Your Host, Collette May.

I’m Collette the host, owner, and usually the one you’ll find out in the fields in wellies I moved here in 2020 with my two children, and what started as a big life change has grown into something I’m incredibly proud of.

These days I run:

🏡 Two holiday cottages

🌿 Manage 15 acres of land - fields, woodland & ponds

🐾 My gundog training business, Completely Gundogs

🖥️ Dog Pro Solutions business with my eldest son Aidan

And of course, life revolves around my dogs - 5 Labradors (3 homebred) and Rosie the Chihuahua who definitely keeps things interesting

A bit of my background…

My journey with dogs started thanks to one very special Labrador, Benji 💛

That led to my first business, Lead and Listen, which grew from dog walking into a full training business with a team, something I later sold when I moved to Wales. It’s still going strong now, which I’m so proud of.

Where things are heading now…

Mid Wales Holidays has grown into so much more than just a place to stay.

With the addition of our new barn space Ysgubor, I’m now focusing on creating a space for:

✨ Dog training holidays

✨ Retreats

✨ Groups wanting to hire the whole place

Alongside this, Completely Gundogs continues to grow, and I’m excited to be supported by other trainers so I can keep developing new ideas and opportunities.

Life outside of work…

When I’m not here, you’ll often find me out exploring in my camper, paddleboarding, or chasing waves with my partner Andy.

Van life, SUP surfing, and getting out into new places has become a big part of how I recharge, reset and get inspired and it’s something I’m bringing more and more into the way I live and work.

If you’ve stayed here, trained here, or supported what I do in any way thank you ☺️. It really does mean a lot.

About the Accommodation

'Coed Y Gaer Fawr' which translates to 'the trees of the great fort' has lots of country charm with its mature woods and old stone buildings, including the main farmhouse (the owner’s private residence), Y Beudy (our 2-bed cottage), and Penrhyllan (our 1-bed cottage), all date back to the 1700s. The cottages benefit from their own garden with seating, and access to 15 acres of private ground, in a quiet secluded location, with safe ample parking and stunning views. Both cottages are self-contained and have the advantage of the owner, Collette May living on-site in the farmhouse with her children and dogs should you need anything during your stay.

About the Grounds

As guests, you are invited to enjoy our private fields and woods at your leisure during your stay. You are more than welcome to wander 15 acres of private grounds, at your leisure. The grounds feature a mix of woodland, grassland and cover crops (depending on the season) and are often used for gundog training with mown strips for retrieving, height-adjustable log jumps into the woods and a fixed jumping pen in the field. There is also a pond in the main field for water work. The grounds consist of 15 acres of fields, two ponds including one for dogs to swim in and a fenced-off wildlife pond, plus two woods. One wood is a lovely open bluebell wood with mature oak and beech trees. The other wood is more dense and therefore a perfect home for a variety of different wildlife.

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