Pencnwc House: exterior

The house, grounds and immediate surroundings of Pencnwc House reflect the style of Welsh agricultural communities. Once an important farm of over 300 acres, it remained a working farm with reduced acreage until the late 1980's. With such a history, the house is well-known among farmers in Carmarthenshire.

Traditional farmhouse
Set in two acres of the fertile Carmarthenshire countryside, the exterior architecture of Pencnwc House borders on the austere, and is built in a traditional style common to 19th century farmhouses throughout South and West Wales. From the outside it looks like two houses – a T-shape structure often seen in the area – though it was built as and has always been used as a single home.

The front end, the “grander” part of the house, has elegantly proportioned rooms with high ceilings; the back part of the house, originally housing the kitchens and farmworkers’ rooms, has lower ceilings and a cottage atmosphere. Local anecdotes suggest that there has been a house at the site since the early 1700’s, though no evidence of this earlier building exists. The “new” house that you see now was built in a field near the farmyard in mid-late 1800’s with local slate from a disused quarry less than a mile away.

Natural style
There is a small secluded meadow near the house, which fills with snowdrops, primroses and a smattering of bluebells in the spring. Ancient fruit trees provide an eye-catching display in early summer

Sheltered paddock
The smaller of the two stables nestles in a woodland paddock, a quiet hideaway under the dappled shade of tall trees. This half-acre or so of land was “found” around eight years ago – it had become completely overgrown with weeds, brambles and scrub towering above the stable. The local JCB contractor ventured where man (and woman) had feared to go,and the paddock emerged from the undergrowth.

Woodland stream
A stream runs along the eastern and southern border of the grounds. A few inches deep (except after heavy rains), it meanders beneath the trees, making its way from the hills down to the Towy near Abergwili.
Please note: the stream is not fenced and young children must be supervised.

For more information ...
For a fuller description of this large holiday home, have a look at the room by room guide to Pencnwc House

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