![Campertunity](https://campertunity.com/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Larkhill Tipis > Human version: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/larkhill-tipis-carmarthen-carmarthenshire Our family run, award winning, campsite, established in 2003, has spectacular views of the Welsh countryside andis located on the edge of woodland on a 20 acresmallholding in west Wales\. We offer five different nomadic 'glamping' experiences: an Alachigh, a Mongolian Ger, a Bentwood Yurt, a Lavvu and a Native American Tipi, each of which has its own 'space', separated by mature shrubs and trees, and all connected by hand\-made stepping stones\. Spend your evenings relaxing next to a glowing campfire, looking at an endless sky of stars and waking to the sound of birdsong\. This is a quiet location, well away from busy roads and not far from both the Carmarthen Bay and the Cardigan Bay coastlines\. If you're looking for a child\-friendly, relaxed and sustainable alternative holiday, then you need look no further – a 'glamping' holiday in a beautiful location\.Central to all five structures is a communal log cabin which has an old Victorian cooking range, a fine array of cooking equipment, interesting books andlocal information\. The grounds are well established and include a laburnum avenue, which is spectacular when it flowers in June, which leads into a seven ringed labyrinth with a totem pole at the centre, pathways meandering through the woodland, numerous wood carvings, a quartz stone circle, benches to while away the hours and a woodlandpark with swings and a slide for children to play in\. Other facilities include two hot showers, a flush toilet and a tiled, very clean, compost toilet\. We have built and stitched all of the accommodation and facilities ourselves and have done our best to source all materials locally\. We are not on the 'mains' power supply and rely on two wind generators and solar panels for electricity \(available in the log cabin\)\. If you're interested in alternative energy we're more than happy to show you how our system works\. The land ranges from peat bog and pastureland to woodland and has a large variety of wildlife\. Over 60 bird species have been seen here, making it ideal for bird watching\. We have rare breed Boreray sheep \(just 300 breeding ewes in the UK\), a variety of chickens and turkeys \(and a solitary guinea fowl\)\. Beekeeping has also become a passion and we now have honey for sale\. When you arrive we will give you a tour of the facilities, including guidance on the use of the stove, and cover all health and safety issues\. We do not accept large groups and ask for no noise after 10\.00 p\.m\.The FacilitiesAvailable for use by all our customers is a log cabin which has a full size calor gas cooker with an oven, a cast iron Victorian cooking range, a low energy power supply for mobile phones \(mobile phone reception here is good\), battery charging, etc, a sink for washing up, a central table and is also furnished with sheepskins, rugs and cushions\. We have a good range of books covering all aspects of nature, from insects to trees and wild flowers, as well as books on tipis and yurt and their construction, nomadic structures and rustic retreats\. There are also books on walks in the area \- in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire and a very good supply of flyers giving details of tourist attractions in the area\. Recycling facilities are also available\.All cooking equipment is supplied, i\.e\. pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, etc\.\.\. together with a cold box\. We will supply you with ice packs when you arrive and replace these each morning\. Meals are not included in the holiday but you can cook on an open fire \(two baskets of firewood included per day \- any more than that is £3 a basket\) outside the tipi/yurt/alachigh, on a barbeque or on calor gas\. Or alternatively there are several good local restaurants \- menus and directions available\! All you need to bring are sleeping bags, your own food, a towel for the shower and a torch, although there are solar lights around the tipis, yurts and alachigh\.Also on site there are two hot showers, a tiled compost loo \(praised by many of our guests\!