Where is The Old Stable?

In the middle of Machynlleth, in the grounds of a Grade II listed Georgian town house — the shops are on the doorstep and the train station is a 10-minute walk.

How many people does The Old Stable sleep?

It sleeps 2 in the upstairs double bedroom, plus up to 2 more on the downstairs double sofa bed at a 10% supplement per extra person.

Is The Old Stable good for walkers and cyclists?

Very — Glyndŵr's Way passes the front door, the town sits on National Cycle Route 8, and bridleways, byways and forest tracks lead off in every direction.

The Old Stable, Machynlleth | Self-Catering, Mid Wales

Q: Is there parking at The Old Stable?

There is no parking space by the house apart from dropping off and picking up, but street parking in the nearby side-streets is normally available.

An 18th-century coach house in the town centre

The Old Stable, Machynlleth — Photograph supplied by the business

The Old Stable is a converted 18th-century stable and coach house in the grounds of an attractive Grade II listed Georgian town house in the middle of Machynlleth, conveniently located for the shops. There is no parking space by the house itself (apart from dropping off and picking up), but street parking in the nearby side-streets is normally available.

The accommodation

Upstairs is a bedroom with a double bed (and room for a travel cot) and an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and washing machine. The open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner on the ground floor has a double sofa bed, kitchen table and chairs, an electric oven and hob, microwave, wall-kettle, fridge and toaster. Outside there is a small, sunny garden with seating reserved for the cottage's guests. It sleeps 2, plus 2 more on the downstairs sofa bed at a 10% supplement per extra person (maximum of two extras).

Machynlleth on the doorstep

Set in the heart of rural Mid Wales, Machynlleth is a lovely historic market town with a population of about 2,000. The train station is a 10-minute walk from the house, with good connections to Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Aberystwyth, Aberdyfi and the Llŷn Peninsula, and there are buses to Dolgellau, Newtown and Aberystwyth — see Getting Here. Step out of the gate and the town is yours: the 1874 clock tower, the Wednesday market that has run since its 1291 charter, the Owain Glyndŵr Parliament House (free entry, open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and the MOMA galleries at the Tabernacle are all within a few minutes on foot, along with the town's pubs, its cafes and Hennighan's famous fish and chips — see our eating out guide.

Walking and cycling from the door

For cyclists the town is well placed for off-road exploration in every direction on a fine network of bridleways, byways, forest tracks and quiet lanes, and it sits on National Cycle Route 8. Walkers do even better: there are lots of good trails starting in Machynlleth, and ten minutes' walk puts you in the surrounding hills. In fact Glyndŵr's Way — the 135-mile National Trail from Knighton to Welshpool — goes right past the front door, and the Wales Coast Path passes through town too, with the Cambrian Line's stations making linear coast walks easy.

Parking, and getting here without a car

With no parking at the cottage itself, the town car parks matter. The Maengwyn Street long-stay pay-and-display site (SY20 8DY) is the main one, with disabled bays and PayByPhone; Bank Lane car park has EV charging. Charges apply between 8am and 6pm, and under the tariff introduced in August 2025 expect around £1.50 for an hour, £2.50 for two, £3.50 for four and about £5 beyond that, with overnight parking free. Tariffs are reviewed, so check the council's own pages.

The station, ten minutes away on foot, is staffed and step-free via a footbridge with lifts, and its ticket office opens Monday to Saturday roughly 05:15 to 18:15 and Sunday 08:30 to 17:30; there is sheltered cycle storage for eight bikes. Most Birmingham services run direct in around 2 hours 21 minutes and Aberystwyth is roughly 33 minutes away on a broadly hourly service, while trains for the coast divide at Dovey Junction, one stop west — only about five weekday services run through to Pwllheli, so check the return before you set out.

Car-free days out from the door

Being in the middle of town makes the buses useful. The TrawsCymru T2 calls roughly every two hours between Bangor and Aberystwyth, reaching Corris — slate village, narrow-gauge railway and King Arthur's Labyrinth, 5.6 miles north — in about 11 minutes; the T28 fills the gaps to Aberystwyth and the X85 heads east to Newtown. The Dulas valley has no fixed route: the bookable fflecsi minibus links the town with Pantperthog, Corris and Aberllefenni, and is the sensible way to reach the Centre for Alternative Technology three miles north, which now admits pre-booked visitors only. Riders will find the Dyfi Bike Park the same distance up the A487; more on getting around.

Practical Information

Sleeps 2 plus up to 2 more on the sofa bed (10% supplement per extra person). No on-site parking, but street parking is normally available nearby, and the station is a 10-minute walk. Details were supplied by the business — please contact the owners to confirm current prices and availability.

The cottage's own web address was not reachable when we last checked it, so telephone the owners direct to book and to confirm what is included.

The Old Stable, Machynlleth

Telephone (UK): 01654 700115 · Telephone (International): +44 1654 700115

Website: the theoldstable.madasafish.com address previously listed here no longer responds, so we have removed the link. Please book or enquire by telephone.