TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY THIS HAMLET?

Sometimes a property comes onto the market that is so special that most people will instantly either fall in love with it or at the very least remember it for weeks, months and maybe even years to come as a special place to call home.

- JO RIDOUT

Surely this is true of Felin Brithdir because on offer is not just one character-packed cottage, but a collection of four dwellings clustered around an idyllic lake within a tranquil garden setting that, according to the estate agent, makes up about half of the homes of this tiny hamlet.

Nestled within the glorious Ceredigion countryside, the fab four homes comprise the main charming cottage, Felin Brithdir, a converted mill, a crog loft cottage called Ty’r Gof and a lakeside cabin that, after walking across the boardwalk built over the water teeming with wildlife, feels like you're visiting a hidden holiday retreat and not an extra home in your garden.

Within the three acres of land at this site, that is accessed only via a private lane, there is also a collection of metal barns that are currently being used as workshops but might have potential to become even more, subject to planning consent.