Shooting Star, Talog Country Retreat

Shooting Star is situated on 30 acres of Carmarthenshire’s finest rolling countryside on the owner’s grounds with unspoilt and magnificent views, there are woodlands to enjoy, and a stream running through the grounds and boasts your very own private hot tub with picture postcard countryside views. Located just 20 minutes from Carmarthen town centre with its vast array of shops and restaurants, Carmarthenshire has some fantastic walks around the Preseli Hills and National Botanic Gardens of Wales. Nearby, explore the historic castles of Kidwelly, Dynevor and Carew, and learn the rich history of the medieval times.
This superb barn conversion has been fished to a very high standard throughout and offers the perfect space for family and friends to come together and enjoy a relaxing holiday, completed in 2022 and consisting of a fantastic social open plan kitchen, dining, and living room leading out via French doors to a large, decked area with Indian sandstone paving with stunning valley views and your own private hot tub within an enclosed garden. This bright and airy space boasts a ceiling lantern that floods the room with light. The well-equipped modern kitchen is perfect for cooking that special meal and tuck into it while sat at the Italian marble dining table. Each bedroom has been lovingly furnished to an excellent standard, the master bedroom having truly exceptional views.

Spend days visiting the market towns of Carmarthen and Laugharne, which was home to the famous Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, and is renowned for its iconic boat house, historic castle, and traditional Welsh pubs where fresh fish is always on the menu. Less than a 30-minute drive away are the coastal resorts of Tenby and Saundersfoot, offering sandy beaches, boutique-style shops and thrilling leisure parks, including Oakwood Theme Park and Folly Farm. Also, worth a visit and nearby are the popular attractions of New Quay for dolphin watch and boat trips, Pembrey Country Park, Dinosaur Park, Skandavale, Carmarthen Bay Ferry, Millennium Coastal Park, Pembrokeshire Paragliding, Gwilli steam railway, Cenarth Falls and Aberglasney Gardens. Carmarthenshire is renowned for being the cycling hub of Wales, and for keen cyclists, the National Cycle Route 47 starting at Newport and finishing at Fishguard, goes all along the boundary and entrance of the property.