planting trees at Gliffaes Hotel

Tree Planting

More Specimen tress at Gliffaes With the planting of a further 17 specimen trees yesterday it rounded off nicely a year in which Susie and I started to really make more of the spectacular trees we have at Gliffaes. Starting three or four centuries ago past inhabitants of Gliffaes have taken a long term view [...]

picking wimberries on llangorse mountain

Foraging at Gliffaes

Experimenting in the Gliffaes Kitchens Quite often people scoff at the point of Twitter but it is thanks to Twitter and the Abergavenny Food Festival that Susie made contact with Adele Nozedar, author of, ‘The Hedgerow Handbook‘. It also turns out that Adele lives just down the road from Gliffaes. After Susie went to hear [...]

 
Weddings at gliffaes

Have your wedding at Gliffaes

Congratulations! firstly on your engagement and secondly on deciding to consider Gliffaes as a possible venue for your wedding. You have taken the first step towards a hassle free and successful day. We will only cater for one wedding at a time and you will never have to share the Hotel with another wedding party. [...]

trout fishing for beginners

Fly Fishing Courses 2013

New Fishing Courses for 2013 For over ten years we have been running fly-fishing courses at Gliffaes Hotel. For 2013 we have added more courses for anglers who want to improve their skills.  If you are a beginner learning to fish at Gliffaes, the Usk will spoil you; this section of the Usk is one [...]