Rosehaven

Why you'll love staying here

Rosehaven is a delightful single-storey lodge set within an animal sanctuary that specialises in caring for disabled pigs. Located in the small Pembrokeshire village of Tegryn near Crymych, it is ideally suited to families and their dogs who are looking to explore this beautiful part of Wales.

The welcoming open-plan living space has a compact yet well-equipped kitchen with modern appliances, making cooking a pleasure. Guests are encouraged to consider animal welfare, and the owners provide a vegan-friendly welcome hamper to inspire meat-free cooking. The dining table is positioned beside a large picture window overlooking the sanctuary, the perfect place to gather and plan the next day’s adventures while watching the pigs in the fields. The living area offers plenty of comfortable seating, adorned with charming photographs of the resident animals, and is just the spot for relaxing with a good book or enjoying a movie.

The accommodation is completed by two well-presented bedrooms, designed with comfort in mind with high-quality bedding and ample storage, along with a modern shower room to help you start each day feeling refreshed.

Outside, there is plenty of space to unwind, including a small veranda, a shared garden, a dedicated dog-walking field, a pond, and several picnic benches where you can enjoy al fresco dining while soaking up the views. In addition to pigs, the sanctuary is home to sheep, ducks, tortoises, dogs, and cats. Guests are welcome to join a guided tour with the owners to meet and interact with the animals and hear their individual stories. There is also a vegan beauty salon on site for those seeking a little extra pampering.

The nearby village of Crymych is often regarded as the capital of the Preseli Mountains, which rise from the northern half of Pembrokeshire, with their dramatic landscape of wild moorland, heath, and grassland offering excellent walking opportunities. Take a short walk to Foel Eryr, where on a clear day you can see as far as Snowdonia and Ireland, or follow the Golden Road, an eight-mile ancient track believed to date back over 5,000 years. The hills are dotted with prehistoric remains, including Bronze Age burial cairns and Iron Age hill forts.

For coastal walks, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is right on the doorstep, with over 600 miles of footpaths and bridleways to explore. Birdwatchers will enjoy the Cemaes Head walk, where seabirds such as cormorants and fulmars nest on the cliffs in spring, while choughs, ravens, kestrels, and buzzards can be seen year-round. Adventure seekers should head to the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy, a popular summer destination for coasteering, kayaking, cliff diving, and wild swimming. The surrounding walks offer stunning views of the flooded quarry and the remains of its industrial past.

There are plenty of nearby attractions for animal lovers, including Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, home to over 100 species of animals and Europe’s largest undercover vintage fairground; Dyfed Shire Horse Farm, where you can meet these gentle giants on a working farm and enjoy tractor and cart rides; and the Welsh Wildlife Centre at Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, which encompasses a diverse range of habitats including rivers, ponds, reedbeds, meadows, and woodland, supporting a rich variety of flora and fauna.

Other attractions close to Rosehaven well worth a visit include Castell Henllys, where you can immerse yourself in an Iron Age village and meet friendly villagers who share their knowledge of prehistoric life through talks and demonstrations of ancient crafts; Scolton Manor, a traditional Victorian country house with period collections, a toy museum, a walled garden, and a beekeeping centre; and the enchanting 13th-century Picton Castle, with elegant rooms, exquisite interiors, fine works of art, and an impressive antique collection.

Beach lovers are truly spoilt for choice in Pembrokeshire. Abercastle lies within a sheltered cove and offers calm waters ideal for kayaking, diving, and sailing. Broad Haven South boasts a wide sweep of golden sand backed by dunes, popular with families and surfers alike, while dolphins and basking sharks are occasionally spotted off Goodwick Sands as they swim around the harbour.