Pengilfach in pictures

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The place

Pengilfach Cottages and the surrounding valley in spring 2022 — Spring 2022 — daffodils out in force

Aerial view of the cobbled courtyard being laid in the traditional method, September 2023 — September 2023 — the cobbles taking shape, laid the traditional way (chiefly by Rach)

Golden evening light over Pengilfach and the valley — Golden hour over the valley

Basil and Sprout the guinea pigs outside their purple hutch, May 2025 — May 2025 — Basil and Sprout, quality control in session

A section of the cobbled courtyard being relaid at Pengilfach in July 2025: the old cobbles lifted, sand and setts ready in yellow trug buckets, a spirit level laid across the bed — July 2025 — the cobbles going down: a section lifted, the bed levelled, and the setts going back in one by one

A spring evening at Pengilfach, April 2026 — April 2026 — a spring evening

Early morning at Pengilfach, June 2026, with a wild rabbit sitting in the centre of the shot — June 2026 — half past six in the morning, mist still asleep in the valley. Can you spot our floppy-eared visitor?

Golden evening light over the valley from Pengilfach, July 2026 — July 2026 — a golden evening over the valley

Ewan and Tom Jayne relaxing on Ted's Lawn in the evening sun beside the cottages, July 2026 — July 2026 — Ewan and Tom (Jayne) enjoying Ted’s Lawn after a hard day’s work

Sunset over the hills seen from Pengilfach, July 2026 — July 2026 — the valley signing off for the day

Pengilfach, panoramically

A few wide views charting the journey so far — the valley in its many moods, and the odd bit of graft caught in the act. Each panorama is far wider than the page: drag or swipe it sideways to look along the valley, just as you would from the viewing patio.

Panorama of Pengilfach and the valley, January 2020 — January 2020 — before it all began

Panorama of Pengilfach, September 2020 — September 2020 — the first summer at Pengilfach, taken from the balcony number 3

Panorama of Pengilfach, May 2022 — May 2022

Panorama of Pengilfach in winter, January 2023 — January 2023 — the valley in winter dress

Panorama of Pengilfach in May 2023, with the door-in-the-tree at 1e set in Edmund's own little garden — May 2023 — the door-in-the-tree at 1e, set in Edmund’s own little garden

Vertical panorama of repointing work on the stone wall by Tom Jayne, June 2024 — June 2024 — repointing in progress, by the hand of Tom Jayne, regular friend and helper

Panorama of Pengilfach, April 2025 — April 2025

Drone panorama of Pengilfach and the valley, April 2025 — April 2025 — the view from the Little Beech

The view from above

The drone goes up now and then, mostly to check the roof — and comes back with views like these, all taken from directly above the cottages. This is what Pengilfach looks out on.

Golden-hour drone view from the cottage: Llanbedr village in the distance, framed by Table Mountain and Pen Cerrig-calch on the left, with Little Pengilfach in the foreground — Llanbedr village in the distance, framed by Table Mountain and Pen Cerrig-calch on the left — Little Pengilfach in the foreground

Drone view from the cottage of the Sugarloaf, Pen-y-Fal, in September light — The Sugarloaf — Pen-y-Fal — our mountain, from above the roof

Drone view from the cottage of Pendarren House outdoor centre and Llangenny village in the valley below — Pendarren House outdoor centre and Llangenny village, down in the valley