Gelli Glamping

Gelli Glamping occupies a hillside perch inside the Brecon Beacons National Park, two miles from Llandeilo, with far-reaching views across the Tywi Valley that face west and catch the light until the end of the day. There are two safari tents on site and nothing else: no shared lawn, no communal fire pit, no other guests crowding the view. It is a deliberately small operation and the intimacy is the point.

Each tent is well-equipped: fully fitted kitchen, wood-burning stove, fleece blankets, hot water bottles and a private wood-fired hot tub. The hot tubs are the log-burning kind, which means planning ahead. Allow four to five hours for the water to reach temperature if you want an evening soak, which means firing it up mid-afternoon. That rhythm suits the place: arrive, light the fire, walk into the Beacons, return to a hot tub and a valley view. Hosts Rhodri and Carys are responsive and add the kind of small touches (extra blankets, kids' games) that make a stay feel looked-after rather than serviced.

Llandeilo is a proper Welsh market town, close enough for provisions and a good meal, far enough that you don't hear it. The wider area offers cycling, walking, and a cluster of Welsh castles within driving distance. In good weather this is a genuinely arresting place to be still for a few days.