Multi-award winning luxury glamping retreat is the star of the small screen! Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts, an adults only glamping retreat near Pwllheli, recently featured in the new series of the BBC’s ‘Interior Design Masters’, hosted by comedian and Chattyman, Alan Carr.
Located on the glorious Llŷn Peninsula, near the border of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts offers a quiet rural retreat in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with uninterrupted far-reaching views to Yr Eifl (The Rivals) mountains. “We fell in love with this beautiful area during a trip to Portmeirion in 2017,” explained co-owner Mark Barrow. “Two years later and we found our dream home near Y Ffor, just outside Pwllheli, and knew it was the perfect location to
2021. It was a great opportunity not only for us, but to also put
realise our dream of creating a unique luxury retreat.”
the area on the map. We have five huts and they were down to five designers by episode 5, so they each got a hut.”
Nestled within a wildflower meadow overlooking a private lake, each hut has all the luxury of a five-star experience,
“We started the build nearly two years ago”, added Jonathan,
while at the same time allowing guests to really switch off,
“and when we heard the BBC were looking for a glamping
relax and connect with nature. The multi-award winning
site to use as a location for the new series, Mark contacted
retreat offers five traditional shepherd style huts, which
the production team, who came for a recce. We completed the
have been lovingly hand-crafted by co-owners Mark Barrow
build of all five huts, so they were ready for the designers to
and Jonathan Gooders, both of whom have a background in
come in and put their stamp on them.”
fine art. Though not everything went swimmingly, as Mark explains. Named after the wife and daughters of Llywelyn the Great (c.
“Unfortunately one of the designs didn’t work out, but that
1173 – 11 April 1240), King of Gwynedd and ruler of Wales, each
gave us the opportunity to create something unique from
hut comes complete with en suite shower room, double bed,
scratch.” n
fully fitted kitchen, tables and chairs (both inside and out) for quiet, intimate dinners and a wood-burning stove to make
The new series of ‘Interior Design Masters’ airs on BBC1 at
those chilly evenings extra cosy.
9pm on Wednesday evenings, and you can catch up with the episode featuring Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts on BBC
Speaking about the popular BBCTV programme, Mark
iPlayer. To book a romantic stay just visit
commented: “Filming took place at the beginning of August
www.luxuryglampingwales.co.uk or call 01758 701551.
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