Things to Do and Places to See Picture:Cwmcelyn Pond 5mins walk from house.

Trish
Things to Do and Places to See Picture:Cwmcelyn Pond 5mins walk from house.

Sightseeing

Abergavenny is a small market town with market days on Tuesday. It is approximately 20mins from the house. There are delightful cafes with outside seating areas and all are within pedestrian areas. It hosts the Abergavenny Food Festival every September and The green Man Concert in the summer. There is also Abergavenny Castle with delightful riverside walks.
145 lokale anbefaler
Abergavenny
145 lokale anbefaler
Abergavenny is a small market town with market days on Tuesday. It is approximately 20mins from the house. There are delightful cafes with outside seating areas and all are within pedestrian areas. It hosts the Abergavenny Food Festival every September and The green Man Concert in the summer. There is also Abergavenny Castle with delightful riverside walks.
Cardiff is just 40mins by train and they run every hour. St Davids shopping area is a must. Cardiff needs to be explored as there are many small arcades full of delightful shops. An abundance of eating establishments. It has a large museum and art gallery and great parks to explore. Cardiff Bay is a very short bus ride from the city centre. The Norwegian Church, Customs house, and of course the government building, The Senedd. Also cornicopia of restaurants from all parts of the world.
218 lokale anbefaler
Cardiff
218 lokale anbefaler
Cardiff is just 40mins by train and they run every hour. St Davids shopping area is a must. Cardiff needs to be explored as there are many small arcades full of delightful shops. An abundance of eating establishments. It has a large museum and art gallery and great parks to explore. Cardiff Bay is a very short bus ride from the city centre. The Norwegian Church, Customs house, and of course the government building, The Senedd. Also cornicopia of restaurants from all parts of the world.
Raglan Castle is one of the last true castles to be built in Wales. Its construction began in the 1430s by Sir William ap Thomas, the Blue Knight of Gwent who fought at the Battle of Agincourt with King Henry V in 1415. He was responsible for building the Great Tower at Raglan, which became known as the Yellow Tower of Gwent. In 1938, Raglan Castle was placed in the guardianship of the Commissioners of HM Works by the 10th Duke of Beaufort. For two decades following the end of World War II, extensive conservation efforts were conducted to maintain the castle. Today, it is maintained by CADW (Welsh Historic Monuments) on behalf of the Secretary of State for Wales.
134 lokale anbefaler
Raglan Slot
Castle Road
134 lokale anbefaler
Raglan Castle is one of the last true castles to be built in Wales. Its construction began in the 1430s by Sir William ap Thomas, the Blue Knight of Gwent who fought at the Battle of Agincourt with King Henry V in 1415. He was responsible for building the Great Tower at Raglan, which became known as the Yellow Tower of Gwent. In 1938, Raglan Castle was placed in the guardianship of the Commissioners of HM Works by the 10th Duke of Beaufort. For two decades following the end of World War II, extensive conservation efforts were conducted to maintain the castle. Today, it is maintained by CADW (Welsh Historic Monuments) on behalf of the Secretary of State for Wales.
The beautiful fabled home of a very wealthy man. While resting on ancient foundations, Castell Coch (Red Castle) is relatively modern, the by-product of a vivid Victorian imagination, assisted by untold wealth. The Middle Ages fascinated the Victorians as much as the Victorians fascinate us today. High Gothic was the order of the day. The ‘eccentric genius’ William Burges was given free rein by his paymaster, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, the 3rd marquess of Bute, to create a rural retreat to complement the opulence of his main residence, Cardiff Castle. He didn’t hold back. Dazzling ceilings, over-the-top furnishings and furniture were liberally applied. Please check the Cadw website for specific times and days, including closures.
168 lokale anbefaler
Castell Coch Slot
168 lokale anbefaler
The beautiful fabled home of a very wealthy man. While resting on ancient foundations, Castell Coch (Red Castle) is relatively modern, the by-product of a vivid Victorian imagination, assisted by untold wealth. The Middle Ages fascinated the Victorians as much as the Victorians fascinate us today. High Gothic was the order of the day. The ‘eccentric genius’ William Burges was given free rein by his paymaster, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, the 3rd marquess of Bute, to create a rural retreat to complement the opulence of his main residence, Cardiff Castle. He didn’t hold back. Dazzling ceilings, over-the-top furnishings and furniture were liberally applied. Please check the Cadw website for specific times and days, including closures.
If you are up for walking you cannot beat the splendor of the Beacons. With Pen y Fan is just an hour away and is a very popular climb.
279 lokale anbefaler
Brecon Beacons
Beacons Park
279 lokale anbefaler
If you are up for walking you cannot beat the splendor of the Beacons. With Pen y Fan is just an hour away and is a very popular climb.
A short walk up behind the house is Cwmcelyn Pond. Pretty wak to stretch your legs or take your pooch out for half an hour.
Cwmcelyn Nature Reserve
