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Idris

Elan Valley

Elan Valley International Dark Sky Park · Nearby · 10 miles

Sleeps 2 Wood-fired Swedish Bath Firepit & Logs Undercover Camp Kitchen

Overview

Idris is a newly built shepherd's hut for two, handcrafted from recycled materials, set in seclusion in its own three-acre meadow at 1,300ft with sweeping views over the Cambrian Mountains, part of the small, owner-run Belan Bluebell Woods site on Pantmaenog Farm near Llanidloes in Mid Wales. It's a properly private, off-grid-feeling retreat: a comfy memory-foam double bed (made up with electric blanket and hot water bottles) positioned so you get the down-the-valley view from your pillow, big windows over a breakfast bar, a private parking area, an undercover camp kitchen with fridge, crockery and gas BBQ, a firepit brazier with logs and marshmallows, and a wood-fired Swedish bath outside. A welcome hamper with homemade lemon drizzle cake greets you, with a butcher/baker pre-order service available. South-facing and wonderfully remote, hosted by Suzi, who's widely praised in reviews.

Southern aspect
Clear
External lighting
Minimal
Other buildings
Yes

Stargazing guide

Belan Bluebell Woods sits high in the Cambrian Mountains, one of the darkest and least light-polluted parts of Wales, and the site actively promotes stargazing (it has its own dedicated stargazing page). At 1,300ft in its own secluded meadow with no neighbours in sight, Idris offers genuinely pristine skies, and its firepit and wood-fired outdoor bath give you dark, open, south-facing ground to watch from, with guests singling out "our outdoor bath under the stars" and the Milky Way overhead. For your data, note this is a Cambrian Mountains dark-sky location rather than a designated Reserve/Park; the nearest formal designation is the Elan Valley International Dark Sky Park a short way south. Best viewing runs March–April and September–November

Moon conditions

Waxing Gibbous · 85%

Darkness 7 hrs
Next full moon 26 Sept
Moonrise 17:00
Stargazing window 7 hrs

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Next 7 nights

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Practical information

Mobile signal
Patchy
Winter access
Yes
Nearest pub
Bluebell Inn
Nearest shop
Llanidloes
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