Superb hotel and service. Food excellent, location unbeatable. Only one small caveat - please be more explicit in your brochure concerning location - it took us an hour to find you. (maybe no bad thing). We will be back!

Brian Walker - May 2012
gliffaes hotel wine cellar

New Wine List

A wine list is a difficult beast to look after. Prices change, vintages change, producers stop making certain wines – these are the easy administrative changes that we have to keep abreast of. The hard part is controlling the size of a wine list. Too big and it just puts people off and ties up [...]

Tips for Early Season Fishing

Pro Fishing Guide – Frank Williams sent me these few notes on fishing for trout in this cold spring weather Although the winter seems to be endless and the rivers have been slow to start showing their true potential, there are still fish to be caught at this time of year. It’s all about choosing [...]

 
painting out in the garden

In and Out of the Studio

Improving your Painting at Gliffaes 25th and 26th April 2013 The School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Aberystwyth University is delighted to collaborate with Gliffaes Country Hotel in delivering a two day art course using the beautiful grounds and surroundings of Gliffaes. Who will be teaching? Your tutor will be Tessa Waite who a highly [...]

learning to cast at Gliffaes

Early Season Casting Clinic

FREE – Early Season Casting Clinic – Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March 2013 March 11th – We have been forced to cancel this event due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies. Fishing season starts on the Usk on March 3rd. With all the rain we have had the river is looking in good shape. But, what sort of [...]