\) and a bog standard flush loo\! All cleaning products used are environmentally friendly, and we supply eco friendly shampoo, conditioner, soap and clothes washing products\.There is a play area for children located on the edge of woodland which has been much praised by parents and children alike\!Mongolian Gern Mongolia the word 'ger' means 'home' and how wonderfully homely this ger feels\! Set a little apart from the rest of the campsite, on the edge of four acres of established woodland and surrounded by beech trees, it's the perfect retreat for a family holiday or a romantic break for two\. The ger has been used by the Mongolians as a nomadic home for hundreds of years and quite understandably so – the design is simple and yet extremely effective\. The ger has been made from local ash trees to produce the trellis walls \(khana\), the roof poles \(uni\), the crown \(tono\) and the door\. The Mongolians would use felt to cover the framework but we've used a 12 oz canvas which allows plenty of light in with a marquee lining on the inside which creates a soft, warm ambience\. The ger has larch floorboards and a cast iron woodstove which keeps it warm even in the hardest of winters\. We've stayed in the ger when its been \-10 degrees and have been toasty warm\!The ger has a central wood burning stove and is furnished with four raised pine bed frames, with covered foam mattresses, blankets and pillows\. There are two single beds and one double \(the double has an amazing cow skin cover\)\. The ger is also furnished with a bedside table, a wooden chest full of blankets, shelves, a low table and a two ringed calor gas burner\. Soft lighting, sheepskins and cushions create a very relaxing, snug, space\. All cooking equipment is supplied – frying pans, saucepans, plates, mugs and cutlery – and a basket of hardwood for the wood burning stove\. There is a picnic table outside of the ger together with an area for an outside camp fire, a trivet for cooking over an open fire, and a fantastic recycled tyre table and chair set\. As with all the other structures we will give you guidance when you arrive on the use of the stove, cover all health and safety issues and give you a guided tour of the facilities\.The Bentwood YurtThe Bentwood yurt, or 'oba' as it is called in its native region of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has a wonderful sense of 'space'\. It has been built on a platform, giving it an elevation which allows a fine view, and is located on the fringes of a mixed woodland\.The wooden frame for the Bentwood yurt, the walls and the roof timbers, are made of oak\. As suggested by its name the timbers used for constructing the roof have been steam bent which has created a dome shaped roof, thus giving the yurt a light, airy atmosphere\. This has been covered in a white 12 oz canvas and a marquee lining on the inside which softens the interior of the yurt\. The wood flooring is made from locally sourced larch trees\.The Bentwood yurt has a cast iron wood stove which gives out plenty of heat, even in the depths of winter, and is furnished with four pine beds \- two singles and a double\. Comfortable mattresses, covers and pillows are supplied, together with a chest full of blankets if its get a little cold\. There is also a wooden chest, shelves, a low table and a two ringed calor gas burner\. Soft lighting, sheepskins, rugs and cushions create a comfortable and superb place to relax and unwind from the chaos that is the world today\!The AlachighGlamping at its best\!\! What a wonderful space this is\! The Alachigh \(pronounced Al\-la\-cheeg\) is traditionally used by a nomadic tribe, the Shahsavan, from northern Iran\. The Shahsavan tribe have a long history in Iran, dating back to 990 A\.D\. More than 100,000 Shahsavan live in and around the province of Ardabil and there are still to this day over 5,000 living a migratory or semi\-magratory life in this area and living in an Alachigh\. The overall effect of the Alachigh is a dome shape and in some ways its a cross between a yurt and a tipi\. There is a central crown, as in the yurt, but the rest of the structure is made from locally sourced steam\-bent oak timbers which curve from the crown to the oak floorboards\. We have covered this wooden framework in a stone coloured 12 oz canvas and adorned the inside with a marquee lining, together with 'drapes' which give a little privacy between the beds and creates a soft and homely atmosphere\.The Alachigh is 24' in diameter and comfortably sleeps six\. There are four single pine beds and a double bed, all of which have covered foam mattresses and pillows\. In the centre is a cast iron wood burning stove which will keep you wonderfully warm, surrounded by a fitted fireguard\. Sheepskins, rugs and cushions adorn the Alachigh for that extra comfort\. There is also a sofa bed/settee, a large coffee table/chest \(which contains plenty of extra blankets just in case it gets a bit colder at night\), three bedside tables, a large shelving unit for storing food, pots, pans, etc\. We also supply a calor gas two ringed burner, all crockery and cutlery and a basket of seasoned hardwood\.Outside there is a large picnic bench and a camp fire area, together with a trivet if you'd like to cook over an open