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10 Bedroom Detached House, Cribyn, Lampeter, SA48

Cribyn, Lampeter, SA48

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2nd Floor Suites 8 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth

Description

Offers Over £650,000

There are properties, and then there are opportunities. Pontfaen is emphatically the latter — and unusually, it presents two exceptional opportunities in one.

Approached via a sweeping tarmacadam driveway, flanked by mature planting and beautifully maintained lawns, Pontfaen makes an immediate impression. Set within approximately one acre of private, landscaped grounds along a peaceful country lane between the villages of Cribyn and Dihewyd, this substantial ten-bedroom country residence combines character, scale and remarkable versatility.

Thoughtfully extended and upgraded over the years, Pontfaen has been created to work equally well as a successful hospitality business, an impressive family residence, or a combination of both. Whether welcoming up to 22 guests, accommodating an extended family, or providing a change of pace in the Welsh countryside, this is a property with genuine flexibility and significant potential.

Opportunity One — A Thriving Hospitality Business

Pontfaen currently operates as a highly successful, fully equipped holiday let, accommodating up to 22 guests in the main house, with capacity increasing to 28 with the additional lodge-style static caravan.

The business generates approximately £150,000 per annum in turnover and benefits from an established website, strong forward bookings and a bespoke leisure suite, helping to command premium nightly rates and encourage excellent repeat custom.

The property is offered as a going concern, with fixtures, fittings and future bookings available by separate negotiation, presenting an increasingly rare opportunity to acquire an established income-producing hospitality business in one of Wales's most sought-after tourism regions.

Opportunity Two — An Exceptional Family Home

Beyond its current use as a holiday destination, Pontfaen is an extraordinary family home in its own right.

With ten bedrooms, multiple reception rooms, a substantial banqueting kitchen capable of seating 22, a generous master suite with French doors opening onto the gardens, and a private leisure suite incorporating a hot tub and sauna, the accommodation is exceptionally well suited to modern multi-generational living.

The grounds extend to approximately one acre, providing ample space for outdoor entertaining, recreation and relaxation, while the additional self-contained lodge-style static caravan offers further flexibility for extended family, guests, or an au pair.

This is the kind of home where grandparents, parents, adult children and grandchildren can live together while still enjoying their own space — a property designed not simply for living, but for bringing people together.

A Property With Possibilities

Whether your ambition is to continue and expand the established holiday business, create an extraordinary private family home, or combine the two, Pontfaen offers a level of flexibility rarely found at this scale.

With its impressive accommodation, established commercial use, extensive grounds and enviable versatility, Pontfaen represents a truly distinctive opportunity in the West Wales property market.

Offers Over £650,000.

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Property Details

  • Property type: House
  • Property style: Detached
  • Price Per Sq Foot: £109
  • Approx Sq Feet: 5,948 sqft
  • Plot Sq Feet: 163,375 sqft
  • Council Tax Band: TBD
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Rooms

Entrance Porch

Entrance Hallway

Step through the entrance porch — with its tiled floor and tongue-and-groove ceiling — into a generous entrance hall with timber effect flooring and a staircase rising to the first floor. The ground floor flows naturally through a series of generously proportioned rooms, each designed to serve the property's dual life as both a premium holiday let and an extraordinary private residence.

Living Room

5.61m x 4.29m

A warm and welcoming space centred around a marble-style feature fireplace, with a large front window flooding the room with natural light, fitted wall lights, and integrated ceiling speakers — ideal for relaxed family evenings or guests winding down after a day on the Ceredigion coast.

Kitchen/Dining Room

7.14m x 4.09m

The kitchen and dining roomis the working heart of the house: a generous open-plan space currently housing a banqueting table that seats 22, with a tiled floor, an extensive range of fitted kitchen units, integrated dishwasher, integrated fridge, space for a further large fridge, and a Rangemaster Range with extractor hood. A raised lantern-style roof over part of the room fills the space with natural light and gives it an almost restaurant-quality character.

Conservatory

4.04m x 3.71m

The conservatory serves as an additional games and leisure room, with tiled flooring, wall lights, and French doors opening to the rear terrace — a wonderful indoor/outdoor connection that makes the most of the Ceredigion summer.

Games Room

3.96m x 2.82m

A further versatile space with wall lights and access to both the kitchen and conservatory.

