Cribyn, Lampeter, SA48

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Utility & Laundry Room

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

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

Family Bathroom

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

Ground floor, bunk bed configuration, radiator

Master Bedroom

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

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

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

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

En-suite

Bedroom Eight

Featuring Velux roof window, eaves storage, spot lighting.

Bedroom Nine

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

En-suite

Bedroom Ten

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

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

Bedroom Two

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

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)

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

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.