The Billy Goat Cabin at Broadmeadow Farm
UK England West Midlands Herefordshire Hereford
Just three miles outside of the county town, Billy Goat Cabins feels surprisingly distant from Hereford, surrounded as it is by open fields dotted with sheep as far as the eye can see. Yet the wooden walls of the cabin are almost an ode to the Jacobean buildings that pepper the heart of the town centre. Like a strange hybrid between a beach hut, Scandinavian lodge and Hereford’s timbered Old House, the cabin is a wooden wonder that has a charmingly timeless feel.
In fact, so quaint is the Billy Goat Cabin, there’s even a children’s playhouse outside that mirrors its exact appearance – a doll’s house type replica that showcases its simplicity and beauty on a miniature scale. The real thing, though, has room for big kids too – up to four people, in fact, two in the master bedroom up on the mezzanine level and two more on a fold out futon that makes up the living area downstairs. There’s a dining area and wood-burning stove, plus a picnic area outside with a fire bowl and firewood for use.
Though the cabin has a distinctly hidden feel, part tucked among a copse of trees and out of view of any other buildings, a short stroll across the adjacent meadow leads you to another nearby wooden beamed house. This is the real treat of the site – an indoor heated swimming pool that’s free for cabin guests to use! Given the remote feel of the cabin, finding a warm swimming pool around the corner has an air of mischievous exclusivity about it, as though you’ve stumbled across someone else’s luxury villa and are sneaking in after dark!
There’s more watery fun to be found in Hereford itself. The old meadows provide a popular wild swimming spot in summer, with gravel beaches and deep pools intermittently dotting the River Lugg and River Wye, while the pubs and restaurants of the compact centre provide watering holes of a very different kind. Then there’s the mighty cathedral. Dominated by its sandstone tower, which was constructed in the early 14th-century to eclipse a second tower, it subsequently collapsed under its own weight in 1786. It’s here you can find some of the towns historic artefacts, including the famous Mappa Mundi, a 13th-century map of the world with all its centuries-old eccentricities. It’s rather different from the way we see the planet today – sprawling open spaces with just a few, sparse settlements plotted on the old parchment. There's a pleasing symmetry with the peaceful world of Billy Goat Cabins – rural escape on the modern-day map.
Our Coronavirus Booking Guarantee
Book with complete confidence at The Billy Goat Cabin at Broadmeadow Farm with the Cool Camping Coronavirus Booking Guarantee. We guarantee the following clear policy for your booking:
- A low deposit of 30% to secure your booking
- Balance due 30 days before your holiday
- Complete flexibility to move bookings up to the end of 2021 in the event of Coronavirus restrictions
- Due to the flexibility provided we are unable to offer refunds
- This guarantee supersedes any other policies
Gallery















Details
Facilities
The cosy cabin has a mezzanine level, housing the main king size mattress, and futon downstairs, that make up beds for another two people if necessary. There are two extra sleeping pods offering privacy to other members of your group. There is a small wood burner with kettle for hot water and small saucepans for heating beans and soup etc, plus an outside fire bowl for BBQs and campfire meals. We now have a pizza oven which sits on the outdoor fire bowl. There is an outside compost toilet situated very close to the Cabin. The indoor swimming pool is a short stroll across the fields and here there are 2 showers and a flushing toilet. The miniature cabin playhouses are just yards from the cabin – perfect for children to play in and act out their make believe woodland adventures. The one-acre woodland next to the cabin is also fun for kids to collect sticks for the fire.Suitable For
Nearby