Utility & Laundry Room

5.16m x 1.98m

A substantial utility room provides all the behind-the-scenes practicality this property demands: extensive fitted units, laundry facilities, Grant oil-fired central heating boiler, and rear entrance door. The inner hallway connects the ground floor accommodation in an efficient and logical flow

Bedroom One

4.57m x 2.74m

Ground floor, wood timber effect flooring, front window, radiator

Family Bathroom

3.15m x 2.69m

Generously proportioned family bathroom with double wash hand basin, toilet, fitted cupboard, spa bath with shower over, two heated towel rails, and a linen cupboard

Bedroom Two

2.90m x 2.39m

Ground floor, bunk bed configuration, radiator

Master Bedroom

6.43m x 3.71m

An impressive principal suite with oak flooring, underfloor heating, French doors to the garden, and sliding doors to a dressing room (fitted wardrobes and cupboards) and en-suite.

Dressing Room

En-suite

A luxuriously appointed en suite bathroom with corner bath, shower cubicle, heated towel rail, and full tiling

Bedroom Four

3.35m x 6.27m

Interconnected with Bedroom Five to form a private family suite, with fitted wardrobe and underfloor heating.

Bedroom Five

Featuring fitted wardrobe, underfloor heating, and access to the en suite shower room.

En-suite

En suite shower room with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and toilet servicing Bedrooms Four and Five.

Bedroom Six

4.09m x 3.45m

Oak flooring, built-in cupboard, underfloor heating and access to the en-suite shower room

En-suite

En suite shower room with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and toilet

First Floor

Accessed via staircase to Landing.

Bedroom Seven

3.45m x 3.81m

Featuring Velux roof window, access to eaves storage, spot lighting with en-suite.

En-suite

Bedroom Eight

3.45m x 4.57m

Featuring Velux roof window, eaves storage, spot lighting.

Bedroom Nine

3.38m x 6.40m

Velux roof window, radiator, eaves storage, en suite cloakroom.

En-suite

Bedroom Ten

4.50m x 2.59m

Two Velux roof windows, eaves storage.

Pontfaen Fach (Lodge-Style Static Caravan)

Included within the sale is Pontfaen Fach: a well-appointed lodge-style static caravan currently operating as an additional holiday let. With its own independent LPG gas-fired central heating, double glazed windows, and fully self-contained layout, Pontfaen Fach extends the overall sleeping capacity of the estate to 28 — a combination virtually unmatched for short-break holiday accommodation at this scale in West Wales.

Entrance Hall

Entrance reception hall with built-in cupboard.

Bedroom One with En-suite

2.52m x 2.34m

Feature a built-in wardrobe and vanity area, en suite shower room with shower, wash hand basin and toilet.

Bedroom Two

2.54m x 1.73m

Spacious second bedroom with built-in wardrobe.

Bathroom

This functional bathroom has a corner bath with shower unit over, wash hand basin, toilet, radiator, extractor fan.

Open plan Kitchen/Living Area

6.20m x 3.61m

A light, open-plan kitchen/living area with fitted kitchen units, electric cooker, and a living area with feature full-length window and French doors to a private terrace.

Stone Outbuilding (Pontfaen Fach)

6.50m x 3.86m

The caravan also has its own small stone building housing a hot tub and sauna with outside shower area — ensuring guests in Pontfaen Fach enjoy the same premium leisure experience as the main house.

Workshop

7.39m x 3.86m

A substantial purpose-built workshop with concreted flooring, double doors, and electricity connected — an enormously practical facility for the running and maintenance of a property of this scale.

Floorplans

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Outside Spaces

Garden

The grounds of approximately one acre are a genuine delight and a significant contributor to the property's success as a holiday destination. The central tarmacadam driveway is flanked by well-tended lawned areas and mature planting, leading to a generous forecourt with ample parking for multiple vehicles. To the rear, landscaped gardens and further extensive lawned areas provide space for outdoor entertaining on a grand scale, currently equipped with a long banqueting-style terrace table for al fresco dining. A poly tunnel and multiple planted beds add a productive and characterful dimension to the outdoor space.

Location

Pontfaen sits in the gentle rolling countryside of mid-Ceredigion, a part of Wales that rewards those who take the time to find it. The property adjoins quiet country lanes from which miles of walking routes unfold in every direction — through wooded valleys, across open farmland, and towards the dramatic coastline of the Ceredigion Heritage Coast, renowned for its sandy beaches, secluded coves, and bottle-nosed dolphin sightings. The university and market town of Lampeter lies approximately 7 miles distant, offering a lively array of independent shops, cafés, and amenities. The celebrated harbour town of Aberaeron — arguably Ceredigion's most beautiful coastal settlement, with its renowned restaurants, boutique hotels, and Georgian architecture — is just 9 miles away. The A487 coastal road connects easily with Cardigan, Aberystwyth, and beyond, making Pontfaen surprisingly well-connected despite its wonderfully private setting. This is a location that guests return to year after year — and that is perhaps the most powerful testament to its appeal.

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