Feather Down

Gwel Teg Farm

Escape to a simpler life with Loretta and Mark

Formerly known as Feather Down Looe Farm, Dennis family have farmed Gwel Teg in this idyllic part of Cornwall for over 35 years. Their speciality is dairy farming with 400 cows including Holsteins and British Blues. There also have sheep who lamb in spring. They also grow barley and fatten up cattle for beef. Your canvas hideaways are on the edge of the farm, overlooking a meadow, the ideal spot for a family holiday in Cornwall.

The best of Cornwall on your doorstep

You couldn’t be better placed to enjoy a family holiday in Cornwall, the county where we all want to holiday nowadays. Looe and its beaches and boat trips are a short drive away. Further along the coast is idyllic Fowey with its estuary and harbour. Within easy reach is the Eden Project, nestled in a huge crater with biomes housing the largest rainforest in captivity, stunning plants and exhibitions, which all serve as a backdrop to their striking gardens, thrilling zip-wire and summer concerts.

What to do at Gwel Teg Farm

As well as learning more about how milk is produced, the farm welcomes new lambs every spring - you are welcome to help out with the bottle feeding. There is plenty of space on the farm for youngsters to play and you can still keep an eye on them from the comfort of your veranda. There is one hot tub available to hire if you fancy luxuriating with a soak. The honesty shop has more than enough in it for you to cook up a stew on before you retire to your delicious Feather Down beds.

What can you expect?

Dogs allowed
Hot tub
Private shower

What animals will you find on this farm?

You too?

What our guests like

Close to the coast
Dairy farm
Spring lambing

Our canvas hideaways

Hot tub available

Canvas hideaway with en-suite shower

6 persons

Canvas hideaway with farm-house shower

6 persons

Canvas hideaway with private outdoor shower

6 persons

Meisenkobel

6 persons

A unique experience

Back to basics

Live in nature

Have adventures together

Including wood for the wood-burning stove
Including welcome package with bed-linen, towels, candles, matches, washing-up liquid and other basic items

One of the world's best family holidays

Highlight

Ask the farmer

The farm tour is a must if it’s on offer during your stay. But you don’t wait till then. The farmer will be delighted to tell you more about farm life at any time.

Highlight

The farm shop

It’s great for the basics and usually even better for local produce and low food miles. And every Feather Down farm shop operates on an honesty basis.

Options during your stay

Pets

Bring your dog along. A maximum of 2 well-behaved dogs per canvas hideaway. The price is per dog, per stay.

Please note: You are required to keep your dog on a leash while on the campsite.

Hot tub

Recommended!

Treat yourself by booking a hot tub! You can use it throughout your stay. Remember to bring your swimsuit!

Meet your hosts

Loretta and Mark

Gwel Teg is a dairy farm of 130 Holsteins and 270 British Blue beef cattle spread over 300 acres. We have farmed here for over 35 years and are looking forward to welcoming you.

Cornwall is the county everyone wants to holiday in. Our farm is a great base for all the county has to offer.

What do our guests think?

Average rating

9.6

Mr Doran

13/08/2021

3rd time doing this, and each time a different Featherdown site; this one the first time for about 10 years! Hot showers in the tent, and a wood burning stove that has an integrated oven, make a huge positive difference. Loved it - as we did each of the previous 2 times.

Mr. Bishop

13/08/2021

Fantastic

8.8

Mrs Earley

30/07/2021

We have stayed in a few Featherdown sites around the UK, and enjoyed them all. Looe had by far the most spectacular views, rolling hills as far as the eye can see. Loretta and Mark were so friendly and accommodating, really adding to the whole experience.

8.8

Ms Falconer

26/07/2021

Perfect

Mr Chauhan

23/07/2021

Fantastic visit, stunning farm, helpful hosts. All in all we had a fabulous time in beautiful surroundings with some great places to visit

Mrs Lawrie

19/07/2021

We all had an absolutely brilliant time! The site was in a great location, the kids enjoyed seeing a working farm and the hosts Loretta and Mark and family were very hospitable showing us the farm. There was lots to do in the surrounding area, beautiful beaches and activities. Highly recommend!

