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New expansion for 8 additional caravans  completed
May 2021
 We have completed the new expansion on our the five-star park to create 8 new pitches for caravan holiday homes with views of the beautiful Dyfi Valley.

We have been fortunate that due to a waiting list we have filled 6 of the 8 plots, leaving 2 plots still available.

We are very proud of what has been achieved on the park over the years and caravan owners will be aware how much we value the fantastic natural environment we have here in Penegoes. 

All the contractors and suppliers involved are from within a 25-mile radius of Penegoes, ensuring that our family’s policy of supporting the local economy continues. Main contractor is Stephen Thomas from A. Thomas, Penegoes.



Luxury lodges available on 25-pitch expansion at Maesperthi
June 2018
The creation of 25 new pitches for luxury lodges and caravan holiday homes with 360 degree panoramic views of the Dyfi Valley and surrounding countryside has been completed.

The £350,000 expansion includes 8 luxury lodges, 17 caravan holiday homes and a new reception building on a four-acre development, which also includes a new entrance road to the park from the A489. Work should be completed in July and we are delighted to report that four pitches have already been sold.

This is the first time we have ventured into luxury lodges which are being supplied by Salop Leisure and Pemberton Leisure Homes. It will make Maesperthi the first luxury lodge park in the local area.

We have been in the fortunate position, over the years, of having a waiting list of people wishing to become owners on the park. Hopefully, this extension will give them the opportunity they have been waiting for.

To coincide with the extension we have welcomed our daughter, Angharad, as a business partner and look forward to her contribution in the years to come.

Maesperthi has been owned by our family for around 400 years and it was originally a sheep and beef farm. Diversifying into caravans 16 years ago, the park achieved five-star status from Visit Wales in 2005 and has retained this grading ever since.

Couple's five star caravan park wins Farm Diversification Award
February 2011
 A five star caravan holiday home park and working farm at Penegoes, near Machynlleth has won the Farm Diversification Awards, supported by Farm Diversification Grant Scheme www.glasu.org.uk, at the Powys Business Awards.

Maesperthi Caravan Park is a successful farm diversification project owned by David and Anwen Davies. David's family has owned the 100-acre farm for around 400 years and it was originally a sheep and beef enterprise.

The park currently has 53 caravan holiday homes but David would like to expand further in the future, subject to planning approval at local and county level. The park and farm employs three people and David and Anwen both hold down responsible jobs away from the business.

Targeted marketing and consistent support from caravan dealership Salop Leisure has resulted in strong demand for caravan holiday homes at Maesperthi, which has a waiting list of prospective buyers.

The park achieved five star status from Visit Wales in 2005 and has retained this grading ever since. In 2011, David and Anwen converted a dilapidated farm building into a leisure complex and they have since added a launderette, taking investment to more than £400,000 over the past nine years.

In addition, David continues to run a profitable farm enterprise with a flock of 550 Speckled Face and Suffolk sheep. He won a Montgomeryshire Agricultural Association farm diversification award in 2004.

"Unbelievable" was ecstatic David’s reaction to winning the award. "It's brilliant for the family and staff at Maesperthi and is a reward for hard work and vision. We are very grateful for the grant support we've received from Powys County Council and the Welsh Government to develop the park's facilities."

"Attending the awards has been an eye-opener because I never fully realised the range of businesses and innovation that we have in Powys. We are very proud to have been associated with the awards."

Jon Armitage, a Powys Business Awards judge, praised the couple's investment in the beautifully laid out and picturesque park whilst both holding down responsible jobs elsewhere. "Their remarkable achievement was much admired by the judges," he said.

The awards, organised by Mid Wales Manufacturing Group and sponsored by Powys County Council, celebrate excellence in business across the county. The awards ceremony, held at Derring Line, Brecon, was compered by TV and radio presenter Iolo Williams and attended by 300 guests.

A record number of entries was honed down to 41 businesses from across Powys, which were shortlisted in 13 categories and the judging panel revealed that the competition had been closer than ever.
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