Severn Valley Manor - kate & tom's Large Holiday Homes

High-spec, high-tech hit

Built around a central courtyard, Severn Valley Manor in mid-Wales is a high-tech, high-spec hit for 19 family, friends, hens and stags. Stare at the darkest skies from the hot tub, enjoy a night of Netflix in the cinema room, play table footie in the games room, splash about in the pool. Oh, and ask the owner to play piano for you.

High-tech, high-spec, high-country home

When a place is built around a central courtyard and comes with drawing room, music room and boiler room, you know it’s special. And that’s before you even get to the basement games room and cinema room. Welcome to Severn Valley Manor, hosting 19 family, friends, hens and stags in beautiful, barely discovered mid-Wales.

Mid-Wales has media-savvy Snowdonia to thank for being so quiet. But it’s just as beautiful, just as remote, just as mountainous. Yet the beaches are more lovely, the skies darker, and the history more dark and fascinating. Red kites soar above you, the sea is crystal blue, and the valley flora beneath your feet is more lush.

Explore it all from an eight-bedroom former rectory, sympathetically renovated over three floors yet still traditionally stunning and packed with playthings. Take tea on the terrace, stare at the darkest skies from the hot tub, call up the pro chef, dive into the indoor pool, ask the owner to play piano for you.

Take a seat in the surround-sound cinema room for a night of Netflix, or play board games and table football next door. Bag the balcony bedroom for valley views, chill in the conservatory, walk the rolling lawns, take a coffee in the courtyard, rock the place with the piped radio. Severn Valley Manor is a high-spec hit in Wales’ high-country.

Pool, hot tub, gardens and grounds

There’s terrace seating for ten and benches for nine beneath the wheeling red kites above. Get sizzling your steak on the gas barbecue as the kids invade the children’s play lawn.

Explore the shared spaces in form of the games room where you’ll be battling it out with your pals on the air hockey or pool tables, or is table tennis more your game? There’s one of those too. Dive into the shared indoor pool for a few 15-metre lengths and some splashing good fun.

As darkness drops and the stars come out to play, pile into the hot tub for a front-row seat on the ever-expanding galaxy.

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Living spaces

Everything here comes built around a central courtyard, a top spot for a morning coffee, and everywhere else is as sociable or as solitary as the mood takes. Congregate or segregate as you wish in two sitting rooms and a quiet conservatory that’s built for books after you’ve dealt with the dinner dishes.

Down in the basement, there’s fun to be had in the purpose-built cinema room with surround-sound. Get together for Netflix on the smart TV or bring your password for Amazon Prime Video. Next door, the games room’s great for table football or alternative viewing on one of nine smart TVs you’ll find around the house.

No shortage of reception rooms here. The drawing room comes with cosy log burner and there’s even a music room for budding pianists. If that’s not you, ask the owner to play for you. Keep the atmosphere upbeat with the piped radio that plays in every room. Get even more competitive in the garden games room complete with air hockey, pool and table tennis.

Cooking and dining

The kitchen’s fully equipped and completely lovely, but you can’t take it home with you. It’s bolted in. Cook on four ovens and up to 12 burners and eat in the huge conservatory with its valley views. Or call up our chef for a one-off knees-up or a fully catered break. Shop at Tesco or Aldi in Newtown.

There’s a gas barbie for fans of bangers and burgers and plenty of space beneath big skies to enjoy the al-fresco fare. Takeaways? Tuck into fish and chip suppers from Caersws Fish Bar, Chinese from Fortune Court or New Welcome, or Indian from Gulshan or Raj Mahal. Enzo’s in Newtown’s the place for kebabs.

Head out to pubs such as The Bull and Heifer in Bettws Cedewain for pulled Welsh lamb shoulder, The Nag’s Head in Garthmyl for lentil ragu or beer-battered halloumi burger, or The Kerry Lamb for a Sunday carvery, pizza, vegan curry or grilled chicken- breast burger.

Restaurants include La Terrazza Bistro, an Italian with wine bar and coffee house with vegan options. Go for the buttered calamari or homemade pizzas at the Waggon and Horses. Enjoy jerk-chicken goujons at 23 Social’s popular grill, complete with roof terrace. Or try the seriously posh nosh at Upper Rectory or Michelin-starred Ynyshir.

Bedrooms

Severn Valley Manor sleeps 16 in eight bedrooms with additional beds for an extra three. For super-large celebrations, ask about the two other cottages on site. Bedrooms here are fabulous, with mountain views and all the quiet you’d expect in a rural Welsh valley. Move quickly to bag the rolltop baths, power showers and balcony bedroom.

Bedroom one is a double with en-suite shower room, while bedroom two offers a superking or twins, thanks to zip-and-link, with en-suite. Bedroom three is the same and interlinks with bedroom one. En-suite bedrooms four, five and six are all superkings that convert to twins.

Bedroom seven is a kingsize with en-suite and bedroom eight on the ground floor is also a kingsize with its own wet room along the corridor.

The basement houses a double sofa bed and additional z-bed for the three extra guests, taking the house up to full capacity of 19.

Children welcome

Put in a call to Uncle Tom Cobley: there’s plenty of room for the whole extended family at Severn Valley Manor. With room for 19 in eight sumptuous bedrooms, kids will feel like they’re bringing home with them. When they get here, there’s plenty to explore and enough toys and games to make mischief all week.

Splash about in the indoor swimming pool and kids over 12 can stay wet with a dip in the hot tub, there’s a play lawn for letting off the steam that results. Back inside, make it a Netflix night in the basement cinema with surround-sound, or pop next door for board games and table football. Rock around the house with the piped radio.

Escape the grown-ups in the conservatory or music room with piano. And sleep deeply in super-comfy beds that convert from super kings to family-friendly twins.

What people say

What people say

Beautiful property with all needs catered for, extremely comfortable and clean. Very spacious and full of light, beautiful scenery. Overall an excellent place to stay as a large group. - Tanveer
Beautiful property with stunning views! The property has everything that you would need for your stay and honestly couldn’t fault It at all, had a wonderful time. I would recommend this place to everyone! So glad we got to experience it. - Aysha
Severn Valley Manor was an amazing house for a big group of all ages It was by far the best house we have stayed in. There is so much space that we didn't use some of the downstairs rooms. The lovely warm pool and hot tub with an incredible view made it the perfect destination to keep everyone happy whatever the weather! The owner was so helpful and welcoming too when we arrived and just a phone call away if there had been any queries. Hope to go back sometime soon. - Helen
The property is simply stunning with amazing views. The owner is lovely and really attentive. We all had a fantastic weekend break for my husbands birthday and would love to come back in the future! - Hayley
We had a wonderful time, the house couldn't have been more perfect. There was so much space, every room is beautiful and the view is amazing. We felt very lucky to have found Severn Valley Manor. The owner was so helpful and only a phone call away for any questions. We would all love to return. - Cathryn

Swoop, dive and ride

Watch red kites swoop and dive for dinner at Gigrin Farm and stick around for the mountain-bike trails. Cycle the Rheidol Trail from Devil’s Bridge to Aberystwyth. Brave King Arthur’s Labyrinth, enjoy cuddle heaven at Fantasy Farm Park, ride the Rheidol Railway and find a petrified forest on Borth beach.