Ms. Clackett

19/07/2021

Easy, relaxed, happh

Mr Fraser-Allen

16/07/2021

Our Hosts were exceptionally kind and welcoming and could not have made more effort to ensure that we had a good holiday. The tents were well maintained and cleaned to a high standard.

Miss Orme

09/07/2021

Wow! What a wonderful experience! The tent was very grand & specious. Contained everything you could possibly need for a relaxing holiday with a difference!The host’s Loretta & Mark, we’re kind, thoughtful & welcoming. Thank you to both of them. ❤️

8.8

Mr Pinner

26/10/2020

We had an amazing stay with Loretta and Mark who couldn't have been more helpful or accommodating. They clearly want to make sure that every person enjoys their stay to the max. The farm was a real bonus and our children (14 and 12) loved being able to help out and get involved. It is a long time since we experienced customer care to this level. Thank you again!

Phipps

25/09/2020

No tv, no electric , cook everything on a rayburn , absolute bliss and peace

Mrs Bester

18/09/2020

Would definitely recommend this site. Our host, Loretta was friendly and welcoming and went above and beyond. Everything was very well organised and well run. Everything we needed was very conveniently located and easy to access. The tents were cleaned to perfection and had everything we needed and more. Added bonus was an en-suite bathroom with warm shower which was spotless. We enjoyed having the animals nearby and my daughter got to bottle feed Molly the lamb. A well stocked honesty shop and plenty of wood to use.

Mrs Amesbury

14/09/2020

We had the most amazing 4 days here, real luxury! The lodge was very roomy and comfortable, the hot tub was fab and right next to the tent. The hosts were incredibly accommodating. It was a truly magical experience for our 3 year old daughter, bottle feeding a lamb, sleeping in a cupboard... fantastic!

MRS MCGURK

14/09/2020

Never been Glamping before....really enjoyed our experience

Mrs Evans

07/09/2020

Relaxing

8.8

MRS WORSLEY

04/09/2020

A fabulous escape from everyday life!

Mrs Harvey

01/09/2020

Wonderful. Absolutely stunning location. So much to do. Beautiful place and home. Would recommend highly.

Mr. Newnham

28/08/2020

We had a fabulous holiday, this was my favourite Featherdown Farm, Loretta was amazing, the farm location was perfect and it might be my favourite bit of Cornwall.

Mrs Oxley

24/08/2020

Wonderful family experience

Mrs Smollan

21/08/2020

This was our first time glamping and we loved it. The tents are great and the location is perfect - feels like the middle of nowhere but near to lots of places and even walkable to the local pub (about an hour).

Dr. Daniel

14/08/2020

We had an amazing holiday. We loved the new en suite bathroom & the cooking oven. The farmers hot tub was also lovely! Mark & Loretta were great hosts. Thank you.

mr playfair

07/08/2020

A great holiday. The site was clean, well kept and the hosts were friendly very helpful and made our stay thoughrouly enjoyable.

Mr Morris

07/08/2020

Great experience, safe & fun, relaxing! Loretta and her family were great hosts. They made sure we were comfortable and we had all we needed. They also took my children to feed the cows, sheep and goats a couple of times. The tent was very clean. We loved our first experience and thanks to them we def want to go back. Huge thanks!

Mr. Bishop

27/07/2020

Amazing

Mrs Luke

17/07/2020

Relaxing.

mr hovell

17/07/2020

Lovely accommodation, conveniently sited

Mr Dikker Hupkes

10/07/2020

It was a great family weekend break where we felt most welcome and the Looe Collection family went out of their way to make it a memorable experience for all of us! We can not thank them enough!

Mr Holmes

06/07/2020

The Looe Collection was excellent

Professor Dowling

26/08/2019

This holiday was so peaceful and calm. The hosts were really welcoming and helpful and the area is great for beaches and older kids activities.

8.8

Mrs Firbank

16/08/2019

A great experience for the whole family and thank you to the lovely hosts. The tents have all the facilities and hot showers, with lots to do with children in the surrounding area.

mrs yates

09/08/2019

Brilliant experience despite the weather!

Mr Dodson

08/07/2019

Yes of course

Mrs Easton