TRISTRAM THE GOAT...AND OTHER TALES! Creating a special place on a Welsh hillside May 2020 THE BACKGROUND In 2002, we took a leap of faith, leaving behind home and businesses in Dorset to follow a dream. We discovered a derelict farm called Coedmor-fach, nestling on a hillside overlooking the Afon Teifi near Lampeter in West Wales, and converted the old farmhouse and ranges of barns into six cottages. After taking possession of the property in late 2002, and with the help of local builders and tradespeople, we embarked on a crazy six month programme of work that culminated in opening five of the cottages as holiday lets and moving into the sixth. The ambitious programme was only achieved through dedicated hard work, a great building team, and freakish good Welsh weather over the winter and spring
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