You maybe wouldn’t normally consider a bunkhouse if staying with the Mrs, but I can recommend an excellent one that is a cut above any other I’ve stayed in (lots). The Hafren Forest Bunkhouse.. It’s very walker friendly, Darren is a Ten Tors scrutineer, he and Sarah are both Air Training Corps instructors with mountain leader qualifications and will guide you if you like, or give you some excellent advice if doing your own thing. Sarah does all the cooking which is superb. Comfy rest room, log fire and we came back to homemade cake after a wet and windy walk. We walked from the door up Plynlimon the highest mountain in mid Wales, to the sources of the Severn and Wye. There are some great lower level walks too if you fancy something gentler. We went mountain biking from there too, Darren arranged a local guide for not very much cash and came along with us on his own bike. It’s on the trans Cambrian MTB route and next to some awesome trails in the Hafren Forest. It’s near Llandiloes, which has some good pubs and restaurants and maybe on option if you fancy some posher accommodation. I’d still chose the bunkhouse though as it’s so good. Stunning, quiet and unspoiled part of the world, I’m sure you’ll have a great time wherever you stay.
