Fine Spring Weather One of the joys of living in this country is the change of seasons and after this weekend’s very fine weather I can safely say that spring has arrived in the Usk Valley. The birds are very chirpy and there are plenty of puffed up cock pheasants strutting on the lawn. The [...]

A trip to Aberglasney makes for a great day out from Gliffaes, the journey along the A40 westwards is very straight forward and takes an hour. We often call in here on the way back from Pembrokshire to have a look around and to have lunch in the very good cafe over looking the big [...]

Two New Hives at Gliffaes I bet that headline got you going, well its true, we have two queens living at Gliffaes now. In the beehives at the bottom of the walled garden. Susie and I started keeping bees some years ago when the man who used to keep several hives here passed on. We [...]

Gliffaes Hotel Gardens – something very special Spring, summer, autumn or winter there is always something worth seeing in our grounds. Snowdrops, camellias, daffodils and bluebells in spring give way to rhododendrons and azaleas in May and June. Later in the summer the long grasses make for a wonderful contrast with the almost flawless lawns. [...]