VERY IMPORTANT!
IF YOU BOOK 4, 5 OR 6 NIGHTS,
YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT OF UP TO 20% OFF THE VRBO PRICE SHOWN!

For 7 nights, vrbo let me give you my chosen 28% discount via their system.
But their system doesn’t let me give you discounts for 4, 5 or 6 nights.

You can ask me how much this will be in £ in a message
but it is a % of the total nightly charge:

6 Nights: 20% discount
5 Nights: 15% discount
4 Nights: 10% discount

This is paid to you as a cash refund when you leave. (providing there has been no loss or damage to the property)

IT'S ESSENTIAL YOU CLICK ON "View more about Alan Selkirk" much further down (below "Hosted by Alan Selkirk")

You have 2 other options...
3 rooms in the converted bungalow.
Copy & paste into your browser:
https://www.vrbo.com/en-gb/p10866741?uni_id=5897256

OR the luxury, heated, wood-floored glamping with running hot water & shower:
Copy & paste into your browser:
https://www.vrbo.com/en-gb/p10964751?uni_id=5995972

Situated in one of the most beautiful areas of Mid Wales, 2 miles from the small, attractive town of Llanidloes.

Would you like no other caravans or houses to overlook you, and to be next to a pool with fountains and near a second pool with waterfalls?

I also offer accommodation of 3 rooms in my converted bungalow, and with separate entrance from mine, at a higher cost. It has stunning panoramic views of the hills and thickly wooded valley from the bedroom. (which the caravan visitors can only see from one bench.
Neither accommodation can see or hear the other, even when both parties are in their own outside sitting areas. (120 metres distance and many dense conifer trees screening both)
Each accommodation has its own exclusive small outside sitting area around it to maintain privacy, and its own separate parking area.

The caravan is 20 feet (6 metres) and NOT the full-size static caravan size of 32 feet.
But it offers 5m x 3m of decking with comfortable chairs & table, plus a decking extension of a Summer house with huge windows. This has heating, mains sockets, table and lighting and makes a lovely place to be, or just shelter from rain or sun.

The maximum number of adults allowed is 3. 4 people allowed only if 2 adults and 2 children. BUT, see "Why This Property?" section for optional extra of luxury trailer tent accommodation!

OTHER POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES? Make sure you read to the very end!

CASH REFUND if you choose to bring your own bedding or towels.

The caravan is set in a large, 2 acre, sheltered and secluded garden and natural woodland, with babbling streams feeding 5 delightful pools, and a 6m waterfall that is floodlit after dark.

The garden has many paths, 8 benches, 4 swinging benches, a huge hammock designed for 2 people and hanging chairs positioned for inspiring views of the trees, pools and utterly serene views over thickly wooded valleys and rolling green hills.

You can walk directly onto the hills from the top of the garden and enjoy wonderful panoramic views. Or you can choose more level walks from the lane, passing rare breeds of sheep and angora goats.

The sky is regularly decorated with the aerial acrobatics of buzzards, and sometimes red kites or swallows. In fact, you can hear and see many bird species from only 2.5m away as they visit bird feeders that hang near the decking area.

The decking area has a table and chairs, capturing the early and mid morning sun. The decking is only 3m from the lower pool with natural fountain, and a swinging bench right next to it.

From the side windows and decking area, you look out onto the lowest pool and stream only 4m away, with a natural fountain which can be illuminated in white at night.

From the 3 main windows in the lounge area, you have a view uphill of the upper half of the 6m high waterfalls into the pool above (which can also be flood-lit after dark), and also into the very mature forest. The sound from the waterfalls is virtually inaudible inside the caravan with the windows closed. It is just 10m to walk to the bench or double hammock directly in front of the pool and waterfalls.

The accommodation is strictly for non-smokers, but can be agreed for those who only smoke outside.

If you are over 6' 0" tall (1.83 metres), you may not be comfortable with the ceiling height of 6’ 1”.

There is parking space right next to the caravan for up to 2 cars.

The caravan benefits from very sensitive control thermostatic heating.

The caravan sleeps 3 comfortably, or 2 adults and 2 children by arrangement only.
There are 2 sleeping areas but NO separate bedroom.

You’ll have superbly comfortable, premium mattresses/seats, just replaced,
and there is also an optional 2 inch memory foam topper for either the double or 2 single beds.

The double bed size is a LONG 2.01 m x 1.42 m (6' 7" x 4' 8").
Alternatively, you can have 2 single beds of 1.85 m x 0.7 m (6' 1" x 2' 3").
The 2 bunk beds are 1.83 m x 0.66 m (6' 0" x 2' 2").
The lower bunk bed only, or both bunk beds if needed, can be completely curtained off.

