Next to the Entrance Hall and Function Room is the spacious Bar and Piano Lounge, with french doors opening onto the terrace and gardens. A place for guests to mingle and get to know one another, it has a stylish, contemporary feel with chic furniture, slate flooring, LED mood lighting, a wall mounted LCD TV and a baby grand piano. Our well stocked, fully licensed bar can stay open until 1am for non-residents, longer for those staying at Caer Llan.

The Sitting Room has a homely living room feel and features views across the garden. It is the perfect place to spend time with family and friends, socialising and relaxing in the luxurious chesterfield sofas. Guests can enjoy a film on our big screen home cinema, or even hook up the Nintendo Wii.

This is a versatile space and can also be set up as a meeting room for corporate events. The room has a digital projector and screen, Ethernet broadband and WiFi access.

Sit back and relax in our cosy Library with its pretty bay window overlooking the gardens. This is a quiet room with cosy seating and a selection of books for your guests to enjoy. WiFi access lets you keep in touch with the outside world whilst getting away from it all. In the evening, if you find the music too loud around the dance floor, then along with the sitting room, it’s a great place to escape for a drink and a chat, but still with the sound of some foot tapping background music, and you’re still in the thick of the party. Everyone is happy!

The Sitting Room has a homely living room feel and features views across the garden. It is the perfect place to spend time with family and friends, socialising and relaxing in the luxurious chesterfield sofas. Guests can enjoy a film on our big screen home cinema, or even hook up the Nintendo Wii.

This is a versatile space and can also be set up as a meeting room for corporate events. The room has a digital projector and screen, Ethernet broadband and WiFi access.

Caer Llan’s light, airy Conservatory has spectacular views across the Vale of Usk. Bi-fold doors link it to the Function Room, it can be used for extra seating space for formal meals or as a way of linking the Function Room with the Terrace and Gardens.

Our gorgeous unheated outdoor swimming pool is hidden away in Caer Llan’s hillside garden and features a large patio surround and pool deck looking towards the distant Welsh mountains. With its secluded setting and lovely views, the pool has recently (2020) been fully refurbished and is always very popular with guests, despite the sometimes chilly temperatures!

The pool is available only as part of peak season bookings between April 1st and September 30th. Depending on the weather at the time we will always try to stretch its operation into the mid seasons by opening early and closing down later, but this cannot be assumed.

The pool itself is unsupervised and for use by guests only as there are no poolside changing facilities or toilets. Opening hours are 7am to 7pm. Chlorine dosing then takes place over night.

Caer Llan was purchased by Peter Carpenter in 1969 when Jake, his youngest son, was just a week old. Jake grew up on the property as a child, before moving away to attend university in Brighton in 1988. Having completed his civil engineering degree, he returned to help out his father. They became business partners and set about tackling some of the structural and infrastructure problems which had plagued Caer Llan for so many years. The house was re roofed, and re-wired, and the car park constructed. Whilst, the business ticked along steadily, it became apparent that it was going to take a huge amount of time and money to really tackle the root causes of the issues that were faced with such a large old property.

In 1998, there was a first time visitor at Caer Llan on a normal Friday evening who was later to re-map the path of Jake’s and Caer Llan’s future. This was of course Vicky, who had come to stay at Caer Llan with a group friends whilst attending a local wedding elsewhere. At the time of her visit, she was in her 2nd year of an IT degree at the University of Chester. She had however previously been a stewardess with Gulf air in Bahrain and had also gained huge experience in hospitality through work positions in restaurants in Spain, France and the UK. Jake and Vicky kept in touch for a year, whilst Vicky finished her course for which she graduated with a first class honours. She then moved to live at Caer Llan with Jake, having secured IT work locally for Cogent Defence Systems. The couple were married in 2001, in a local church, and with the reception held at Caer Llan of course.

She continued to work in IT elsewhere, whilst Jake ran the business at Caer Llan. Their first daughter Charlotte was born in 2004, soon followed by Georgia in 2005, at which time Vicky opted to leave her established IT career, such that she could be a full time Mum whilst also perhaps offering a helping hand at Caer Llan. The advantages of a woman’s influence at Caer Llan soon became apparent and Vicky became a full business partner. It was at this stage that Jake and his wife Vicky started the process to transform Caer Llan into the beautiful wedding and events venue that it is today. Peter was able to retire, knowing that the business was in safe hands. Vicky and Jake have since taken the business from strength to strength, and the property has flourished as a result. Although very hands on throughout, Jake was able to employ some help in setting about the refurbishment of the house and grounds, whilst Vicky has completely regenerated the hospitality aspect of the business. Together they have raised the bar considerably in terms of the excellence that Caer Llan has always prided itself upon. The goal at Caer Llan is simply to continue to improve.

Jake & Vicky Carpenter continue to be very much hands on owners. They don’t have other jobs, they are dedicated entirely to the day to day running of Caer Llan and it’s guests, whilst always striving to enjoy a healthy work life balance with their wonderful children.