Mount Pleasant Hideaway

25/05/2026

There are over 40 beaches here on Anglesey.
Be different.

24/05/2026

Do you know your Tudors from your Stuarts? History buffs, this one’s for you!

Just 24 minutes from Mount Pleasant Hideaway, you’ll stumble upon the birthplace of the Tudors themselves. Yes, they didn’t just conquer England, they also chose Plas Penmynydd as their humble beginnings. Come and learn the history that started in this beautiful home of Owain Tudor because as we all know, world domination always starts with a quiet cottage.

(Check website as opening times vary.)

23/05/2026

Whatever the breed, your dog is welcome with us.

22/05/2026

21/05/2026

Parp, Parp! We have a delivery!!! After patiently waiting, your American school bus is finally allowed on site. We had sightings of it in transit all across Anglesey so it’s famous already! Big thanks to Gareth Edwards at Cranage Haulage Ltd for the best driving of a 40ft bus I have ever seen. I can’t even reverse park a mini. Just need the concrete to dry and it can get in position on its pad.

Now I need your help…what shall we call it?

20/05/2026

Here’s Charlie working on the bus area to make it nice and level. We’ve been together 28 years and only today do I discover his hidden superpower; making concrete look like a work of art. Move over, Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel of concrete slabs is in progress…though I think he’s mostly in it for the excuse to wear that stylish red cap.

19/05/2026

Stop right there! I’ve got something to show you.
Who wants a peek at The Farm Cottage?

We here at Mount Pleasant Hideaway are ticking along with our renovations with the 3 log cabins currently being painted and the bus arriving imminently. Garden cottage is at painting stage too, with the kitchen going in this week. But you haven’t seen ANY of the big beast that is The Farm Cottage. This will sleep 4 with two gorgeous, bedrooms. However currently work is underway with the kitchen.

The first two pics are what the kitchen was. The second two are how it currently looks (eek) and the final one is an AI impression from my kitchen designer plans but will give you an idea of what the end product will look like.

The Farm Cottage will be in more traditional, softer colours to give that lovely cosy, cottage feel. It’s a place to slow down, savour the moment and enjoy the simple joy of country living one bite at a time.

17/05/2026

When I was sweet 16, I caught bacterial meningitis, lost hearing in my right ear and was in a coma for five days. Oddly enough, this became a huge turning point in my life as it really put fire in my belly to ‘get on with things’. I chased everything I wanted: a fulfilling TV career, travelling the world, winning awards but the best thing by far was having the kids and they are the reason we moved to Anglesey.

As they got older, we realised we were missing too much of their lives, outsourcing their childhood to clubs and carers. Then one day my 9 year old daughter came to me crying, asking why I wasn’t at her school Mother’s Day event and this made me stop in my tracks. I’d been so busy chasing my tail, I’d forgotten the importance of ‘now’. Luckily Charlie felt the same. So we quit our jobs, left it all behind, and moved to Anglesey, a place we fell in love with years ago, to open a holiday let business. We only got the keys a few months ago and it’s terrifying. We’re throwing everything at it and there’s no plan B but if it means more time seeing our children grow up, it will be worth it.

P.S. If I ever look like this when you speak to me, I’m not confused, I just can’t hear you.

16/05/2026

Alright, hands up, what was your favourite subject in school? Mine was pudding.

Well soon you can relive all those childhood memories as our American school bus is getting a scrub-up and is coming on site next week. Still lots of work to do but it’s one step closer to you enjoying your very own school residential for two, minus the dodgy dinners of course.

15/05/2026

What part of a Sunday roast do you demolish first? Do you dive for the beef, rummage for the roasties or are you actually quite partial to a parsnip? My top priority is checking the Yorkshire pudding is the size of my head.

This is Gwesty Fferm Lastra Farm Hotel, dog friendly and just under 2 miles from our cozy Hideaway, serving one of the best roasts on the island. Believe it or not, this below is their ‘small portion’. There’s also a larger belly-buster of a plate for those who like a challenge and if you catch a good gust of wind after, you might just be able to roll all the way home. (Taxis also available if rolling unsuccessful.)