To be honest, we're a bunch of hippies, many of us 'originals'. Tipi Valley is high in the Welsh hills, on 200 acres that we have bought bit by bit over 30 years. Our oldest land has already reverted to temperate rainforest.

The idea is that we are part of nature, living within nature. Thus all our homes are low-impact dwellings such as tipis, yurts, domes and thatched or turf-roofed round houses, with travellers' buses and caravans 'up the top' near the road.

We are a village, not a commune, and everyone is responsible for their own economy. We do not have regular business meetings, and we never vote. It works by consensus and personal relationships. Dogs are not welcome.

We have a large communal tipi called the 'Big Lodge' where guests may usually stay. No need to write first.

Spirituality is natural, mostly expressed in chanting and drumming at the sweatlodge (sauna) and at Big Lodge get-togethers. Over 90 home births. Education at home or at local schools. It's a survival lifestyle, 100% nature. Always take your footwear off when entering a dwelling. Most people wear wellies. Arrive before dark or get very lost. It's wild!