How green is my valley
How green is my valley could be the boast of the new owner of a mid Wales estate that has gone on the market.
The 774-acre estate, Llechweddygarth, in the beautiful Tanat Valley includes a nine-bedroomed hall, five cottages, farm buildings, two ancient woodlands and a sporting rights with one of the top high pheasant shoots in Wales.
The price tag for owning a part of the valley is not being disclosed by estate agent Halls, who says it is available to prospective buyers,but those interested will have to have a few million in the bank.
Llechweddygarth, Llangynog, is centred around a Grade II listed, nine bedroomed hall overlooking the Tanat Valley. Halls' chairman, Peter Willcock, said the sale also included stone outbuildings including shoot rooms, five detached cottages on assured shorthold tenancies and traditional farm buildings with conversion potential.
As well as pasture land, hill grazing and woodland the estate also holds registered sporting rights over an additional 3,000 acres, which Mr Willcock said, created great potential for further extension and development of the shoot.
“We are delighted to be offering for sale Llechweddygarth, which is an outstanding sporting estate with what is considered to be one of the best high pheasant shoots in Wales.The sporting rights are currently let to Robert Bennett Jones," Mr Willcock said.
The estate is just 20 miles from both Oswestry and Welshpool and the area is known for hill walking, hiking, pony trekking and fishing. It is 12 miles from Bala Lake.
"Dating to the 16th century, the hall has been enlarged over the centuries, including in 1907 by famous architect Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion. It sits in a magical, elevated position overlooking hill ranges in a secluded valley at the end of which is the historic 12th century church of St Melangell."
