Once a 16-bedroom hotel: now a 6-bed luxury B&B

There’s space deluxe at Castell Malgwyn following its conversion from a large hotel to a spacious and luxurious B&B, halving its capacity and doubling its space.

Until recently Castell Malgwyn has been home to four generations of the same family, and now it’s open on a limited basis to a small number of guests. Only eight themed guest bedrooms are now in use, and only four at any one time. This gives everyone a huge amount of personal space.

The house itself is a treasure trove of pictures, sculptures and objet d’arts.  Fun, quirky and unpredictable, people are invariably delighted by this unusual smaller stately home in Pembrokeshire.

Castell Malgwyn exudes warm family friendliness and hospitality.  Your hosts do not use booking agencies as they value the personal touch.  For that reason, no more than eight guests are invited to stay at any one time and this, in turn, preserves the atmosphere of a much-loved family home.

Guest rooms are in the North Wing and consist of two larger rooms with bathrooms and sitting areas, two smaller rooms with en-suite showers and a suite with a Jack and Jill bathroom and a children’s’ twin bedroom. The Wifi only extends to the communal areas, but all guest bedrooms have flat-screen TVs and hospitality trays.

Guests are welcome to use the music room, morning room, formal Georgian dining room and library and are invited to share a breakfast table with the hosts or dine in one of three separate spaces.  Unlike many Wolsey Lodges, Castell Malgwyn does not go the full English breakfast route: breakfast here is a healthy range of Continental options, including warm croissants, pains au chocolate, brioches, toast, Danish pastries, charcuterie and cheese, jams, yoghurt, muesli, orange juice and fresh fruit with coffee or tea.

There is ample car parking space and a lovely forty-minute walk from the front door down the famous River Teifi to Cilgerran, with its romantic castle overlooking the gorge. JMW Turner painted this in 1798, and it hangs in the Tate.

The lawned gardens, listed in their own right, are a particular feature of Castell Malgwyn, which used to be the home of Miss Lily Gower, four-time winner of the All-England (sic!) Women’s Croquet Championship.  She was one of only three women to have won the Open Championship (in 1905) and she would even now recognize her croquet lawn: it’s still used for the same purpose today. There are a further eight acres of formal gardens completing the grounds.

Your hosts are dog owners, so two of the rooms are dog friendly and have wooden floorboarding, all the others are close carpeted.

Photography by Heather Birnie.

Castell Malgwyn suggests:

Castell Malgwyn is no longer licensed. Guests are not just permitted to bring their own bottles, but actively encouraged to do just that.