The People of Treberfedd Farm

Our knowledge of the inhabitants of Treberfedd Farm dates back to the late 19th century, when the Vicar of Dihewyd lived, farmed and prayed at what is now Treberfedd’s Thatched Cottage.

We even know that his study in the farmhouse was where the bathroom is now; it was there that he wrote his sermons in peaceful solitude, overlooking beautiful Aeron’s Vale. In fact, we still have the hatch which was used by the servants to pass the Vicar his meals from the kitchen.

The last hundred years of Treberfedd

From the late 1930s to 1977 the farm was home to the Jenkins brothers. Together, they farmed 140 acres of land and produced milk, beef, lamb, pork, vegetables, cereals and eggs.

Before the war, the Jenkins’ ran a city dairy farm in London. In the summer, the cows were allowed to graze on the pitch at White Hart Lane, the home of Tottenham Hotspur football club!

During their time in London the brothers learnt jazz music and tap dancing and, after their return to Treberfedd Farm in 1939, the brothers became famous local musicians. They were well-loved characters in and around Lampeter, performing their jazz piano and singing in all the pubs.

Treberfedd as we know and love it

Following the Jenkins brothers’ retirement, the land was used as a dairy farm until 1999 when Farmer Jack and his family found the property and fell in love. The family has worked together over the last few years to carefully restore the original thatched farmhouse and convert the traditional stone barns into our 4-star holiday cottages.

Find out more about the history of the farm and our cottages.