Winter Guide to the Brecon Beacons

There are plenty of places to visit in our National Park during winter. If you’re looking for short winter breaks, wrap up warm to enjoy a cosy winter getaway to the Brecon Beacons.  Come for a weekend, short getaway or longer holiday there is plenty to do in the Brecon Beacons over the winter months. …

Our Top Walks for 2019

A walk in the Brecon Beacons National Park comes complete with perfect picnic spots, awe-inspiring views, fascinating historic sites and grand geological features. Here is a collection of our top picks...so your 2019 is full of nature, fresh air and epic views! 1. Sugarloaf Mountain This rewarding walk takes you up the distinctive Sugar Loaf …

Crickhowell Walking Festival-Autumn Extra!

A weekend of autumn walks in Crickhowell from the 14th-16th September. All walks start at CRiC Centre, Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BN at the stated time. To complement the very popular annual Walking Festival at the end of February, an autumn walking weekend has been created in the glorious Black Mountains. A great chance to …

Easter Sunday Strolls in the Brecon Beacons

Easter Sunday gives you a great opportunity to head out on a family walk in the Brecon Beacons National Park! Here is a collection of our top picks of walks! 1.Waterfall Country Nestled into the southern slopes of the Fforest Fawr massif, west of Merthyr Tydfil, Waterfall Country is one of the most beautiful and …

Celebrate St David’s Day in the Brecon Beacons

Visit anywhere in Wales on March 1st; St David’s  Day and you’ll see children wearing traditional Welsh National costumes or Welsh rugby shirts, wearing bright green leeks and yellow daffodils turned into colourful accessories. St David’s Day or Dydd Gwŷl Dewi (Sant) Hapus in Welsh, is always a special time in Wales when local communities come together to …

Walking Wednesday: Goytre Wharf

Goytre Wharf is a 200-year-old industrial heritage site on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Abergavenny. There’s a busy Canal and River Trust visitor centre and canalboat marina here. The centre has plenty to offer including exhibitions and events, canal trips and children’s activities. The area around the centre has canalside and woodland walks, lots …

Crickhowell Walking Festival 2018

There are a record of 95 walks over the 9 days and I am sure you’ll find something to interest you. Please book via the website here, it is quick and easy! As well as walks there will be evening events running alongside the walks..Click here to download a pdf of the printed programme.  

Craig y Nos, Saith Maen, Cribarth & Dan yr Ogof

We hope you enjoy this walking route by Simply Strolling! It takes us from the wonderful Craig-y-Nos Country Park, through a trekking centre and up unto the beautiful open space to see our standing stones and hut circle remains, head towards the hulking mass that is Cribarth. We then retrace our steps along the tramroad, hit a boulder field and then …

Walks with Epic Views in the Brecon Beacons

Conquered Pen y Fan? Did you know we have 1,200 miles of public rights of way for you to explore? Here are our favourite walks in the Brecon Beacons which have equally beautiful views to enjoy and have plenty of Epic selfie opportunities.  -         Pen Yr Crug-one of the most impressive hillforts …

Walk Wednesday-The Iconic Beacon’s Horseshoe

Thank you to the Simply Strolling Blog for sharing their adventure along the iconic Beacons Horseshoe walk with us! Check it out below. Sometimes there’s a walk that you did years ago, then decided not to do because of the terrible erosion on some paths…..but then you hear about a scheme to “Mend the Mountain” …