptional

It's always with trepidation we look at reviews for the Cwtch -  Did the guest have the experience they wanted? Was it clean enough? Did it have the items our guests wanted to have a comfortable stay? Were we friendly but not obtrusive etc.  What sparked these musings? Our latest review via Bookings.com just said exceptional - and a score of 10/10 we couldn't want more but so different from those ...[More]

School summer holidays 2025 price reduction

Following a couple of glorious days and a trip to Broad Haven in Pembrokeshire and Pendine, four miles down the road from the Cwtch, we decided to reduce the price of a stay here during the 2025 school summer holidays, if you book direct with us. Payments can be made via Stripe - debit and credit cards or by bank transfer, and there are no additional charges for booking fees or cleaning, what you ...[More]

Laugharne waking up for the spring.

February 8th and 9th saw the Laugharne Community Window Light Trail" - Laugharne is full of talented artists. A few of the pictures that were displayed in home and businesses lit up can be seen below. The two walk around the township meant new friendships were forged and the town looked as if it was preparing for spring and the influx of visitors who will share our lovely part of the world.  Daffo...[More]

Online payments at last for the Cwtch at Forge Cottage

After synchronising our calendars with online travel agents, we have now set up payments via Stripe - all major debit and credit cards accepted., so can now take direct bookings. As there is often a time delay with the synchronised bookings, we will need to authorise the booking, but do not worry, this does not take too much time, often minutes - depending on the time the booking is made.  A secur...[More]