The Old Farm offers simple, self-catering, hostel-style accommodation between April and October at the centre of the island, allowing guests to explore Skomer after day visitors have left.
The Visit Wales-accredited accommodation is run by the Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales. Overnight visitors have an opportunity to discuss their wildlife sightings, hear from the resident experts, and record their experiences at the island’s library, as well as contribute to a nightly bird log. There is also plenty of time to find a perfect spot to watch one of the island’s fine sunsets.
Accommodation is basic but comfortable, consisting of two spacious rooms each with two single beds, and a four-bedded room with two single beds plus a two-tier bunk bed. A communal kitchen has everything needed to prepare a meal, while the comfortable lounge has a log-burning stove and makes a cosy place in which to relax and reflect on the day. Solar power provides both hot water and electricity for lighting. There are communal toilets and showers, and hot water bottles are provided in case it gets cold at night. Depending on your network, a mobile phone signal is available, but there is no Wi-Fi. There are very few power outlets for recharging camera batteries, so be sure to take extra batteries.
The Welsh island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast is home to one of the UK’s largest breeding colonies of Atlantic puffins and Manx shearwaters. Join us on this three-day trip where there will be countless opportunities to photograph these seabirds at the height of the breeding season. Find out more about Skomer’s Perfect Puffins
Skomer Island - Ynys Sgomer in Welsh - is situated off the lovely Pembrokeshire coast, and is famed for its wildlife. Some 50% of the world population of Manx shearwaters nests here, and the colony of Atlantic puffins is the largest in southern Britain, while its one unique mammal - the Skomer vole - is endemic. Find Out More about {acc:title}
