This “unique” Georgian home could be the perfect place to find some peace and quiet - as it sits in the middle of a forest.

Esgair Berfedd, in the Crychan Forest near Llandovery, has been updated over the years but still benefits from original features such as a half-glazed door with stone voussoirs and a raised plinth.

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The house was built in 1809. (Savills)

There is also a plaque under the centre window proclaiming that the Grade II listed house was built in 1809 at the expense of Samuel Griffiths, who is reputed to have been a relative of hymn writer William Williams, who wrote ‘O Guide Me Thou Great Redeemer’ (also known as Bread of Heaven).

The property was previously featured as one of the Best 50 Holiday Cottages by The Guardian/Observer, with the current owners using the house as both a family retreat and a holiday let.

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The sitting room has a large inglenook fireplace. (Savills)

On the ground floor, the entrance leads into a reception hall with tiled floors leading to the primary reception rooms, which include a sitting room with a stone inglenook fireplace, an original bread oven and a heavy oak lintel beam.

The dining room also contains a feature fireplace, while the kitchen and breakfast room has exposed beams and a fireplace, and a shower wet room completes the ground floor.

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The kitchen of the house. (Savills)

Upstairs, the first floor has three bedrooms with views across the valley and a family bathroom, and the second floor has a ‘Moroccan-style’ bedroom suite with exposed A-frames, a bath and a sink.

The grounds measure approximately 0.8 acres, and include a lawned garden area, a stone barn and other barn ruins.

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The bedroom suite on the top floor. (Savills)

The house is being sold by Savills, and is listed for a price of £435,000.

The agent commented: “Esgair Berfedd is the epitome of the rural idyll.

“Tucked away in a peaceful spot in the Crychan forest, close to the hamlet of Babel, it is the perfect escape, with a wealth of wonderful walks and mountain bike trails on its doorstep.

“The 200 year old farmhouse has been sensitively renovated and refurbished over the years and would now benefit from some upgrading.

“There is also further potential in the separate stone barn that sits within the large gardens.”