This year has seen a number of changes at Dragon Trails. Probably the biggest is the introduction of short (4-night) breaks based at our home in Garway on the Welsh borders. We ran two very enjoyable (for us anway!) holidays in March and April. Walks included the Black Mountains and the Wye and Monnow Valleys. Guests stay in 3 newly created ensuite rooms at the village inn, The Garway Moon, two minutes walk across the common from us. Breakfast and one supper is at the inn – tea and supper (& packed lunches) are with us. The rooms are all doubles or twins, so it pays to be either a couple or good friends! We plan to run more breaks from November through to April, but no dates have been decided as yet. We are pretty flexible, so if anyone fancies any particular dates, just let us know.
Mandy is taking a back seat with the cooking this year – although she is still at Parc-y-gors and willing to step in in an emergency. Thankfully there haven’t been any of those – largely due to the miraculous discovery of Mellie. Not that I had to look very far – she’s my neice. What I didn’nt know was what a good cook she was! After 5 months cooking for chalets in the Alps, she came straight to us in May and has cooked for all but 2 of the groups this Spring. Highlights (for me) include home-made white chocolate ice cream and chocolate and orange cake (you may detect a theme there..). Ask anyone who’s been this year and they’ll tell you more.
October 6, 2009 at 4:12 pm |
thankyou for a wonderful holiday great food and company – look forward to returning in the spring – highly recommended