MAESGLAS, Ceredigion 2010

By paul sweet: Hi Paul, lovely pictures. can't believe why people would just get up and leave these places. do any coe up for sale or can you just claim squatters rights lol!! its a shame these lovely buildings go to ruin

By Peter Natt: Maes Glas used to be my closest neighbour when I was the Easter and Summer warden of Tyncornel Youth Hostel in the 1960/1970's. I used to treck over there on a pony and they would give me a loaf of freshly made bread. It used to be a Pony Trecking Centre when I lived up there.

By Denise lomax: I used to come to Maesglas every year from 1977 as an 11 year old to 1982 sometimes 4 times a year, pony trekking. I have fantastic memories of Pat, Mervyn and Sally and the amazing countryside we rode in. I returned about 4 years ago and was devastated to see Maesglas in such ruin. It was heartbreaking. What a fabulous place. Glad I saw it for real before these pics, I would never have believed it. I would love to give life back to Maesglas with family, horses, sheep, dogs, chickens and peacocks. This place was my dream home.

By Sandra Luff: I also used ot go pony trekking there every year for about 3 in the 1970's - about the same time as Denise! Great place and very fond memories. So sorry to see it is in the state.

By Peter Natt: Sadly Pat passed away last year (2014). She had been living in France.

By Lotti Rains: I am another one who used to go Pony Treking there with my parents from the mid 70's to early 80's. I wonder if we met Denise and Sandra! I remember those days with great fondness. We were talking about the area last night after watching something on tele and I just had to look it up. Sad to see it if a ruin and sad to hear that Pat died last year! Happy memories!

By Ifan Evans: FYI- rhosyrhiw has now been restored and is lived in. It was owned by my grandparents and we farm the land right around. It has never been and never was left to rot and fall down!!!!! And we also don't appreciate someone trespassing our land and posting pictures of a privately owned house online without any prior permission to do so. Please respect people's privacy and stop to think how you'd feel if someone did the same to a property you own!

By Peter Natt: Is Rhosyrhiw the same as Maes Glas. If so well done for restoring it. Who lives there now? The pony I used to ride was Fairwell which was owned by Will Lewis of Blaen Dothea and then he moved to Prysg in Llandew Brefi. Sadly Will Lewis died some years ago.

By Gill Goodman: I used to be pony trek guide with Pat, Brian and Sally in the 70's and later with Mervyn.Devastated to see Maesglas as a ruin, so many happy memories, especially the ponies and my boy Rowan who is long since deceased. Hope someone buys and restores , many brilliant memories of sitting in the kitchen eating Pats amazing cooking, fresh baked brown bread and home made yoghurt. Swimming in the river and riding over the hills to the dam and the haunted house! I remember Peter from the youth hostel on his pony too! Hope someone lives ther now and loves it as much as we did. Please let me know if so. Cheers Gill.

By oldskool: has anyone got any pictures of maesglas back in the day? be interesting to see how it was back in the 1960's/70's

By Gabriel Hutchings: I trek there at 12 an 13, '72 and '73, Second time Pat's husband ad left. Was at Ty'n Cornel hostel a couple of weeks ago on my bike I was going to peddle over but thought it might have been depressing. Having read this I'm glad I didn't. Was amazed to here that Pat stayed so long. Yes I was a great place for a child to Holiday.

By oldskool: the maesglas house was sold in the 70's, and then again in the 80's and is owned seperately to the rest of the farm. i believe the original family still farm the rest of the land. thankfully they sold the house off when they moved out of it (as it was getting differcult keep transporting their sons to the school in tregaron) rather than leaving it to fall down like many other farmers (i know its been left for some years and is dilapidated but atleast its savable)

By Patlouiseclark: Hi I'm looking for this haunted mansion in Aberystwyth Ceredigion but can't remember the name of it please can you help me thank u

By Peter Natt: If anyone would like to contact me especially Gill Goodman you can get me on peter.natt@btinternet.com

By Sally: Wow. What memories. I was trekking guide with Gill and of course I remember Peter. I still live near Tregaron and look out at those mountains. Wonderful times.

By Peter Natt: Just to say that today 26.04.2021 I had an E-mail from Sally and a E-mail and then a telephone call from Roger. How amazing! Caught up on all the news.

By Debbie: I used to go trekking there every summer for about 4 years in the 1970's with my Sarah and once, Irene. Enjoyed the remoteness of it. I remember that the horses used to gallop at certain points of the ride - nothing you could do to stop them! I rode Happy Boy and Clown - who used to roll. A great holiday for teenagers.

By JoA: I had a holiday here with my Dad 2 years running when I was around 11 and 12. Truly the best holidays ever. I remember swimming in the pool near the house, spending time with Soltice the yearling in the field, the long ride, swimming in the bottomless pool, the gallop field (I fell off!) and Pat, Sally and Mervyn and Charles-James the cat! Years later working for the BGS I was driving around the area and got such a surprise to realise I had found my way back to Maesglas, recognised it immediately, what a rush of memories! Got some nice pics of the holidays there. Really nice to hear other people's fond memories.

By SimonM: I was chatting with my Mum a few days ago about holidays gone by and we started talking about the wonderful times we had at Maesglas in the late 1970s with Pat, Sally and Mervyn. I did the obligatory Google search and found these pictures and comments. Quite poignant to see what has become of a place that holds so many great memories. Anyway, I thought it might be an idea to set up a Facebook group for anyone who went to Maesglas to share their stories and pictures, and maybe make contact with old friends. Just search for 'Maesglas pony trekking' if you're interested. Thanks.

By Jeff & Audrey Craddock: We’d recently been talking about our wonderful trekking holidays at Maesglas in the late 1970’s/early 80’s. We remember our times there with great fondness - Pat, Sally and Mervyn, the wonderful scenery, wonderful food, lovely horses; great fun all of it. We were 100% hooked from our first visit. Sad to see the place in such a state - I have a lot of photos if anyone is interested

By Jeff & Audrey Craddock: We’d recently been talking about our wonderful trekking holidays at Maesglas in the late 1970’s/early 80’s. We remember our times there with great fondness - Pat, Sally and Mervyn, the wonderful scenery, wonderful food, lovely horses; great fun all of it. We were 100% hooked from our first visit. Sad to see the place in such a state - I have a lot of photos if anyone is interested

By Simone: I rode Caradoc in 1982. Sally was trail leader. We sniffed the soup to guess what it was before dinner. The cats let themselves out of the living room at night so I had three on the bed with me. We stopped to pick (and later identify mushrooms)on the rides. I remember playing toss the wellie and cricket at lunchtime.

By Helena Grant: I too was lucky enough to go pony trekking from Maesglas in the mid 1980s. I think I went 4 times and adored it. I rode Sam (blue roan) and remember the strawberry roan was Simon. I have a copy of Mervyn's chocolate pudding which I'll share with Simon's FB group and have photos to share too. It is sad to see the property in ruins, having visited a few years ago. It would be the dream to be able to offer such experiences to people now! Wonderful memories of Pat, Mervyn & Sally and all the adventures, gallops, food, games...good times. (June 2025)