There are separate compartments for 1) the spacious shower, with blown warm air, and 2) the toilet and washroom, which has a wardrobe and drying rack for damp clothes and towels.

There is a good quality TV with 145 stations and DVD player.

There is internet connection available, either Wi-Fi or wired.

Facilities within the caravan include: Electric shaving point, plus mains sockets; Radio and CD/cassette player; Microwave oven as well as gas oven; Flyscreens on all windows and skylight; Close-fitting roller blinds on all windows, as well as curtains; Bright reading lights; Smoke alarm; Gas and carbon monoxide alarm; Free bottled gas for the cooker; Toilet paper, kitchen rolls and washing up liquid are provided free.

Some people use much more heating/electricity than others, so I decided it is fairer to reduce accommodation prices/night with electricity metered, charged at my Economy 7 daytime rate cost price. You pay on arrival a cash deposit of £5 per night, which is a typical maximum in coldest Winter weather. Most visitors receive a significant cash refund on leaving based on your actual metered usage. (Up to £3.50/night in Summer)
You can check the reading inside the caravan on arrival and on leaving

There is a strong interior bolt on the door and an outside washing line for hanging wet clothes.

Please note that although you cannot be seen by the neighbouring property because of the tall conifer hedge plus 2 metre screening, if outside on the decking, you will occasionally hear cars parking and the neighbours talking (roughly 40 metres from the caravan). Much of the time, you will only hear the birds!


LIKE THE IDEA OF AN EXTRA SPACE AS WELL AS THE CARAVAN?
OR, 3 OR MORE COMING & WANT A SEPARATE SLEEPING SPACE?

SEE "WHY THIS PROPERTY?" SECTION BELOW...


Reflexology, massage, sound healing, cranial work and other therapies can be booked with excellent local therapists, who will visit the house.

Open all year.

About the Area
The waterfalls, only 20 metres from the caravan, remind you we are situated in one of the most beautiful areas of Mid Wales, 2 miles from the small, attractive town of Llanidloes, which even offers an organic fruit and vegetable shop and a vegetarian restaurant, as well as a health food shop! There is a thriving arts and crafts community, and it is only 25 minutes drive from the Centre for Alternative Technology on the coast.

The surrounding area is a special attraction for walkers because of the sheer variety of scenery, and includes the most spectacular section of Offa's Dyke as well as Glyndwr's Way and Hafren Forest, with the walk to the source of the River Severn.

Nearby is the spectacular Elan Valley with its 4 reservoirs and river walks.

Also nearby are places for golfing, swimming, bowling, tennis and squash, as well as sailing and angling in the idyllic setting of Lake Clywedog; a haven for rare and migratory birds.

POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES?

About half the woodland is fairly steep
(but not around your accommodation)
and some of the paths may be slippery after rain.
If using the higher part of the woodland, you should bring proper walking shoes.
I cannot accept any liability for injury due to slipping or falling over on paths.
However, there are some safety hand rails.

If you are looking for neatly manicured lawns and flower beds, this would be the wrong place! This is a wild garden and woodland with strimmed paths cut through untouched pasture with long grass and wild flowers.

In some cosmetic ways, the caravan is showing its age. There are very minor blemishes on a few of the windows, and discoloured window catches. If you want “modern” and a very high standard cosmetically, you should pay more and book a younger caravan! Some people describe it as “quaint”... It is kept very dry between bookings with a de-humidifier.

The toilet is the standard type for caravans NOT on a static site. (not connected to mains water, and empties into a large, sealed waste tank, which you may need to ask me to replace. (from outside caravan) Control to flush with disinfectant water. You can reserve a tent with a conventional flushing toilet, washbasin and bidet.

IF 3 OR 4 PEOPLE ARE COMING, keep in mind the smallish hot water tank means waiting 20 - 25 minutes between one shower and the next.

Ceiling height 6' 1". (185.4 cm.) If you are over 6' 0" tall (1.83 metres), you may not be
comfortable with the ceiling height of 6' 1" for most of the length of the caravan, and decreasing to 6’ 0” to a ceiling light at the front end.

Wi Fi is available, but you are unlikely to get a mobile signal inside or near to the caravan.

Travel Information:

Directions will be emailed.
Low cost 'chauffeur' drop-off and collect service is available to the station or Llanidloes.
The nearest stations are Newtown or Caersws in Powys.