Eden House Country Guest House B & B Accommodation - Coach House - St. Dogmaels
The Coach House Heritage Centre at St Dogmael’s was opened in 2008. The building was opened for business on June 16th and since then has welcomed a large number of visitors through the doors. Hanes Llandoch was formed over eight years ago as a result of St Dogmaels Community Council’s suggestion that a function be found to put the beautiful but derelict Victorian Coach House to good use. Thus began a long and laborious process of feasibility studies, grant funding bids and sheer hard work that reached fruition with the final completion of the renovated Coach House. The old Victorian building has had a new lease of life through the sensitive restoration and extension.
The new-build makes no attempt to emulate the Victorian architectural style of the old, but instead fuses contemporary design with sustainable materials to create a well-mannered building that does not overpower the elegance of the original building. As you enter the building the visual impact is impressive. The Pembrokeshire green oak frame provides a light and airy interior. The light makes it especially suitable for displaying the works of local artists. The cafe specialises in freshly prepared, locally produced home-cooking and all the coffees and teas are Fair Trade. The cakes and cookies are home-baked by staff and volunteers using the finest ingredients. Whether it's the fine home cooking or the ambient interior it is a place that people like to linger, catch up with friends or simply read the paper. Visitors can also browse the large variety of gifts, toys, books and jewellery on display at very competitive prices.
The Coach House tells the story of the community of St. Dogmaels over a thousand years. The permanent exhibition and museum uses a variety of innovative ways to interpret the history of St Dogmael’s Abbey and the wider community. The museum is divided into two eras; the early Christian standing stones, originally part of the Christian clas dedicated to St. Dogmael’s, and the later carved stones from the medieval abbey. One of the beautiful standing stones has been adopted as the logo for Hanes Llandoch with its simple Celtic cross. A computer generated reconstruction of the abbey offers the viewer a chance to appreciate the scale and magnitude of the Abbey in its heyday. Resting peacefully in an alcove is the cadaver tomb effigy presumed to be of previous abbot. The Coach House is very proud to be the home for the St. Dogmael’s Millennium Tapestry, designed and stitched by members of The Tapestry Group. These wonderful panels depict almost two thousand years of St. Dogmaels history, ranging from the early Christian period, through the Viking raids, to the Norman abbey and the seine net fishing and boat building at Pinog.
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