The Griffin has been developed into a 7-bedroom hostelry of contemporary comfort – crisp Irish linen, goosedown pillows, some Rajasthani beds and furniture, stripped pine floorboards, spacious baths to wallow in after a day in the hills, but no TVs in rooms. The new owners and their Dutch head chef, produce miracles specialising in local produce – Welsh lamb, beef from the neighbouring farm (organic where possible) and puddings to die for, all with an international twist. Breakfast is taken communally; guests make their own toast on the Aga. It is all very informal, like a country house. This atmosphere spreads to the bar area where local ales can be sampled in front of a roaring log fire or liqueur sipped. There are great walks on Llandefalle Hill in the Beacons behind the inn and Offa’s Dyke, Kilvert Country and fishing on the Usk and Wye are all nearby.
> Rooms:
7 (inc 3 suites)
> Fishing, golf, watersports, sailing, shooting, squash all within 10 miles
> Felin Fach Griffin is open all year except Christmas & Boxing Day |
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