The Guardian, 12 July 2008
20 top rural escapes in the UK
"Fronlas, Carmarthenshire... the town of Llandeilo, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons national park, has just about everything you could wish for. Shops include a branch of fashion store Toast, there's a local chocolatier, and cosy pubs proliferate. It even boasts a swish new organic B&B, Fronlas. If you can drag yourself out into the surrounding countryside you'll find nature reserves, ruined castles, river valleys, deer parks and the National Botanic Garden of Wales..."
The Guardian, 25 April 2009
Drawn by the Beacons
"I stay the night in a sleek new B&B in Llandeilo, the Fronlas... in the morning I'm surprised to find myself on a high street lined with chrome-and-cappuccino delis, antique shops and the type of kitchenware store that looks like a design emporium. In Scorpio, an elegant interiors shop, I rifle through beautiful woollen throws, cushions and blankets by renowned weavers Melin Tregwynt, a family company that has been going for over 100 years..."