The site is actually close enough to Hereford that you can walk right into the town centre – it takes just under an hour to reach the cathedral from your cabin (around 3 miles). The cathedral (01432 374200) itself is worth a visit – examine the Mappa Mundi and The Chained Library – and over the road there is a museum and art gallery (01432 260692), plus Hereford's famous Black and White Village with a trail taking in the best houses, including the famous Old House (01432 260694). In the opposite direction, it's a short drive to Snell's Fruit Farm (01989 730229) on Windmill Hill. They grow delicious strawberries and host Pick-Your-Own during summer. Further afield the market towns of Abergavenny, Monmouth, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Hay-on-Wye will keep you busy or head south to the Forest of Dean for more rural adventures - such as canoeing, Go Ape, cycle tracks, bike hire, steam railways and ancient woodland. Oakerwood Leisure is situated north of the county and offers a wide range of outdoor activities such as paintballing, quad biking and high ropes. Walks such as Garway Hill, The Skirrid, The Sugar Loaf, The Black Mountains, Hay Bluff, The Golden Valley and Llanthony Priory are all fun possibilities for a day out walking. For indoor entertainment both The Courtyard Theatre in Hereford and The Savoy Theatre in Monmouth offer a wide range of performances such as comedy, speakers, plays, pantomime, dancing as well as cinema. More indoor local indoor entertainment includes Green Spider Climbing, The Core for roller skating and Play Planet for soft play for younger children.Food & Drink
It's a couple of miles to The Grafton (01432 355233), which is the closest pub for food, and a couple more to The Black Swan (01981 540295) in Much Dewchurch. The Harewood End Inn at Harewood End, The Axe and Cleaver at Much Birch, The Pilgrim Hotel Restaurrant, The Kilpeck at Kilpeck and The Tump at Wormelow are also recommended for nearby pub food. For something really fancy, though, try the upmarket restaurants The Hardwick (01873 854220) and The Walnut Tree (01873 852797; book well in advance). Oakchurch (01981 500125) is the place to go for locally-produced meats, cheeses, wines, fruit, vegetables and, of course, cider, for which Herefordshire is famous. There's even a cider museum (01432 354207) in town, along with Weston's Cider Distillery (01531 660233). For more local recommendations to meet your specific interests please ask Adrian and Sally.Opening Times
All year.
Why book with Cool Camping?
- Coronavirus Booking Guarantee
- Best Price Guarantee, with no fees
- Instant booking confirmation
- Trusted for over 10 years
- A chance to win prizes in our regular competitions
The Owner Says
Social Distancing Measures
This site offers our Coronavirus Booking Guarantee
Accommodation
1 wooden cabin, sleeping 2 on a mezzanine King Size mattress and a further 2 on a futon double bed downstairs. 2 extra detached bedrooms both containing 2 single mattresses have also been recently added to the site. Room for extra tents if you need to accommodate further people. The site offers exclusivity and is only ever booked out to one group.Billy Goat Cabin
Location
Contact The Billy Goat Cabin at Broadmeadow Farm, Broadmeadow Farm, Haywood, Hereford, Herefordshire HR2 9RU
Getting There
Reviews
Add Your ReviewRated ★★★★★ over 13 reviews
The Super Cute Billy Goat Cabin
A place of calm amongst nature with a touch of luxury
A perfect week's retreat
Hidden Gem we would have liked to hVe kept to ourselves
Perfect spot for a fun family break
A wonderfully equipped cabin in a beautiful, quiet spot
Beautiful - simple but still luxurious
A wonderful and peaceful stay
Simply beautiful
Quiet, private, rustic luxury
Idyllic
great
The nicest hosts and a lovely pool available! The room is very well insulated. It was cold outside but I was very warm. I had a lovely sleep I would love to go again!
A lovely stay at Broadmeadow Farm
My family and I stayed in the cabin at Broadmeadow Farm over Easter 2016. The stay could not have been better: the cabin is lovely: beautifully built and furnished and very cosy with the log burner going. The view over the farm and to the Welsh hills from the front of the cabin is stunning and it was a joy to wake up to!
Sally and Adrian and their lovely family made us feel very welcome and the stay all the more enjoyable. Access to the fabulous swimming pool was a great bonus as was watching the occasional plane crossing your path on the grass airstrip nearby.
The cabin is close enough to Hereford for convenience but remote enough to feel you are properly at peace in the beautiful countryside.
We would love to go back to Broadmeadow Farm and do the same things over again!!
Thank you to Sally and Adrian for sharing their cabin and hospitality with us!
Why book with Cool Camping?
- Coronavirus Booking Guarantee
- Best Price Guarantee, with no fees
- Instant booking confirmation
- Trusted for over 10 years
- A chance to win prizes in our regular competitions