Garth Barns & Country House
Frequently Asked Questions
Please see below for a list of the most common FAQs received from prospective guests interested in hiring Garth Barns & Country House.
FAQs have been organised by category to assist you in navigating to those most relevant for you. Should you need any further help in determining if Garth Barns & Country House is suitable for your needs, please do get in touch with any questions!
While it is preferred that guests hire the entire venue, it may be possible to hire just one or two of the properties. This will depend on availability, time of year and any existing bookings that may have already been made and whether they are on an exclusive basis.
Please do get in touch to discuss your individual needs and the team at Garth Barns & Country House will do their best to accommodate you.
Across both barns and Garth Country House, it is possible to comfortably accommodate up to 50 guests overnight in the 18 bedrooms, of which 16 are ensuite.
Each property has a full kitchen with all essentials for cooking, storage, food preparation and dining, utility room with washing machine, dishwasher(s), freshly made beds, hairdryers in each bedroom, bathroom essentials, clean towels, all electricity use (with the exception of EV charging), heating & hot water, large gardens, BBQ and indoor and outdoor dining areas and plenty of free parking. Hafod Barn also has a pool table and table tennis.
In terms of facilities, guests have complementary and exclusive* access to the gym and sauna, boating lake, canoes, life jackets, firepit and fantastic walking opportunities across the 200 acre estate.
*please note that access to facilities assumes the entire venue is booked on an exclusive basis and where this is not the case, access to certain facilities will be limited depending on the property hired.
Garth Barns & Country House is a venue available for hire near Llanidloes in Mid Wales.
The venue’s address is:
Garth Barns & Country House
The Garth Farm
Llanidloes
Powys
SY18 6NN
By Car: Most guests arrive by car. The venue is c. 4 hours drive from London and 2 hours drive from Birmingham.
Train: It is also possible to arrive by train, with the closest station, Caersws, being a 15 minute drive away. Taxis can be booked locally to transport you to the venue. Prior booking of taxis is essential.
The owners, John & Veronica, live on the Farm and are located a short walk away from Garth Barns & Country House. They are able to help you as much or as little as you need, whilst also ensuring that guests have total privacy during their stay.
They are also available via whatsapp or phone throughout your stay, should you have any issues or requests!
Garth Barns & Country House does not permit guests to bring their dogs or other pets to the venue and is strictly dog free.
Llanidloes is located c. 2 miles from Garth Barns & Country House. Llanidloes has a couple of supermarkets, a selection of pubs and restaurants, a pharmacy, a good local butcher, a post office and plenty more to offer.
EV charging is by prior arrangement and will be incur a charge.
The nearest EV chargers are located in Llanidloes (5 minutes / 2 miles drive from the venue) and Newtown (14 miles / 20 minutes drive from the venue). The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Aberystwyth (45 minutes / 33 miles drive from the venue).
Yes! There is free parking conveniently located moments from the properties for 20 vehicles. More parking can be available by prior arrangement.
Accommodation FAQs
The venue can accommodate up to 50 guests comfortably across the 18 bedrooms. It may be possible to add up to two fold out beds, by prior arrangement only. Please do get in touch to discuss your needs.
Yes. Please get in touch for recommendations.
Check in is at 3:00pm on your day of arrival.
Check out is at 10:00am on your day of departure.
Should you need an earlier check in, or later check out, please get in touch as early as possible. The venue aims to be as flexible as possible, however, this may not always be possible.
Hafod Barn has 2 groundfloor bedrooms, 1 of which has an ensuite showeroom.
Ty Nant Barn has 1 downstairs bedroom with ensuite showeroom.
Please note that neither of these bathrooms are adapted to specifically cater for disabled guests at present. Please get in touch to discuss options and to ascertain if the venue will be suitable for guests with limited mobility.
Garth Barns & Country House is a fully self catering venue. There is no cleaning or other servicing of any of the venue during your stay. Should you wish to have any areas of the property cleaned while you are staying, please get in touch to discuss options, although we cannot guarantee availability.
Beds are made prior to your arrival by the Garth Barns & Country House team. Clean towels are provided for each guest and there is a hairdryer in every bedroom. The bathroom is prepared with fresh soap and loo paper included!
Weddings, celebrations & Event FAQs
The maximum capacity is 80 guests, including up to 50 of whom can be accommodated overnight at the venue.
Wedding and event bookings are always hired on an exclusive basis, with no other groups staying.
Absolutely! The venue offers many options for a small and intimate ceremony and celebration. Please note that for all wedding weekends held during the high season (May-September), it is a requirement that the entire venue is booked. During the low season (October-April, excluding school/public holidays), this is not a requirement and hiring of just the Barns with full venue exclusivity is available. For mid-week weddings, it is not necessary to hire the entire venue at any time of year to guarantee exclusivity, however, please note that during school holidays availability is limited.
Venue hire for weddings and events is for a minimum of 2 nights.
Absolutely! The team at Garth Barns & Country House can be available to assist as much or as little as is required. Ensuring a relaxing and stress-free wedding or event is of the utmost importance (and one of the many key reasons to choose Garth Barns & Country House!).
There are absolutely no additional charges associated with hiring the venue for your event, and definitely no corkage!