A short walk up behind the house is Cwmcelyn Pond. Pretty wak to stretch your legs or take your pooch out for half an hour.
During the summer our visitor centre is open on Monday 9.30am - 5pm, Tuesday - Friday 9.30am - 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 8.30am - 6pm. Visitors can access the café and public facilities and enquire at reception about the activities taking place at the park.
6 lokale anbefaler
Bryn Bach Park station
6 lokale anbefaler
During the summer our visitor centre is open on Monday 9.30am - 5pm, Tuesday - Friday 9.30am - 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 8.30am - 6pm. Visitors can access the café and public facilities and enquire at reception about the activities taking place at the park.
Cyfarthfa Park, Castle, Museum and Art gallery. Covering 65 hectares it occupies a prominent position overlooking the town of Merthyr Tydfil and the historic site of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks. The Park also provides a beautiful backdrop to the Grade I listed Cyfarthfa Castle, former home to the illustrious Crawshay family, and is recognised as being the best example of a 19th-century Ironmaster’s residence to have survived in South Wales.
41 lokale anbefaler
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum og Art Gallery
Brecon Road
41 lokale anbefaler
Cyfarthfa Park, Castle, Museum and Art gallery. Covering 65 hectares it occupies a prominent position overlooking the town of Merthyr Tydfil and the historic site of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks. The Park also provides a beautiful backdrop to the Grade I listed Cyfarthfa Castle, former home to the illustrious Crawshay family, and is recognised as being the best example of a 19th-century Ironmaster’s residence to have survived in South Wales.
Every month, we welcome Cotyledon's food and craft market to our grounds. With a variety of local traders, visitors can browse the stalls for free. Next: Saturday 8th October 2022, 10:00 - 16:00. 12th November and 10th & 11th December. There’s been a house on our site since medieval times and records of the house during the Tudor period – albeit a very different mansion to the one you see today – and if you stroll through our Cedar Garden you can see these two eras of brick and mortar. It's not just the exterior of the house that tells the tales of change. Step inside and find the most influential periods of our history brought to life.
Tredegar House Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
Every month, we welcome Cotyledon's food and craft market to our grounds. With a variety of local traders, visitors can browse the stalls for free. Next: Saturday 8th October 2022, 10:00 - 16:00. 12th November and 10th & 11th December. There’s been a house on our site since medieval times and records of the house during the Tudor period – albeit a very different mansion to the one you see today – and if you stroll through our Cedar Garden you can see these two eras of brick and mortar. It's not just the exterior of the house that tells the tales of change. Step inside and find the most influential periods of our history brought to life.
Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust. Just 15 minutes away
13 lokale anbefaler
Big Pit Mining Museum
Forge Side
13 lokale anbefaler
Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust. Just 15 minutes away
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently navigable 35-mile length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial corridor for coal and iron, which were brought to the canal by a network of tramways and/or railroads, many of which were built and owned by the canal company. The "Mon and Brec" was originally two independent canals – the Monmouthshire Canal from Newport to Pontymoile Basin and the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal running from Pontymoile to Brecon. Both canals were abandoned in 1962, but the Brecknock and Abergavenny route and a small section of the Monmouthshire route have been reopened since 1970. Much of the rest of the original Monmouthshire Canal is the subject of a restoration plan, which includes the construction of a new marina at the Newport end of the canal
67 lokale anbefaler
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
67 lokale anbefaler
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently navigable 35-mile length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial corridor for coal and iron, which were brought to the canal by a network of tramways and/or railroads, many of which were built and owned by the canal company. The "Mon and Brec" was originally two independent canals – the Monmouthshire Canal from Newport to Pontymoile Basin and the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal running from Pontymoile to Brecon. Both canals were abandoned in 1962, but the Brecknock and Abergavenny route and a small section of the Monmouthshire route have been reopened since 1970. Much of the rest of the original Monmouthshire Canal is the subject of a restoration plan, which includes the construction of a new marina at the Newport end of the canal
Famed in the Middle Ages as King Arthurs Round Table, the amphitheatre at Caerleon was built to serve the Roman legionary fortress of Isca around AD 90.
14 lokale anbefaler
Caerleon Amphitheatre
Broadway
14 lokale anbefaler
Famed in the Middle Ages as King Arthurs Round Table, the amphitheatre at Caerleon was built to serve the Roman legionary fortress of Isca around AD 90.
Brynmawr & District Museum

