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Lower Lamphey Park B&B, Lamphey

Georgian Country House B&B and Self Catering Accommodation.

Summary

• 19th century buildings
• Breakfast included
• Free car parking (on site)
• No smoking
• Children welcome
• Dog/Pet friendly
• 4 Star Official Rating
• Historic Property

Facilities

• Free broadband access
• Shared gardens
• Garden furniture
• Self-catering facilities
• Children's cots
• Children's highchairs
• Television
• Book library

Food and Drinks

• Self-catering facilities
• English breakfast (included)

Nearby recreations

• Recommended walks
• Beach (a short drive)
• Pub (a short drive)
• Historic houses
• Gardens
• Golf course (a short drive)
• Tennis courts (a short drive)
• Recommended restaurants (a short drive)

Lamphey Park is a small Georgian house situated in open countryside three miles from the beautiful South Pembrokeshire coast. Close to Pembroke and Tenby and some of the finest coastal scenery and beaches in Britain.

Lamphey Park provides B&B comfortable and well-furnished accommodation in the main house together with self-catering accommodation in our cottages – converted from the old outbuildings. All rooms have tea making facilities, and digital TV with Freeview. A small fridge and microwave are provided for the use of our guests

St Teilo’s Cottage is a one bedroom cottage which will sleep three, available for short stays (minimum stay of two nights). 

Lamphey Park is close to some of the finest coastal scenery and beaches in the county, including Barafundle which has been voted ‘Best Beach in Britain’.

History to the present day

Lower Lamphey Park house is situated within what was formerly the deer park of the Bishop’s Palace at Lamphey. The palace was established in the 13th century and is mainly the work of Henry de Gower, bishop of St Davids from 1328 to 1347. It was a magnificent retreat - away from the worries of Church and State - in which the Bishop could combine the life of a prelate with that of a country gentleman.

During the reformation the church, lands at Lamphey were granted to Richard Devereux son of one of Henry VIII's trusted servants. Walter Devereux of Lamphey remodelled the palace as home and was created Earl of Essex in 1572. The second Earl was beheaded for treason in 1601, but the estate and title were eventually allowed to pass to the third Earl of Essex. By this time the palace was tenanted.

The palace and estate were sold to Sir Hugh Owen of Orielton in 1683. The palace was then no longer lived in and fell into disrepair.  The buildings and land were converted to agricultural use. The Bishop’s Palace is now a ruin but the setting and scale of the buildings gives a clear impression of what it must have been in its heyday; it is well worth a visit. The palace is under the care of CADW and is open to the public. 

Lamphey Park was built sometime around the turn of the 18th century which would coincide with the conversion of the Bishop’s Palace and its deer park to agricultural use. Lamphey Park was lived in as a gentleman’s residence until the end of the 19th century when it became a farm (The James family were tenant farmers at Lamphey Park for 57 years).  However, the rent paid to the Lamphey Estate was insufficient to maintain the house and it gradually deteriorated; by 1960 the house was in a serious state of disrepair and was no longer habitable and no longer safe. 

Lamphey Park is now a much loved house again. It is a house with a past – not always a good one – but now it also has a future.

Food and Drinks

Breakfast is served in the dining room in the main house, offering the traditional 'English' cooked breakfast and a choice of cereals, fruit, etc.  Breakfast provides an opportunity to meet our other guests and it can be a very social occasion!

Evening meals are not offered but Lamphey village has an excellent choice of places to eat and your hosts are happy to provide a taxi service to-from the village for guests.

Grounds and gardens

Situated within the historic boundaries of the bishop’s palace deer park, a mile outside Lamphey village; just outside the National Park. It enjoys a peaceful, rural setting with views across the countryside towards the coast.

The house is surrounded by paddocks which are home to cattle, horses and Jacobs sheep. Guests are able to enjoy the garden and grounds.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Jon Davies, Lower Lamphey Park, Lamphey, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, SA71 5PD, United Kingdom

Check In: Your hosts are quite flexible, but please let them know what time you expect to arrive at Lamphey Park so they can be there to welcome you.

Check Out: It would be appreciated it if you can vacate rooms by 10.00am.

Directions: by Road 
 Follow the M4 motorway to its end at junction 49. Join the A48 road to Carmarthen (16 Miles). At Carmarthen take the A40 road to St Clears, and then take the A477 to Pembroke Dock. At Milton (5 miles before reaching Pembroke Dock) turn left, signposted to Manorbier and Lamphey. After 1 mile, turn right at the 'T' junction signposted to Lamphey. Proceed for approximately 1 mile, down a long hill, crossing a small bridge. After approximately 200 yards/meters, turn right up the farm lane to Lower Lamphey Park (There are signs for Lamphey Park at the bottom of the lane). The house and cottages are on the left hand side. 
 
Arriving by Rail:

There are 5 trains per day stopping at Lamphey station. Journeys from London typically take 5 hours, changing at either Cardiff or Swansea. There are good connections with Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and other parts of the UK. Lower Lamphey Park is approximately 1 mile from the station. Please let the hosts know which train you will be travelling on and they will collect you from the station. Lamphey Station is a REQUEST STOP so please ensure you advise the conductor that you wish to alight there.

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