The Brecon Beacons National Park

A truly fantastic place for an activity holiday with superb walking, mountain biking and horse riding trails, caves and an historic canal – plus characterful towns and even Michelin-starred restaurants!

Cycling & Mountain Biking  

Hugely popular in the area with a fantastic route along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal towpath being a favourite. Brecon also marks the start of the Taff Trail which is a popular walking and cycle path that runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Brecon and Cardiff Bay. The Brecon Beacons are famous for its mountain bike routes - with green routes for beginners all the way to 'killer' black routes!

Riding & Trekking 

The Brecon Beacons is a perfect place for horse lovers. There are over 600 miles of bridle paths and tracks. The spectacular scenery and wealth of wildlife create some of the best riding in Europe. There are thousands of acres of hills, moors and fields, criss-crossed by ancient tracks and lanes. You can ride all day, sharing the views with the soaring buzzards. Riding and trekking centres are working together to offer top quality trekking, short rides and pony trekking.

Golf 

Right on your doorstep is the wonderful championship course at Cradoc where PGA professional Richard Davies always offers a warm welcome. There are other lovely courses in the area at Builth and Llandrindod Wells and a nine hole course in Brecon. Ryder Cup host Celtic Manor, historic St Pierre and the Vale of Glamorgan Golf complex are only 50 minutes away.

Watersports  

The area offers an array range of options for paddlesports, from the tranquillity of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Llangorse Lake to extreme kayaking over jaw-dropping waterfalls. You can have fun paddling a kayak, canoe, stand-up paddleboard, raft or even making and paddling your own coracle! With waters graded from from Grade 1 (easy) up to Grade 6 (extremely hard), there really is something for everyone!

Places to Visit  

The area is a treasure trove of historical sites with over a dozen castles to visit - Carreg Cennen at Trapp (pictured above) is definitely worth a visit! More locally, there is a castle in Brecon and at Bronllys, Crickhowell, Cyfarthfa nr Merthyr, Hay on Wye, Llandovery and Tretower. Trips to Big Pit in Blaenavon, Dan yr Ogof Showcaves, or a ride on the Brecon Mountain Railway are a must...

Events, Festivals and Shows

There are Agricultural shows a plenty to enjoy during the summer months with the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells being the jewel in the crown. The hugely popular Green Man Festival is held at Glanusk near Crickhowell and other festivals include the world famous Hay Literature Festival - only 20 minutes down the road. June sees the WAAT4 Challenge - a navigation event that teams in which from all over the UK take part every year.

Food & Drink

We have a superb selection of places to eat and drink, from beautiful restaurants and cafés to the most perfect pubs, where you can enjoy local food and drink next to a roaring log fire. Local produce and good home cooked food means you will find something that will appeal to everyone's taste buds. 

Try one of these... 

Cradoc Golf Club 01874 623658   www.cradoc.co.uk

Hills   01874 611714  w ww.hillsbrecon.co.uk

Brecon Tap   01874 623888  www.facebook.com/brecontap

Castle of Brecon   01874 624611  www.breconcastle.co.uk

Three Horseshoes, Groesffordd   01874 665672  www.threehorseshoesgroesffordd.com