Bristol Airport 1 hr 44
Talybont Reservoir (17 min) Reservoir in a tranquil setting featuring a waterside path for walks, bike rides & wildlife views. Brecon Mountain Railway (12 min) Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (19 min) Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Big Pit National Coal Museum (40 min) Former colliery with interactive displays on mining life and trips underground guided by ex-miners. Blaenavon Ironworks/ Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon (37 min) Remains of an 18th-century industrial complex, with a blast furnace & furnished workers’ cottages. Corn Du (1 hr 19) Tall peak in the Brecon Beacons featuring a plateau shape and Bronze Age cairn at its summit. Waterfall Country (33 min) Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Cyfarthfa Park (17 min) Art museum and art Pontsticill Reservoir (11 min) Brecon Beacons National Park (33 min) Market towns and heritage sites amid large protected area of gentle hills and wild moorland scenery. BikePark Wales (24 min) Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. Pen y Fan (1 hr 19) Picturesque mountain providing a hiking trail to the summit with a Bronze Age burial chamber. Llangorse Lake (41 min) Cited in Welsh folklore, South Wales' largest natural lake is known for pike fishing & water sports. Llancaiach Fawr Manor (33 min) Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. |