That’s right, we’re not based in London.
We’re actually based in Machynlleth, mid-Wales…
Phonetically, that’s Maˈχənɬɛθ.
Okay, try Mak-hunk-leth. Don’t be lazy and shorten it to Mach, it’s…
Machynlleth is a few miles from the Dyfi Estuary…
It’s the medieval capital of Wales, where Owain Glyndŵr held his first parliament in 1404, on this site…
It’s home to the Welsh Museum of Modern Art. That’s right, MOMA: New York & Machynlleth!
It’s also home to PIRC – our office is behind the balcony in this building (but that’s not us, that’s Articulture, they’re great)…
As well as amazing conversations about social change, there are all sorts of things we can do when you visit…
We could go walking…
Or mountain biking…
Or climbing…
Or surfing…
Or kayaking, oooh kayaking…
We could go to the 800-year old (completely-not-hippy) Wednesday market…
Where Shirley will change your life with her amazing street food…
We could play frisbee like this… though with mixed genders!
Or we could go to the beach, which is much more exciting than this picture suggests…
Here’s a better picture…
Or we could go to the Blue Lake for a swim, and if you’re feeling brave, a dive off the top of that there cliff. For reals…
If you come in early May, we could attend the amazing Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Your eyes don’t deceive you – that *is* indeed the incredible Josie Long…
If you come in late May, we could go to Fire in the Mountain, the amazing folk & bluegrass festival up-the-road (though if you have banjophobia it’s definitely not for you)…
Did I mention that in September there are JUMPING SALMON!!! (There were much bigger ones, but they’re hard to photograph.)
Oh, and there are Ospreys…
And beavers… OMG beavers…
And dolphins…
So we should probably go sailing while you’re here…
Unless it’s winter…
In which case, we can visit the Centre for Alternative Technology…
Which has incredible sustainable architecture and some truly excellent people…
Winter will also include wooly jumpers, log fires, mulled cider, board games and Machynlleth’s amazing pubs, like this beauty…
I forgot to mention Led Zeppelin used to hang out in the valley and write songs ‘n shit, in this cottage…
And the storms revealed miles more petrified forest on the coast…
Oh, and last year we won shed of the year… #boom
*When* you come, you could stay in the eco-cabins…
Or these casual treehouses…
And come by train, we’re just over two hours from Birmingham…
It’s one of those fancy high-speed single-track diesel lines…
What we’re saying is, don’t expect wifi or mobile reception…
But if you stay on the line it is one of the top ten most epic train journeys in the world…
Seriously, come visit: it’d be rude not to.
We 100% promise there won’t be any raging bog fires…
