A COLLECTION of weird and wonderful installations have been spotted in Meirionnydd.

In a new series Cabins in the Wild, engineer Dick Strawbridge and master craftsman Will Hardie follow an ingenious competition to build a pop-up hotel made up of eight stunning and unique cabins.

All are winning designs from the Epic Retreats project, chosen through a competition tender which is part funded by Visit Wales to support the Year of Legends 2017.

Built using Welsh materials, the cabins are available for the public to book and will be officially opened in Castell y Bere, near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, on Monday, 5 June until the end of the month.

They will also be on the Llyn Peninsula between 10 July and 11 September.

A spokesperson for Channel 4, which are broadcasting the new series, explained: “In this programme we see the glorious possibilities of the once humble cabin realised as eight extraordinarily beautiful and bespoke cabins are created to form a mobile pop-up hotel for the public to enjoy.

“The series charts the build of these cabins and follows eight teams from across the UK who have been part of a tender competition to design unique cabins themed on the mythology, tradition and beauty of Wales.”

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