When I booked to stay at Ty Unnos whilst working on The History of Medical Science project ,(Part 2 from Wales is coming up this week ) I had no idea how amzing it was going to be. Yes, the pictures on The Welsh House website were beautiful, as is The Welsh House Instagram feed, and yes, I was really excited, but there was something exceptional and magical about this cottage which I can’t quite define…
Artist Sophie Abbott was my travelling companion for the 2 day Welsh trip and we arrived at Ty Unnos in the dark ( with a bag of crisps, some soup and a couple of beers, completely forgetting that we should have got stuff in for breakfast too! ). We’d barely got out of the car when loud purring and shiny eyes led us to the front door…Mrs Jones was welcoming us to her castle… Having spent the day in awe at St Fagan’s( you can see photos from my visit there here ) our jaws dropped as we realised we had basically walked into one of the historical buildings we had seen there…but Ty Unnos had warm floors and was so cosy and just perfect. We woke up early, as we wanted to soak in as much of the countryside and interior aesthetics as we could in one day, and thankfully it was one of those mornings with sun, dew, and a sharp cold which isn’t unpleasant; it just makes you wear a cardigan and walk around with a steaming cup of tea…very happy. I have to say at this point that Sophie and I had been hugely admiring the thatched roof which it turned out that Dorian the owner had not only constructed himself but had also foraged for the hazel and gorse!!
The cottage is a work of art, not just a simple self catering holiday let…it is a piece of lovingly and artistically created art which is also a wonderful dwelling. I didn’t want to leave Ty Unnos, in fact I actually wanted to live there…and I am in utter and almost incomprehensible admiration and awe for Dorian who has created this cottage…this little piece of Welsh magic. If you’re thinking about getting away, go here…it’s wonderful!
You can read the Steller Story version of this post here
