4 bed detached house for sale

Ty'r Felin, Felingwm Uchaf, Carmarthen SA32

Set into the heart of the Tywi Valley... The so-called Garden of Wales, Tŷ’r Felin is a property of genuine rarity. A Georgian farmstead first recorded in 1766, when it was home to J. Rees Esquire, it has been transformed over the generations into an exceptional family home of considerable scale, flexibility and character. The datestone on the wall still reads as it did nearly 260 years ago. Everything behind it has been reimagined with outstanding quality and care.

What greets you first is space. An entrance hall of near-baronial proportions leads the eye through an original arched stone opening to the south, where a spectacular triple-aspect sitting room - reached by a sweeping four-step rise - commands the full theatre of the building's conversion. Herringbone oak parquet, a wood burning stove in a stone fireplace, French doors to a vast south-facing terrace. This is the room that stops every visitor in their tracks.

Six acres of grounds, a private borehole, a side wing with genuine annexe potential, a master bedroom with its own south-facing balcony, and a location that puts Carmarthen, the A40 and the M4 corridor within easy reach without sacrificing a single yard of peace or privacy. No onward chain.

The property benefits from a separate gated vehicular access opening onto the grounds, providing ample off-road parking. An existing timber-clad workshop and garden store are already in place, with further scope for garaging, a car port or additional outbuildings, subject to the necessary consents.

Please contact Fine and Country West Wales to arrange a viewing.

EPC Rating: D

Location

Felingwm Uchaf sits in the Tywi Valley - known as the Garden of Wales - a landscape of rolling green hills, ancient woodland and historic estates that stretches between Carmarthen and Llandeilo. The village is peaceful and community-minded, with The Plough Inn on the doorstep and The Forest Arms at Brechfa a short drive away.

Brechfa Forest is minutes from the door - one of Wales's finest trail networks for walking, cycling and mountain biking. The newly developed Tywi Valley Path provides a 13–16 mile traffic-free walking and cycling route linking Carmarthen and Llandeilo through some of the most beautiful countryside in West Wales.

Carmarthen - the county town, with its full range of shops, rail connections to Swansea, Cardiff and London, and access to the A40 and M4 - is within easy reach. Llandeilo, with its boutique shops, restaurants and independent culture, lies in the opposite direction. The National Botanic Garden of Wales, Aberglasney Gardens and Dinefwr Park & Castle are all nearby.
You are, genuinely, in the middle of nowhere, and everywhere you need is within easy reach.

Entrance Hall (7.92m x 4.88m)

A raised step leads to a UPVC double glazed entrance door with glazed side panels, opening into one of the most impressive arrival spaces you will find in a home of this type. The entrance hall measuring a substantial 29 feet by 16 is flooded with natural light from the rooflight above and framed immediately by an original arched stone opening at its far end. A contemporary oak and glass staircase rises to the first floor to the right, while the eye is drawn forward through the building. Doors lead to all principal ground floor rooms. A storage cupboard sits to one side, and a striking piece of repurposed farm machinery, almost certainly a mill component of considerable age, hangs as a sculptural centrepiece above. Steps rise to the right toward the feature sitting room.

Music Room / Dining Room (4.27m x 2.74m)

A versatile front-aspect room with picture window, reclaimed timber flooring and ceiling with exposed beam. Currently used as a music studio, equally suited as a bedroom, home office or additional dining room.

Kitchen / Dining Room (6.30m x 3.51m)

The social heart of the house - a generous space where a comprehensive shaker kitchen with breakfast peninsula flows beneath an original oak beam into a relaxed dining area. Includes electric oven, gas hob with extractor hood, integrated dishwasher and fridge. UPVC door opens directly onto the south-facing terrace, framing views across the Tywi Valley.

Feature Sitting Room (6.91m x 6.10m)

A spectacular triple-aspect reception room, reached via a sweeping four-step rise from the entrance hall. Herringbone oak parquet flooring, a wood burning stove set within a substantial stone fireplace, and French doors opening to the terrace create a space of real scale and presence.

Cloakroom / Shower Room (2.74m x 0.91m)

A well-appointed ground floor facility comprising walk-in shower, WC, vanity basin and heated towel rail.

Study / Bedroom Five (3.76m x 2.74m)

A practical front-aspect room, ideal as a home office, treatment room or additional bedroom.

Utility Room (5.94m x 2.95m)

A substantial working space fitted with base units, sink, plumbing for appliances and French doors to outside. This room also houses the oil fired boiler.

Storage Room / Studio / Annexe Space (5.79m x 2.39m)

A flexible additional space accessed from the utility room, offering clear potential as a studio, workspace or part of a self-contained annexe arrangement.

Landing (5.79m x 2.74m)

A generous landing with exposed beams and rooflight above.

Master Bedroom (6.32m x 4.98m)

A striking principal suite with vaulted ceiling, exposed stone wall and French doors opening onto a private south-facing balcony overlooking the gardens and valley beyond. Benefits from a walk in wardrobe and a door that leads to the en-suite.

En Suite Bathroom (3.12m x 2.36m)

Fitted with panel bath, basin and WC, finished with contrasting slate and cream tiling.

Bedroom Two (4.88m x 3.66m)

A well-proportioned double bedroom, bright and comfortable with dual windows and rooflight.

Bedroom Three (3.96m x 2.74m)

A characterful room featuring exposed stonework and vaulted ceiling.

Bedroom Four (3.76m x 3.30m)

A further double bedroom, well-presented with good natural light also featuring exposed stone work on the wall.

Bathroom (2.13m x 1.52m)

A clean, practical bathroom fitted with bath, basin and WC.

Garden

Step outside and the scale of Tŷ'r Felin becomes clear. A substantial south-facing stone terrace, split-level, generously planted with mature borders and designed for serious outdoor entertaining, wraps around the rear of this handsome ochre-rendered farmstead, with French doors opening from the sitting room.

Beyond the terrace, the gardens give way to approximately 5.7 acres of meadow land, leading to a wooded hillside and framing views that are entirely private and deeply, quietly Welsh. A magnificent mature oak tree, certainly well over a century old, its canopy framing the hillside beyond, anchors the garden and bears witness to the generations that have called this place home.

To the side of the property, a separate gated vehicular access opens onto the grounds where a large timber-clad workshop and garden store already sits. This independent access, with its existing outbuilding, provides genuine scope for garaging, a car port, equestrian facilities or further outbuildings, subject to the necessary consents.

Two further external store rooms are built into the fabric of the side elevation of the house, accessed directly from the terrace, practical, well-positioned and immediately useful.

The property also benefits from its own private borehole, with a dedicated water treatment plant, pressurised accumulator, pump and filtration system, complete water independence. Zero water rates. Additionally there is off road parking that could easily cater for several vehicles.