Activity

Home to Phoenix and the Tower Coaster, Zip World Tower is the 4th Zip World site to open, and is the 1st to be situated in south Wales. Nestled in the Rhigos mountain range, and boasting stunning panoramic views, this adventure hub is situated at the old Tower Colliery coal mining site, and had created a new lease of life for this historic and widely-loved base. Phoenix is the world’s fastest seated zip line, with 4 parallel lines in 2 separate zip zones. This zip line will see you flying across the Welsh countryside. The Tower Coaster is the only of its kind in Europe, boasting a side-by-side kart, making it possible for two people to ride at once. Enjoy the beautiful facilities and refreshments at Tower’s Adventure Terminal, where you can check-in, kit-up, grab a bite to eat, and enjoy the wonderfully restored Colliery site, where old meets new. Just 41 minutes away.
105 lokale anbefaler
Zip World Tower
105 lokale anbefaler
Home to Phoenix and the Tower Coaster, Zip World Tower is the 4th Zip World site to open, and is the 1st to be situated in south Wales. Nestled in the Rhigos mountain range, and boasting stunning panoramic views, this adventure hub is situated at the old Tower Colliery coal mining site, and had created a new lease of life for this historic and widely-loved base. Phoenix is the world’s fastest seated zip line, with 4 parallel lines in 2 separate zip zones. This zip line will see you flying across the Welsh countryside. The Tower Coaster is the only of its kind in Europe, boasting a side-by-side kart, making it possible for two people to ride at once. Enjoy the beautiful facilities and refreshments at Tower’s Adventure Terminal, where you can check-in, kit-up, grab a bite to eat, and enjoy the wonderfully restored Colliery site, where old meets new. Just 41 minutes away.
Blaenavon's Heritage Railway runs through the Blaenavon World Heritage site on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. We operate steam and heritage diesel services on weekends and bank holidays between April and September, together with selected Wednesdays during July and August. We also offer a range of special events throughout the year, including our Halloween Ghost Trains and Steam Santa Specials!
13 lokale anbefaler
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
13 lokale anbefaler
Blaenavon's Heritage Railway runs through the Blaenavon World Heritage site on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. We operate steam and heritage diesel services on weekends and bank holidays between April and September, together with selected Wednesdays during July and August. We also offer a range of special events throughout the year, including our Halloween Ghost Trains and Steam Santa Specials!
Indoor climbing walls, bouldering, group accommodation, and cafe. Outdoor play area, man-made caving system, aerial adventure course. Over 20 activities.
25 lokale anbefaler
Rock UK Summit Centre
25 lokale anbefaler
Indoor climbing walls, bouldering, group accommodation, and cafe. Outdoor play area, man-made caving system, aerial adventure course. Over 20 activities.
Steelhouse Festival, Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, Ebbw Vale, NP13 2ER IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK – 22 MINUTES With its unique mountain top setting on the edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons, this family friendly great value event has built up a true following and a real heritage of its own over eight successful years. Previous performers at The Steelhouse Festival have included Glenn Hughes, Myles Kennedy, Blackstar Riders, Wildhearts, Thunder, The Darkness, UFO, Europe, Rival Sons, Saxon, Anvil, Michael Schenker, and Skindred. The event now includes a larger stage, an official Friday night, more glamping and an official signing tent sponsored by their media partner Planet Rock where the fans will get to meet a selection of musicians rocking the mountain in July 2023.
Steelhouse Festival
Steelhouse Festival, Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, Ebbw Vale, NP13 2ER IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK – 22 MINUTES With its unique mountain top setting on the edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons, this family friendly great value event has built up a true following and a real heritage of its own over eight successful years. Previous performers at The Steelhouse Festival have included Glenn Hughes, Myles Kennedy, Blackstar Riders, Wildhearts, Thunder, The Darkness, UFO, Europe, Rival Sons, Saxon, Anvil, Michael Schenker, and Skindred. The event now includes a larger stage, an official Friday night, more glamping and an official signing tent sponsored by their media partner Planet Rock where the fans will get to meet a selection of musicians rocking the mountain in July 2023.
6th - 20th AUGUST 2023 The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and directed its early years. Since 2016, and now in its continuous 40th year - the festival as been directed and presented by a Jazz stakeholders coordination group, founded by members of the local Brecon Jazz Club. Assets and historic rights to the festival are held by Brecon Jazz Festival Ltd and Friends of Brecon Jazz, on behalf of the town of Brecon. Where Brecon Town Council The Guildhall, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7AL Approx 40mins
17 lokale anbefaler
Brecon Jazz Festival
8 Bell Lane
17 lokale anbefaler
