Handmade Preserves at our shop at Felin Wen

There are only five acres of land now - the farm was sold off and the mill stripped out soon after the second world war. And the only livestock we have is ducks - Indian Runners. They are great characters, who lay pretty pale blue eggs (delicious), and keep the local slug and snail population well under control. They are so free ranging that we do not know where they are for much of the day, and they don't fly but they DO run in an Indian file. And they always come home at sundown for their corn, and to sleep In the pigsty. Sadly we have foxes nearby and they hunt them even during the day so that we occasionally lose ducks.

Half of our land is old woodland, and most of the rest was replanted with mixed deciduous trees in 1995. We won an award from the Welsh Forestry Commission for creating a wildlife habitat. The trees are growing well and there is a pathway through them which makes a pleasant walk. The farmhouse has been restored, as have all the buildings, and is available as a holiday cottage - sleeping eight people (nine, if you have a baby). We are always glad to see visitors and are open from 9 till 5 on weekdays allyear round, and 9 till 1 on Saturdays in June, July and August. We sometimes have visitors in the evening as well - usually small W.I groups who arrange to come and see the kitchen. Also we can open by appointment on other weekends, Bank holidays and Sundays.