Penyrallt Home Farm is a 140 acre organic, traditional, mixed,
family farm overlooking the beautiful teifi valley. It has
been run by the Robinson family since 1960.
The farm's main enterprises are the production of milk,
beef and lamb, without the use of chemical fertilisers or
artificial inputs. The farm is certified organic by the Soil
Association and has been run organically since 1996. We have
a herd of milking cows, a flock of breeding ewes and a few
head of beef cattle. A small herd of rare Traditional Hereford
cattle is also kept.
Visitors are welcome to walk over the farm and see
the daily routine of a real working farm which includes the
twice-a-day milking of our herd of Ayrshire cows and depending
on the time of year, the feeding of calves, lambing and silage
or hay-making.
Wildlife abounds on the farm. There are resident badgers,
foxes and rabbits as well as buzzards, red kites, herons and
kingfishers amongst many other species of indigenous British
fauna and flora. In the spring and summer many wildflowers
and butterflies are to be found in the hedgerows and banks
that run across the farm.
The Teifi Valley is a perfect central area from which
to explore the spectacular coastline of Cardigan Bay, the
splendid scenery of the Cambrian Mountains and the haunting
beauty of the Presceli Hills.
There are many superb castles and ancient sites in the area
and the cathedral city of St David ’s is within easy
reach.
History
Penyrallt Home Farm goes back a long way. . .
In 1695 we know that the farm was owned by one Nathan
Griffiths who was a major land-owner in the area. At that
time the farm was known as Penyrallt Fadog.
The main farmhouse certainly dates from the 17th century
and probably much earlier.
The handsome farm buildings, which form the main yard,
were built in the middle of the 19th century by Arthur Howell-Jones
who bought the farm because his ancestors had lived here in
the 18th century. There is a story that he was the first Welshman
to go to agricultural college, in Edinburgh and when he came
to Penyrallt he built what were for the time, very modern
and spacious buildings which are now listed buildings with
Cadw, the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage. He is also
credited with being the first farmer to make silage in the
area in about 1880.
The name of the farm was changed to Penyrallt Home
Farm when a large gentleman's residence was built by Arthur
Howell Jones in 1868 which he called Penyrallt Fadog.
Film & Television
Over the years, Penyrallt Farm has been used a period location
for film and television work, and has also featured in its'
own right in documentary and factual programmes.
Penyrallt has been used as a film location on a number occasions
for feature films & television productions:
Tan
Ar Y Comin / A Christmas Reunion (1993)
Starring James Coburn & Edward Woodward Directed by David
Hemmings & Carol Byrne-Jones. Saban / Y Wennol (Wales).
Y Palmant Aur (1996-1999)
A Welsh language period drama. Opus TV / S4C (Wales)
Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience: Series 2
- Farmer (2011)
Stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert tries his hand at farming.
BBC One Wales/Presentable TV BBC Two.
