The Brecon Beacons Guide

The Glynneath Gunpowder Works Pontneddfechan were established in 1857 to produce black powder for ...

St Fagans National Museum of History showcases the history of Wales through the people’s everyday ...

  The Brecon Beacons has a number of castles some grander than others. My favourite has to be ...

If you are looking for a burger with a difference then you should visit Hills Brecon . It is ...

The Three Horseshoes Groesfford has always been one of my favourite places to eat in the Brecon ...

Once again I was organising the Hay Winter Festival 2018 stewards. The festival this year was held ...

As part of our Brecon Beacons Ambassador scheme we visited Big Pit National Coal Museum at ...

Part of the Brecon Beacons is a UNESCO Global Geopark. This is due to the significant geological ...

It is always a pleasure to welcome artists to Aberyscir Coach House. We have had painters and ...

The Hay Literary Festival runs from the last bank holiday weekend in May for 10 days. I have been ...

Today I visited Blaernavon World Heritage Centre and Blaernavon Ironworks. The heritage centre is ...

The Brecon Beacons has a beautiful selection of gardens open to the public under the National ...

Mother nature has just reminded us of what she can do. The Blast fron the East arrived a few days ...

We are probably aware of the beautiful countryside of the Brecon Beacons as we travel around but ...

Today I visited an area of the Brecon Beacons between Llangorse Lake and the A40 as part of my ...

Today we went on a guided walk in the beautiful grounds of Gliffaes Country House Hotel. It is full ...

Visited Westonbury Mill Water Gardens today. There are a surprising number of small gardens tucked ...

The Green Man Festival is held on the Glanusk Estate every August and runs for 3 days. It is not ...

This year Brecon Jazz returned to the streets of the town like it used to be a few years ago. It ...

The Elan Valley is just 22 miles from the coach house over a glorious mountain road. It consists ...

I spent this morning at Ty-Mawr Kitchen Garden  on the Get Growing course run by Rae Gervis. ...

There are many beautiful waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons but one of the most secluded are Sgwd ...

Today we had a very pleasant lunch at Peterstone Court just a short ride from the coach house. The ...

Today we visited The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh with the Brecon Beacons Ambassador ...

The New Inn Bwlch has just won Brecknockshire CAMRA pub of the year 2017. They serve good value ...

Today we had lunch in the newly re-opened The George Hotel in Brecon . It was bought by JD ...

The legend of Llyn Cwm Llwch In the shadow of Corn Du is the isolated beautifully preserved glacial ...

Today I went on a day out with the Carmarthenshire Tourist Board to visit St Clare and the coast. ...

2017 is the Year of Legends in Wales. To  celebrate this occasion I will be sharing some of ...

Today Peronel Barnes visited to sketch the Brecon Beacons from the paddock. She stayed last year ...

Today I had a pleasant lunch in the Brecon Tap This is a local brewery that has opened a bar ...

  The Royal Welsh Winter Fair takes place every year at the end of November in the Builth ...

Today I visited Aberglasney Gardens just outside Llandeilo to see the autumn colours. This country ...

Llangorse has the largest natural lake in south Wales. It boasts an ancient Crannog and is a ...

The Abergavenny Food Festival   is held every year in September. The festival is held ...

Today I visited Carreg Cennen Castle just outside Llandeilo. It was a beautiful Autumn day and very ...

The National Eisteddfod was held in Abergavenny. It ran from 29th July to 6th August 2016. It ...

The Royal Welsh Show started today in glorious sunshine and runs for four days. The purpose built ...

The Bear Hotel Crickhowell is a traditional historic coaching inn dating from 1432. There is a ...

Today I went on a tour of Penderyn Distillery with the Brecon Beacons Ambassadors. This is the only ...

Today we visited two National Trust properties just outside Llandeilo. Firstly Dolaucothi Gold ...

Today I went on a sour dough bread course at The Bakers’ Table in Talgarth Mill. This is a ...

Today I went to the Ystradfellte area to see the caves, kilns, burial mounds and standing stones. ...

Today I had lunch at The Felin Fach Griffin which is one of my favourite place to eat! They ...

Winter Currently showing on BBC One Wales is a four part documentary Iolo’s Brecon Beacons. ...

Our guests who stayed over the New Year were hoping to see the stars as we live in a very dark part ...

17th December 2015 Today I went for lunch at The Hours Cafe Brecon. They have combined a book shop ...

Part of being a Brecon Beacons Ambassador is going on days out to learn more about the park to pass ...