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Welsh Yarn Retreat with West Yorkshire Spinners
7 days from £1,349pp
Your Tour Includes
- 3 full-day workshops with your expert, kit and refreshments included
- A West Yorkshire Spinners goody bag
- 6 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
- 3 lunches and 6 dinners
- Excursions, coach travel and entrance fees as described in the itinerary
- Services of an experienced Retreat Manager
Experts
Holiday Overview
Immerse yourself in Welsh textile traditions on this yarn holiday that celebrates the craft, culture, and countryside of Wales. Over the course of your stay, explore the story of wool from fleece to fabric through guided excursions to some of the country's most iconic wool and textile destinations. At the National Wool Museum, we'll step back in time to discover how wool shaped the economy and daily life of rural Wales. You're sure to be amazed at the variety of blankets and quilts at Jen Jones’ 18th-century cottage in the heart of the Teifi Valley. We also enjoy a behind-the-scenes visit to the British Wool Grading Depot in Brecon, which will show you how raw fleece is assessed and prepared for market. Finally, experience small-scale farming at Aberhyddnant Organic Farm, where traditional sheep farming meets modern organic principles. Combine this with three full-day workshops with your expert, and this holiday promises a perfect blend of inspiration, education and relaxation, set amidst breathtaking Welsh landscapes.
Anna Nikipirowicz will be your expert on 13th September 2026 and 15th August 2027. Sarah Hatton will be your expert on 5th September 2027.
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 7 day itinerary
Please Note: Anna Nikipirowicz will be your expert on 13th September 2026 and 15th August 2027 and will offer a choice of either a knitting or a crochet project. Sarah Hatton will be your expert on 5th September 2027 and will offer a knitting project only.
Workshop Information
Anna Nikipirowicz: You will have the option to knit or crochet a cowl which can also be made into a scarf, made out of motifs using a number of techniques such as mosaic, textures, and cables. To complete the project, you should be confident in knitting or crocheting.Sarah Hatton: Coming soon!
Make your own way to Swansea and check in to your room from 3pm.
Meet your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow guests for dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Enjoy a full-day workshop with your expert. Lunch is included today, and refreshments will be served in the morning and afternoon.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
The National Wool Museum tells the story of the Welsh woollen industry through working machinery, archive material, hands-on displays and a textile gallery. The museum is housed in the historic former Cambrian Mills which made shirts and shawls, blankets and bed covers, woollen stocking and socks sold throughout the world. The picturesque village of Dre-fach Felindre in the beautiful Teifi Valley was once the centre of the thriving woollen industry, earning the nickname ‘The Huddersfield of Wales’. We’ll follow the process from fleece to fabric and visit the sympathetically restored and listed mill buildings.
Jen Jones Welsh Quilts & Blankets is located just outside the village of Llanybydder, in the heart of the Teifi Valley. This long-established venue has been open for over thirty years and attracts visitors from around the world. A very warm welcome awaits and inside, we’ll find hundreds of blankets in a huge range of colours and styles, 19th-century narrow loom blankets, early 20th-century tapestries, fringed, honeycomb, picnic and plaid along with a huge selection of floral, paisley and solid colour whole cloth quilts, patchwork, strippy and collectors’ quilts.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- National Wool Museum
- Jen Jones Welsh Quilts & Blankets
Enjoy a full-day workshop with your expert. Lunch is included today, and refreshments will be served in the morning and afternoon.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
We start today with a visit to the British Wool Grading Depot in Brecon, the perfect opportunity to see that earlier stage processing and learn about wool. Here, British Wool demonstrate the unique characteristics of British sheep breeds and offer a walk around their grading depot.
Family-run Aberhyddnant Farm is a 220-acre organic hill farm in the beautiful Brecon Beacons. Our visit begins with a warm welcome and a gentle introduction to the sheep, as we learn about the distinctive characteristics of different sheep breeds and the unique qualities of their fleeces.
We'll be guided through the full transformation of raw fleece: washing, carding, and preparing it for creative use and discover how the farm’s fleece becomes needle-felted treasures and hand-woven peg loom rugs – each piece a testament to traditional methods and mindful making.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- British Wool Grading Depot
- Aberhyddnant Organic Farm
Enjoy a full-day workshop with your expert. Lunch is included today, and refreshments will be served in the morning and afternoon.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
After a leisurely breakfast, check out of the hotel.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
Please Note: In the hotel, you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop room, your bedroom and the restaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. On excursion days, you will need to walk a short distance from the hotel to the coach, and you should be able to board the coach unaided. On arrival at the excursion destination, you should be able to alight the coach unaided. There may be a walk between the coach drop off point and the excursion venue. By their nature, walking tours, museum visits etc involve being on your feet for a significant amount of time. Due to the nature of the venues visited, you should expect some rough ground. Whilst our excursions are taken at a leisurely pace, for the enjoyment of everyone in the group, you should be able to keep up with your fellow travellers.
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at the 4-star Mercure Swansea Hotel.
Mercure Swansea Hotel
Mercure Swansea is a contemporary hotel offering a comfortable and convenient stay on the outskirts of Swansea. Guests can enjoy modern, well-appointed rooms and an on-site restaurant and bar serving a selection of local and international dishes.
Hotel Facilities
- English Speaking Staff
- 4 Star
- Safe Box in Reception
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Vegetarian Meals
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Wheelchair Access
- Room Service Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
- 24 Hour Front Desk
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Extra Pillows and Blankets
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower and Bath
Single Supplement from £330.00
Hotel
Mercure Swansea is less than a mile from the M4 and only three miles from Swansea city centre. Free parking for 180 cars.
