Tegfan Garden Suite

We had a wonderful stay here and Helen went above and beyond as a host. The room was large and comfortable, with a beautiful view of the hills. The welcome basket was generous and full of delicious local food. This is a rural location where it would be best to have a car, which we did not. However with Helen’s much-appreciated help we were able to get to where was needed and have a great time!

Oh, what a treat our stay at Tegfan Garden Suite was! Not only was the cottage tastefully designed with a wonderfully outfitted kitchen but our hosts Helen and John were exceptional as well.
We arrived for our three night stay without any agenda. Helen gave us two well thought out days of activities with excellent dining suggestions as well. We didn't have to plan a thing.
The welsh products provided were delicious, delightfully including the products made by Helen. Breakfast from the provisions was a treat.
We were lucky enough to be there during lambing season. My husband loves lamb and bought some chops from the local butcher (who has a very nice selections of cheese, pies, olive oils, etc. in addition to meat). John arranged for us to use a fire pit including logs to linger outside after we barbecued the chops. It was lovely.
I can't imagine there would have been anywhere nicer to stay and enjoy the Brecon Beacons area.

What a little gem of a place, so peaceful and with wonderful views. Helen and her husband were both extremely generous with their hamper, all of which is delicious. The garden room is of a high standard making a very comfortable sleep after a day of horseriding through the Brecon Becons. Also a massive thank you to TransWales Riding, wow what an experience.

We stayed here for 3 nights. The accommodation is cozy, stylish and very clean. Helen is a fantastic host. A welcome basket and personalised welcome wall hanging were very nice gestures. The location is very good. Helen provided lots of information about the local area and possible places to visit. Perfect for star gazing on a clear night! Highly recommended.

We stayed at this wonderful place for only 3 nights but could have stayed much longer. The room was everything we wanted, a lovely open plan space with everything you would want in a self catering let. Helen was so helpful and provided everything needed from coffee machine, toaster and a super baskets of lovely home made goodies which provided us with breakfast for the whole time. A lovely open space to wake up to and even a fire pit which would be a super way to spend the evening sitting round and star gazing. Thank you and hope to be back

My wife and I had a wonderful stay at Tegfan Garden Suite last summer. It's in a great location for exploring the Black Mountains and beyond. We were looked after so well, we'll be back I'm sure of it

Fantastic location with serene atmosphere. Helen made it so welcoming with great personal touches. She told us local stories and has great knowledge of the area. Lovely place to stay with small family. We will like to come back again. Thanks Helen.

Helen,is quite a remarkable host
you could possibly wish for. Everything was meticulously put in place,so much so it felt like home.The design of the suite is total perfection,the kitchen area.modern with everything item clean fresh and new.The condiments of which are a lovely basket of fresh bread ,locally sourced along with preserves which is Helens own brand,love the blackberry jam.Cannot fault this property and its perfect location and surroundings.

A superb location and superb hospitality from our host. It truly felt like a home from home. The welcome hamper was very well received and the location outstanding. Definitely a place to come back too.

A cosy spotless well equipped suite with lovely views, in a secluded location run by delightful hosts.

We have stayed at Tegfan Garden Suite since it first opened as a B&B.

The House and it's Garden Suite is just 1/2 mile or so SE of Talgarth, in the the Black Mountains.

The Garden Suite is completely separate to the hosts' house, and very private. There's plenty of parking off road.
The large windows face SE, and look through their garden down the side of their house, and on toward the Black Mountains beyond, such an impressive view. It's very private despite the large windows, because the family don't seem to use that stretch of lawn. The suite has its own garden table and chairs.
Apart from the main house, the only immediate neighbours seem to be the hosts' parents' house, who have their own 'crazy golf' course that one can play.

Inside, one finds a spacious open plan room, and immaculate ensuite, there is a comfortable double bed in one corner, a dining/breakfast table, well equipped fitted kitchen and a sitting room area with TV and sofabed. WiFi works well.
The suite is very comfortable, immaculately clean, and warm.
n.b. My photos are from 2019, before the kitchen was fitted, just inside the entrance door.

Helen and John are great hosts. They've always offered the warmest welcomes. When it was a B&B they had thoughtful treats in the suite for us, and now it's self-catering, a lovely hamper stuffed with homemade and local produce. Helen runs her own business making delicious handmade preserves, so her excellent products were included. The hamper clearly is very carefully thought out.
John and Helen have always been very glad to help and always have come up with super suggestions for things to see and do, when we've asked them. Otherwise they left us alone to enjoy the lovely suite and chill, in between visits to local pubs, restaurants, lovely walks, and some local museums and markets (Helen is sometimes selling her produce at these).

Thanks for all the previous stays and here's to the next.

A very comfortable place to stay, well situated and with beautiful views. Helen is a friendly and helpful host, and the welcome hamper was splendid. We stayed while visiting the Hay Festival, for which this is a perfect location - an easy 20 minute drive, but far enough to escape the crowds. Highly recommended (but don't take all the bookings...we want to come back!)

I had a very comfortable stay. I am disabled so Tegfanis wonderfully convenient for me, being all on one level. It’s in a beautiful part of the country and very well equipped. Helen And John did everything they could to make me comfortable.

From the small market town of Talgarth, set between Brecon and Hay on Wye, we climbed the
high hedged lane opposite the working community run watermill and the Co-op. As instructed, we
took the right fork at each junction for about a mile, climbing up towards the mountains, until we
arrived at Tegfan, the home of John and Helen Dunne and the spacious garden suite that they rent
out. It is beautiful!
My wife and I stayed there for three nights in early July and the setting, the suite itself and the
thoughtful and warm welcome given us by Helen and her husband was amazing. The spacious
open plan room with a modern kitchen area and a new ensuite bathroom, has large windows all
down one side. These look out over a colourful and manicured garden to the sheep covered
hillside fields opposite with mountains beyond. Swallows dip and dive and and we could hear
the sound of baby sparrows as the parents brought food to the nearby nest.
Helen is an absolute fund of information - places to visit, local events, restaurants that could be
recommended - and her “welcome basket” was a wicker basket full of delicious items to be
discovered, including a loaf of her home made bread and samples of her award winning
marmalade and jam.
For a self-catering, peaceful country retreat in a beautiful setting we can absolutely recomended
it.
Carisso and Stephen Haine, July 2021

Helen’s accommodation has transitioned from a superb b&b to superb self catering. We have been staying at Tregfan for a number of years now and love it’s location and facilities. We have already booked in for next year. Relaxing, comfortable and friendly, we could not ask for more.

Lovely cosy and warm night in the Garden Suite. Sat with a cup of tea in bed this morning and admired the fabulous view. Helen and John are great hosts and nothing is too much trouble for them. Can't wait to go back.

Our garden suite was just perfect it was comfortable modern well equipped had a lovely view of the black mountains, we had a welcome Hamper on arrival. We loved it.