The Meeting House at The Thomas Shop

Simply rustic with original features as well as comfortable and well appointed this beautiful and unique self catering cottage is situated in the heart of mid Wales in Penybont on the A44. Ideal for 1 or 2 people, or for sharing in a more cosy fashion up to 6 Pet/walker/cyclist/biker/family friendly Wifi Riverside access Easy access to beautiful walks & drives Welcome pack provided inlcudes basics to make tea and coffee. Self check in is possible, please request when booking The Meeting House is part of the historical Thomas Shop complex of buildings which comprises Museum Shop, Arts and Crafts Gallery, Wool Emporium and Engine room café serving excellent Coffee, tea and hot chocolate, homemade cakes, scones, soups, panini’s all made on the premises. The cafe will operate outdoors from the 1st of May 2021 in line with Welsh Covid rules. We can provide access to the shop and gallery by arrangement. The Meeting House is a beautiful grade 2 listed stand alone building. A simple layout of 1 main room upstairs comprising a comfy King size bed that can be converted into 2 singles (Please request when booking), a single bed plus optional extra single futon (please request when booking). Downstairs has comfortable sofa and arm chairs plus large extendable dining room table. The sofa converts to a large single/small double bed (please request when booking). There is a small kitchenette with a fridge, kettle, toaster, microwave and mini cooker plus the wet room bathroom. The downstairs facilities are accessible and so suitable for guests with mobility issues (Access is currently restricted due to Covid-19, if you have mobility concerns please discuss with us and we will try to accommodate). Guests have access to the property garden situated on the banks of the river Ithon with views of Llandegley Rocks. A lovely place to enjoy a cream tea from our in house café with the soothing sounds of the river. Off road parking is on the riverside of the property and so not adjacent to the building however it's only a minute away and a wheelbarrow or trolley is available to move your things if required. We are happy to provide lock up for push/mountain bikes. Travel cot and high chair are all available but due to the size of the property they are stored elsewhere when not needed, please let us know if you need them when booking. Although not part of the holiday let, we are happy to assist on request when we can with washing and drying of clothes if you come in wet from a walk or bike ride and also have iron and ironing board if required. We can also make packed lunches. Please message us for prices and availability. Guests have the whole of the Meeting House plus access to the family and Cafe garden which sits on the banks of the River Ithon. The Museum and Gallery can be visited by request if they are not open at the time of visiting due either to our public opening hours of Covid rules. The Meeting House has information on local attractions and the local area but please do ask us as well and we will help you as much as possible. 3 generations of the family live on the premises and so there's almost always someone on hand to help, advise, assist you and if were not, we'll not be far away. The Meeting House is part of the unique Thomas Shop historical museum shop, Arts and Crafts Gallery, Wool Emporium and Engine room cafe serving homemade cakes, scones, soup and paninis all made on the premises and fantastic coffee. The cafe will operate outdoors from the 1st May 2021 in line with Welsh Covid-19 regulations and we can provide access to the shop and gallery by arrangement. Local attractions include: Seven Arms pub, 2 minutes walk serving hot daytime and evening meals Llandrindod Wells (5 miles) Royal Welsh Show Ground (10 miles) Heart of Wales Line Trail Elan Valley Gilfach Nature Reserve Water Break It's Neck Offers Dyke Kite feeding station Walking Bird Watching Riding Trotting races twice a year We are situated well for the heart of Wales Line Trail. Unfortunately pick ups/drop offs to/from local train stations are not currently possible due to Covid-19 There is a regular bus service to Llandrindod Wells, to Kington and to Hereford. The bus stop is a 5 minute walk. Pen-y-bont Railway station is 1 mile away. Unfortunatley pick ups/drop offs to/from local train stations are not currently possible due to Covid-19. We are situated well for the Heart of Wales Line Trail. Great walks both from the village or only a short drive away. The Elan Valley is a 15 minute drive away and you can get on the Offers Dyke path 20 minutes drive away. Every road in every direction is stunningly beautiful for at least an hours drive. Please note that we have had to change a few things in relation to how we greet you and what is provided due to Covid-19: We would still like to greet you in person, though we will of course do this with the appropriate social distancing. However, if you would prefer to arrange self check in this is also possible. Access to the Meeting House will be via a slightly different route than before but it's still very easy. We have signed up to the AirBnB cleaning protocol to be able to reassure guests that the Meeting House will be as clean and as sanitised as we are able to manage. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any specific questions in relation to this. We are imposing a 48hr gap between guests where possible but always at least 24hrs that Airbnb recommend. Sadly we cannot provide as a big a welcome pack as we have done previously and we are currently not offering Cooked Breakfasts as part of the paid extras that were possible to purchase via the cafe. We will bring this back online once we feel able to do so safely and comfortably.