Erw Goed Cottages

22/04/2026

19/03/2026

We've kept a secret stash of honey so there's still a little for our guests. (Shh ... don't tell anyone!)

HONEY IS A PRIVILEDGE NOT A RIGHT

When the honey currently for sale in Celf Aran Arts runs out there will be no more for 3 months or so.

We can only extract honey from our hives from June to September. Before we take any we must be sure there is enough on the hive for the colony to survive a few days of bad weather. The bees always come first. There are always some colonies that give us little or no honey and most years there is at least one ‘super’ colony that collects so much we have to take it off frequently to give them room to collect more!

Yes, we keep bees for the honey and for their, often overlooked, pollination services, but the bees are the most important part of our ‘business’. The beekeeper’s role is to understand their needs and recognise when they are healthy and when they are struggling. We need to know what to do to help, and when it’s better to leave them alone. That’s the ‘art’ of beekeeping and it cannot be learnt from books alone – experience is key. Both personal experience over many years, and shared experiences between beekeepers who join together to form clubs and associations worldwide.

We’re benefitting currently from beekeepers in France, Spain and Belgium who are working out ways of protecting honeybee hives from the Yellow Legged Hornet.

Unfortunately, wild bees and other pollinators don’t have ‘keepers’ to come to their defence. Please take a moment to look at the insects feeding on flowering plants this Spring and Summer, and if you spot anything you’re unsure of, photograph it and post it … here or on Meirionnydd Beekeepers or on any of a number of insect ID pages and groups. Better still, get the Asian Hornet Watch app which has ID photos under the ‘species’ tab and report it via that app.

More YLH info on this link:
https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and-pests/asian-hornet

15/01/2026

Well over a year away, but the build up begins ....

https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/News/Press-releases/Ionawr-2026/De-Gwynedd-i-fod-yn-rhan-o-ardal-Eisteddfod-Genedlaethol-2027.aspx?fbclid=IwVERDUAPVgqZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7Or_6vIwiQ3TqWvQZ2R4pV7_GjTuxQm2-OC_icVxvbor-l-HzQdBpbmdlyzQ_aem_BgVD64t1bPCr1v9l34RBhg

South Gwynedd to be part of the 2027 National Eisteddfod area

20/12/2025

The sky has cleared, just in time to welcome our Christmas visitors.

10/09/2025

We're pleased to say that we have just purchased Erw Goed Old Barn so we now have 3 holiday lets on our farm. Old Barn has been a holiday let for over 20 years and has its own dedicated repeat guests. All 3 cottages and their availabily can be found on our new website

Erw Goed Hen Feudy Hen Feudy (old dairy) is situated in a quiet location about 200 metres down the hill from the main Erw Goed farmhouse. It has a large, fenced private garden with a stream running through. Continue Reading →

04/05/2025

We have availability in both cottages for the bank holiday weekend. We closed the cottages for our own use from Tuesday 27th and our letting agency mistakenly closed them for the full week from Friday 23rd. So they are both still available for the nights of Friday 23rd to Monday 26th.
Hen Stabl (1 bedroom, sleeps 4) is £400 for 2 or 3 nights, £480 for 4 nights.
Hen Feudy (3 bedrooms, sleeps 5, pet friendly) is £450 for 2 or 3 nights and £540 for 4 nights.
Contact us direct for these prices.
More details on our website:

Erw Goed Hen Feudy Hen Feudy (old dairy) is situated in a quiet location about 200 metres down the hill from the main Erw Goed farmhouse. It has a large, fenced private garden with a stream running through.

20/11/2024