Mellowcroft visit one and two

Best weekend in a very long time.
Mellowcroft is a beautiful off grid retreat and eco project nestled beneath the rolling hills in Radnorshire.
We had a wonderful time there exploring the land - the gruffalo woods, the swamp monster, the troll bridges and stone circles, dragon and ponds. It's so magical, Williams imagination was in overdrive making up scenarios to be acted again and again all over!!
Eddie and Kim and their 5 month Eloise live a very simple and relaxed lifestyle there, nurtured by their land.
They live between a van and the wooden structures that eddy has built himself, rustic and beautiful. They have mains water on a meter, but also spring water for baths etc..
They have amazing plans for how the place will develop, much of the work is clear to see; digging trenches, planting wildflower, establishing allotments, bringing the land back into its former glory as a small holding after it was left for grazing pasture for so long.
They are truly lovely and inspiring folk, they attract the same in those who pass through.
Since we've come home I've been dreaming of returning and we plan to visit again soon.
Truth is its my new obsession! I want to do it- I want to live in a hobbit house and live the good life.
Dreaming.... Eddie said the seed has been planted and its just about nurturing the ideas and possibilities that bring it to fruit!
Love it!
Photos below will be updated when the camera ones are processed these are just a few from my phone. You can see the treehouse kitchen and shed area. The classroom in the woods, the swamp monster and dragon!
A few shots of our bell tent and of the yurt we stayed in one night! Actually we stayed in a different yurt as I had a slight fire/ smoke issue with that one that meant we had to move!

Edited: we went back, 3 weeks later. In the piddling rain- it was still amazing!
The guys were building a jetty into one of the ponds and the girls cooked up a storm of a lentil loaf and roasts.

Promise better photos to follow when I can be bothered to go on the laptop.

A dead duck fiasco which started with good intentions from Kim with googling of 'duck plucking and gutting' but ended in the discovery of maggots and a sad funeral in the rubbish bin!
I have to admit I was a little bit relieved, I took William and baby Eloise out to sow the wildflower seeds in the ridges while maggot gate was kicking off!
Came back to Kim and a gang surrounding her looking disappointed- and her words 'well, that DOES change things....'
William made a friend and we discovered a little mouse living in the swamp monsters helmet, he learnt the words to 'oats and beans and barley grow' while we planted the wild flowers, he loved the waterfall we discovered on a beautiful walk amongst giant redwoods. He also had his first ride on the quad, was very brave!
On the Sunday a ladies group used the land and made some natural art works out of their discoveries - left them hanging in the pine woods- it was lovely to find them there that evening.
There was music and lovely food and new friends- it was an emotionally weekend for the visitors who stayed. Both lovely people, passed like breezes blown in and never met each other, but both needing to recoup and recharge and finding some strength in the mellow rainfall and peace of the valley.