Davids Organic Farm, Gwarmacwydd

Stay on a working organic farm, meet animals with a real farmer, and discover conservation, local heritage, and sustainable rural life firsthand.

OUR EXPERIENCES

Davids Organic Farm offers stays in five individual stone buildings on a working organic farm of over 450 acres on the River Tâf in West Wales, sleeping two to twenty-two, with the whole farm available to groups. Every morning at 8:30 guests join a real farmer to feed the goats, hens, calves and bottle-fed lambs. They can drive a tractor, fish 2.5 miles of private riverbank free, and walk 50 acres of ancient woodland without leaving the farm. Travellers come to take part in a working farm through the seasons.

ABOUT US

A family farm at Gwarmacwydd for forty years, certified organic since 1999. We share over 450 acres with our guests and farm to leave the land better than we found it. Our ethos: we do not inherit the land from our ancestors — we borrow it from our children.

IMPACT

Gwarmacwydd has been certified organic since 1999 (OF&G UKF040573): 27 years without herbicides, pesticides or routine veterinary drugs, inspected every year. We are regenerative in practice and organic by certificate. 30.77% of our 450+ acres is permanent habitat and woodland, three times the 10% our farm scheme requires, including a Site of Special Scientific Interest under an approved management plan. Water comes from our own borehole and spring, sewage is treated on site, two of our buildings are heated by a boiler burning our own timber, and the herd is fed entirely from the farm. We employ local people, use local suppliers and tradesmen first, and bring visitors inland and out of season, away from the coast where tourism money concentrates. Every guest joins a real farmer on the 8:30 morning round and hears the farm's story, back to the sixth-century Vortipor Stone. Schools and study groups visit.

DETAILS

To learn more, contact: info@davidsorganicfarm.wales

What are your minimum and maximum group sizes?
1–22

Do you require visitors to pre-book?
Yes

Do you have group rates?
Yes

Do you pay commissions to travel advisors?
Yes

What languages do you offer your services in?
English

When are you open?
Open every day of the year, including Christmas Day. Arrivals from 5pm and departures by 10am, any day except Saturday. The guests' morning round runs at 8:30 every day. Office Monday to Friday, 8:30–4:30. The family lives on the farm.

What accommodations do you make for people living with disabilities?
None of our accommodation is adapted for wheelchairs, and guests need to manage steps and stairs. The Old Coach House has only a very low step at its door and a ground-floor bathroom, with bedrooms upstairs. Cars can pull up a few steps from each building. Paths are gravel and the farm is grass and tracks, all uneven, with no lighting at night. The farm buggy can carry an adult who finds walking difficult on the morning round. Assistance dogs are welcome free of charge. Our full accessibility guide is at davidsorganicfarm.wales/accessibility.