New places to stay in Wales in 2022, from glamping and historic hotels to family-friendly options near a beach

By The Wye, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford

Safari-design and style luxury tented camping now lines the financial institutions of the river Wye in Wales the place this glampsite sporting activities five superior-close tents perched on platforms overlooking the valley’s rolling green hills.

By the Wye, which opened in late 2020, is in walking distance of the smaller marketplace city of Hay, which hosts its once-a-year spring competition of literature and is dwelling to much more than 20 bookshops.

Pitched near to Brecon Beacons Countrywide Park, all tents have en suite electrical power showers, flushing loos and kitchens. Beds, towel rails and cupboard handles are handcrafted from regional ash.

Solar panels electricity the lighting and log burners and fire pits preserve guests heat at night.

Company can buy hampers full of Welsh develop for breakfasts and barbecues from £30.

A few nights’ self-catering from £700 for 5 the Cwtch (sleeping two) has superior availability in July and August, bythewye.british isles

Cwtsh Hostel, Swansea

This Swansea city centre hostel opened in November 2021, with free of charge introductory Welsh courses and quirky pod-bed dorms.

Cwtsh (about translated as cuddle or embrace) has a combine of accommodation, from little double bedrooms with en suite bogs to substantial 12-bed dormitories.

Self-described as a “trendsetting and uniquely Welsh Hostel chain”, it is in a central site with effortless entry to the practice station, buses, and a short stroll from the new Swansea Arena.

Pods in a 12-mattress combined dorm are from £19.80, personal doubles from £49.50, cwtsh-hostel.co.uk

The Grove Hotel, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire

The five-star Grove of Narberth, a boutique bolthole in a secluded glade, has a short while ago renovated its calm dining restaurant, The Artisan Rooms and the final eight of its 25 spacious bedrooms.

The refurb by Martin Hulbert Design and style has extra luxurious furnishings with a fashionable touch and a sprinkling of community art and antiques.

With sights over the Preseli Hills, The Grove – portion of Satisfaction of Britain Resorts – is a couple miles from the Pembrokeshire Coast Nationwide Park and its harbour villages, seashores, and coastal paths.

Doggy-pleasant rooms are out there, with lots of place for walks across the estate’s 300 acre grounds.

Doubles from £245, thegrove-narberth.co.british isles

Siôr, close to St George, Conwy County

Model new this spring and exclusive to Excellent Unearthed, Siôr (pronounced “shore”) is a remote hillside shepherd’s hut with sights throughout fields and white-washed farm properties toward the sea.

Rustic interiors showcase Welsh craftsmanship, including hand-woven tapestry blankets. There is a wooden-burning stove surrounded by antique Delft tiles, a perfectly-outfitted kitchen, modern day toilet and wifi. Outside are two picket loungers with sheepskin throws, a hearth pit and very little light pollution for shiny, starry skies.

Walks from the entrance door may possibly take you to the village of St George, residence to the award-profitable Kinmel Arms, two miles away. The beaches of the North Wales coast are a limited travel and Snowdonia is also in quick arrive at.

Self-catering for two from £130 for each night time, qualityunearthed.co.british isles.

Ty’r Gof “Blacksmith’s House”, Llandysul, Ceredigion

New to Sawday’s portfolio is a former blacksmiths forge in western mid Wales. Ideal for couples, the dinky forge-turned-cottage has cobbles and flagstones flooring, a substantial beamed ceiling and hearth.

A wide ladder potential customers to the loft and a sleeping system complete with a window in the roof for stargazing.

The cosy open up-strategy kitchen area arrives with a welcome bottle of wine and freshly baked Welsh cakes.

A steady doorway qualified prospects straight to nation walks and bike rides or vacation a few miles to the coastline for Countrywide Have faith in Penbryn beach and ice creams and clean seafood at Cardigan Bay.

Self-catering from £100 for every night sleeps two, sawdays.co.united kingdom/blacksmithshouse

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Hilton Backyard Inn, Adventure Parc Snowdonia, Conwy

Wales’s top rated new surf resort could be miles from the beach front but claims the most consistent waves in the region.

The Hilton Backyard Inn opened in 2021 at Adventure Parc Snowdonia on the edge of a environment-to start with inland surf lagoon in the wonderful Conwy Valley.

The special four-star spot involves an indoor and outside wellbeing spa as nicely as a restaurant and bar overlooking the lagoon. An “Adventure Concierge” services can enable attendees guide teacher-led actions in the organic playground of North Wales.

Doubles from £112, hgisnowdonia.com. One-hour surf classes from £40, adventureparcsnowdonia.com

Penhein Glamping, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

This glamping web-site has a Persian twist. Husband and wife house owners Helen and James Hearn have created a website by their home with tents motivated by James’s mother’s Iranian heritage. Two much more of the signature, large-domed Alachighs have been additional for this summer.

All 8 of the tents, inspired by those of the nomadic Shahsavan tribe in Northern Iran, function Persian hand blocked motifs on headboards and quilted throws. Each and every is off grid and tucked absent in a peaceful corner of a coppiced woodland for complete privacy.

Every single has a private flushing bathroom, the two new tents have en suite showers and the other folks share a dedicated shower place with Mandarin Stone tiling, underfloor heating and roll-top bathtub.

There is a woodland children’s playground onsite, communal outdoor seating locations and social fire pits.

Two nights’ self-catering midweek is from £295 with 5 sharing, penhein.co.british isles

The Albion, Cardigan

The Albion, a new lodge in the heart of Cardigan, is because of to open up later on this thirty day period, with 23 guestrooms overlooking the river Teifi.

It is housed in two historic warehouses, and proprietors say the job has been intended to rejoice the town’s maritime heritage with sections remaining “raw” to “tell its personal stories”.

The undertaking is by Fforest, which presents tenting and self-catering accommodation across 3 web pages nearby – in the historic port city, at a nearby farm and on the coastline.

Fforest also operates Tafarn Smwglin, an previous ale house on the Teifi wharfside at Cambrian Quay. In summer The Pizzatipi tent is pitched up exterior for wood fired pizzas, out of doors beverages and music on the riverside.

The lodge opens 28 July, coldatnight.co.uk/the-albion-aberteifi

Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff

Rugby followers can now rest in high-class comfort and ease a drop kick absent from the Welsh nationwide stadium in Cardiff. The five-star Parkgate Resort, ideal upcoming to Principality Stadium, is the excellent foundation for match days or a vacation to examine the Welsh capital.

Dating from the flip of the 20th century, the Grade II-listed previous put up workplace and county court docket have been tastefully reworked into a contemporary hotel with spacious rooms giving a common-satisfies-modern day design and style.

There is a cafe and bar, stylish tea lounge, and a rooftop spa with sights in excess of the Cardiff skyline.

Place only doubles from £157, theparkgatehotel.wales

Plas Weunydd, Llechwedd Quarry, Gwynedd

Adrenaline junkies seeking an outdoor adventure must glimpse no even further than this boutique hotel at the entrance to Unesco-mentioned Llechwedd slate quarry.

The quarry is now residence to Zip Planet Llechwedd, the previous mine attributes zip traces, underground internet journey Bounce Underneath and a lot far more.

4-star Plas Weunydd incorporates 24 trendy rooms, a bar and restaurant furthermore 6 en suite safari tents pitched in the breathtaking Globe Heritage landscape.

Household rooms are from £140 sleeping four, plasweunydd.co.uk