Embrace The Space

The ethos at Embrace the Space is neatly summed up in its name. With just three yurts in six acres there’s certainly plenty of space to embrace. There’s at least 30 metres between pitches and each yurt is a minimum of six metres across so there’s no chance of feeling cramped. But there’s one more stat that’s got us all excited about this place – and it’s a slightly more obscure one. The site is about a mile and a half from the nearest streetlight. That means you can embrace another type of space: the dark, dark skies above Carmarthenshire which are punctuated by more stars than you’re likely to have seen in a long time.

The yurts, one a traditional Mongolian design and the other two more modern European versions, each have a skylight which means you can see the night sky whilst lying in your bed. The more traditional spot for stargazing, of course, is outside. Choose from a seat around the campfire and one in the warm waters of the custom-made outdoor hot tub. Owner Steve has certainly made it easy to Embrace the Space and in addition to that tub there’s a flushing toilet, a hot-water shower and an undercover camp kitchen for every yurt. Towels and bedding are provided and an electricity supply powers a fridge in the kitchen and a TV in each yurt. The circular walls don’t let you forget that you’re glamping but the wooden floors and furniture give the feel of a holiday cottage. The European Luxury Yurts even have double glazing which together with insulated walls and a log burner, make them ideal for stays in all seasons (it’s open March-December).

You’re welcome to use all of the site’s six acres which feature play equipment for kids and a viewing platform which gives a vista across 20 miles of Carmarthenshire countryside. Those miles are the ideal place for road-cycling and walking. Within them you can visit the attractive market town of Newcastle Emlyn, six miles away, and Brechfa Forest for more walking and mountain biking too. The closest beach, at Poppit Sands, is about 19 miles away and if it’s coastline you want there’s New Quay and Newport, also on the Ceredigion coast, and Carmarthenshire’s Pendine sands a similar distance south.