fire\. We will give you guidance when you arrive on the use of the stove, cover all health and safety issues and give you a guided tour of the facilities\. We're practically always here to give help and advice if required\.The TipiThe tipi is a magnificent structure and provides surprisingly spacious accommodation for four people as well as being wonderful for a romantic break away for a couple\. There's nothing quite like a central fire at night with the flames flickering to create a warm, comfortable and extremely relaxing atmosphere, far from the pressures of the world\. It is located at the end of the campsite and therefore relatively private\.We have a chimnea in the centre of the tipi which has a circular mesh so that the fire is visible from all angles\. The chimnea also has a funnel shaped top, which sends the smoke up and out of the smoke flaps at the top of the tipi, and a fireguard\. The tipi is furnished with four wooden bed bases which are close to the ground\. There are two single beds and one double all of which are covered with comfortable mattresses, pillows and throws, together with large cushions\. There is a storage trunk full of extra blankets, a low table and a wooden chest which contains all your cooking equipment – pans, frying pan, plates, mugs and cutlery\. The dry gravel floor is covered with matting and sheepskins\. We supply firelighters and a good supply of chopped, dry and seasoned hardwood in a basket\.We will give you guidance when you arrive on the use of the fire, cover all health and safety issues and show you how to use the smoke flaps\. We are almost always available and are only too willing to give assistance if any is required\.The LavvuThe lavvu \(also called a kota\) is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia\. The Sami are one of the oldest indigenous groups in Europe who, for hundreds of years, have crossed the cold tundra of northern Norway, Sweden and Finland with their reindeer herds\.The lavvu is very similar to a Native American Indian tipi in shape\. The most noticeable differences between the tipi and the lavvu are the door \(which is much larger\), the absence of smoke flaps and the shape of the roof\. The lavvu sleeps four and has a pot bellied stove in the centre, with a fluted fire cowl and flue pipe to take away the smoke\. Guests staying in the lavvu have commented on how quickly it warms up and how very cosy it is\. The pot bellied stove is surrounded by a fireguard\. Furnishings include two single beds and a double, all of which are covered in foam mattresses, pillows and throws and large cushions\. There is a low table, a chest full of blankets and a wooden chest containing cooking equipment, i\.e\. pots and pans, crockery and cutlery\. The gravel base is covered in matting and sheepskins\. This is a lovely structure – a wonderful cross between a tipi and a yurt\! We are this winter completely revamping the lavvu so that it will be a little larger and have a crown, similar to that of a yurt, on the roof\. The lavvu will be available to hire as from the end of March 2013\.DirectionsWhy not be entirely eco\-friendly and consider your carbon footprint for your holiday\. There's no need to bring lots of things with you – we really do supply all the normal camping paraphenalia\! All you need to bring are sleeping bags, your own food, a towel and a torch\! Really feel your doing your bit for the environment by using public transport to get to us\. We have a mini bus and can collect you from either the train station or bus station in Carmarthen free of charge, or from the local bus stop \(just over a mile from the campsite\)\. If we collect you from Carmarthen we will stop at shops en route for you to get any food you need, or alternatively take you to local shops once you have arrived\. And whilst you're here you can hire bikes from a local bike hire to get around to explore the wonderful countryside – see Ceridwen under 'Related Links' on the links page for bike hire details \(you will need to book this before you arrive\)\. To get to us by bus:From Carmarthen take the 460/461 heading to Cardigan\. Get off the bus the stop after Cwmduad \(Ty Coch \- pronounced Tee Koch\!\) which is at the first road junction on the left after Cwmduad – signposted to the National Woollen Museum\. It is then a walk of just over a mile along this road and you will see on your right hand side a sign with the name Larkhill on it\. Turn right here and follow the track down until you come to the wind generators\. Turn left here\.There is also a wonderful new scheme recently brought in by the local council called Bwcabus \(Book a Bus\) which enables customers to travel where they want to, when they want to\. 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