Definitely! Visits prior to booking Garth Barns & Country House are most encouraged. Prior booking is essential, please get in touch to arrange a convenient date to visit.
Celebrations typically take place outdoors (during the summer months!) or in the large 70 square metre open plan living space in Hafod Barn. For smaller mid-week weddings where just Garth Country House is hired for your wedding or celebration, the large front room provides a beautiful, classically-decorated room that is perfect for an intimate celebration.
Garth Barns & Country House is a self-catering venue, and as such does not offer any catering services. However, the team are available to assist you with your planning as much or as little as in required, and can certainly recommend a number of excellent catering (and other) suppliers who have previous experience operating at the venue.
Events and celebrations should end by 11:30pm.
This is possible and will require the hiring of a marquee from a third party marquee supplier.
Please note that this may incur additional costs depending on the size of the marquee and whether it will be set up within the grounds of Garth Barns & Country House, or on the estate land. Please do get in touch to discuss.
Wedding Ceremony FAQs
Indoor options include the large 70 square metre Living Room in Hafod Barn and the Front Living Room / Drawing Room in Garth Country House, which are both licensed for weddings.
Outdoor options include various spaces in the beautiful gardens and grounds of the venue. Popular locations include the flat lawn area between Hafod Barn and Ty Nant Barn, which is very pretty and tranquil set against the backdrop of a small stream and cabana. It is also possible to install a medium sized marquee on the large flat lawn area to the rear of Ty Nant barn, as shown here by a previous couple who married outdoors, whilst also managing any weather-related risks! More rustic options include ceremonies by the boating lake or even in the woods nearby!
At the present time*, the ceremony may take place anywhere outside within the curtilage of the licensed premises, allowing couples many options for an outdoor wedding.
*Current laws reflect changes made to existing laws as a result of COVID which allowed ceremonies to take place outside. This is currently still in force, though it is important for couples to understand that these may be revoked in the future. Please do bear this in mind for weddings planned further in the future.
A registrar can be provided by Powys County Council to officiate your ceremony. In order to hold a legally-binding marriage ceremony, couples will need to book the time and date of their wedding and pay a standard fee directly to Powys County Council Registrar. The Registrar will provide a suitably qualified professional to officiate the marriage and ceremony. Please find further information here.
Up to 50 guests can be seated in the Front Room at Garth Country House, or up to 80 in Hafod Barn Living Area.
For outdoor ceremonies, the capacity for your ceremony will depend on where you choose to hold your ceremony, with plenty of options with enough space to seat up to 80 attendees.
There are no restrictions at the venue, with the day and ceremony itself yours to plan exactly as you wish! Please do note that the ceremony time will need to be confirmed with Powys County Council Registrar.
Yes. Seating for up to 80 attendees is available, for both indoor and outdoor use. These can be set up for you as per your wishes, and are complementary as part of your booking.
Retreat Hire FAQs
Most retreat bookings are for the entire venue. However, it may be possible to just hire the Barns separately from Garth Country House, and vice versa. This depends on the time of year and exclusivity will depend on the terms agreed at booking. Generally speaking, there is more flexibility around how many properties are hired to guarantee venue exclusivity during the winter months (excluding school and public holiday dates). Please get in touch to discuss options for smaller groups.
When Garth Barns & Country House is hired all together, all facilities are exclusively available to you and your attendees. In other cases, exclusivity will depend on whether there are any other guests staying in another property at the venue, which can be confirmed at the time of booking.
The 70 square metre Living Area in Hafod Barn, which features a smooth oak floor and underfloor heating, provides an excellent space for a Shala during your retreat. In Garth Country House, the front Living Room / Drawing Room is also a large room capable of being transformed into a Shala for a smaller retreat of up to 10 (plus teacher / host).
There are various room configurations available. These range from single occupancy rooms (i.e. 1 double or queen bed), to twin (i.e. 1 double or queen bed and 1 single bed), to triple occupancy (i.e. 3 single beds). There is also one large quadruple room with 1 king size bed and 3 singles.
Garth Barns & Country House is located in a very quiet and tranquil countryside location. Furthermore, it is located at the heart of the 200 acre estate, with the nearest neighbours being approx 1km away! It really is very quiet!
Please note that when the venue is hired on a non-exclusive basis (which is always agreed at time of booking), the team at Garth Barns & Country House will do their utmost to ensure that any other group staying at the venue will in no way impact your retreat and the experience of your guests.
Absolutely! Please get in touch to discuss.
Deposits are 30% of the total booking fee. The balance is due 8 weeks prior to arrival date.
The 30% deposit secures your booking, with the balance (and £500 returnable security deposit) due 8 weeks before arrival. The deposit and the balance are both non-refundable. Should you cancel your booking prior the balance being due, there will be no additional penalty beyond non return of your 30% deposit.
Cancellation should be by email, which will receive a receipt to acknowledge cancellation. If you do need to cancel, the sooner you can let us know, the better chance we have of reletting. If we are able to relet for more than your balance owing, some or all of your deposit would be returned, less a reasonable admin fee. We reserve the right to let the property to suitable groups only.
For retreat bookings, dates can normally be reserved for 2 weeks for teachers to gauge interest and take deposits from their group, before the 30% deposit to secure your booking becomes payable.