6th - 20th AUGUST 2023 The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of Brecon. It was a community event originally created by the town's residents, modelled on New Orleans-style jazz events. Jed Williams as president of the Welsh Jazz Society, and founding editor of the Cardiff-based magazine Jazz UK had many international connections and directed its early years. Since 2016, and now in its continuous 40th year - the festival as been directed and presented by a Jazz stakeholders coordination group, founded by members of the local Brecon Jazz Club. Assets and historic rights to the festival are held by Brecon Jazz Festival Ltd and Friends of Brecon Jazz, on behalf of the town of Brecon. Where Brecon Town Council The Guildhall, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7AL Approx 40mins
Abergavenny Food Festival is held annually on the third weekend of September. The next event will be held on the weekend of the 16th and 17th September 2023. The box office goes live on April 1st. Travel time approx. 20mins. Over one hundred and fifty exhibitors across seven venues offering an unrivalled selection of the best produce and products from Wales, The Marches, and further afield. Then there's the rolling programme of talks, dems and debates. Watch top-notch chefs in action on the stage in the Victorian Market Hall, or cooking over fire in the grounds of the Castle. Drop into the Dome for some equally fiery debates with leading figures in the food world. The Festival also has some special individually ticketed events, including Drinks Theatre Tutored Tastings and the atmospheric Party at The Castle, with live bands and great eats.
29 lokale anbefaler
Abergavenny Food Festival
63 Frogmore St
29 lokale anbefaler
Abergavenny Food Festival is held annually on the third weekend of September. The next event will be held on the weekend of the 16th and 17th September 2023. The box office goes live on April 1st. Travel time approx. 20mins. Over one hundred and fifty exhibitors across seven venues offering an unrivalled selection of the best produce and products from Wales, The Marches, and further afield. Then there's the rolling programme of talks, dems and debates. Watch top-notch chefs in action on the stage in the Victorian Market Hall, or cooking over fire in the grounds of the Castle. Drop into the Dome for some equally fiery debates with leading figures in the food world. The Festival also has some special individually ticketed events, including Drinks Theatre Tutored Tastings and the atmospheric Party at The Castle, with live bands and great eats.
The Black Mountains Comedy Festival - Crickhowell The Black Mountains Comedy Festival returns to the Clarence Hall, Crickhowell on 3 & 4 February 2023, bringing light, laughter and warmth to the black mountains in the darkest of winter. Line up includes: Friday, 3 February – Kiri Pritchard McLean, Ross Smith, Priya Hall, Drew Taylor Saturday, 4 February – Circus Skills Workshop (morning) and Family Show (afternoon) with Circo Rum Ba Ba Saturday, 4 February – Gary Delaney, Celya AB, Chris Kent, Eleri Morgan Travel time approx.. 25 mins
Black Mountains, Wales, Abergavenny NP7 7LY, Storbritannien
The Black Mountains Comedy Festival - Crickhowell The Black Mountains Comedy Festival returns to the Clarence Hall, Crickhowell on 3 & 4 February 2023, bringing light, laughter and warmth to the black mountains in the darkest of winter. Line up includes: Friday, 3 February – Kiri Pritchard McLean, Ross Smith, Priya Hall, Drew Taylor Saturday, 4 February – Circus Skills Workshop (morning) and Family Show (afternoon) with Circo Rum Ba Ba Saturday, 4 February – Gary Delaney, Celya AB, Chris Kent, Eleri Morgan Travel time approx.. 25 mins
CYCLE PATH - TAFF TRAIL - MERTHYR This section of the Taff Trail travels between Cefn Coed Viaduct and Pontsticill Reservoir. See separate printouts for details.
Taff Trail
CYCLE PATH - TAFF TRAIL - MERTHYR This section of the Taff Trail travels between Cefn Coed Viaduct and Pontsticill Reservoir. See separate printouts for details.
This cycle route travels between Llanfoist, just to the south of Abergavenny, and Brynmawr, passing high above the Clydach Gorge. See separate printouts for details.
Clydach Gorge
Heads of the Valleys Road
This cycle route travels between Llanfoist, just to the south of Abergavenny, and Brynmawr, passing high above the Clydach Gorge. See separate printouts for details.
Cycle route 465 connects Llanhilleth with Brynmawr via Abertillery. See separate printouts for details.
Llanhilleth Miners Institute
Cycle route 465 connects Llanhilleth with Brynmawr via Abertillery. See separate printouts for details.
run courses and meditation classes. worth investigating
Palpung Changchub Dargye Ling
run courses and meditation classes. worth investigating

Nature

And this little piggy… The Kymin borders one of the few areas in the UK now home to one of our most elusive large animals – the wild boar in the Forest of Dean. Wild boar were once a common and native species to Britain, but were hunted to extinction by the 13th century. They were subsequently re-introduced but again became extinct by the 17th century. The piglets and sows that we see today are the first in around 300-years to roam Britain as freely as their native ancestors did. Wild boars don’t seek human company and can be difficult to catch sight of. But they have been known to appear at The Kymin, so with luck and patience on your side, you may just get a glimpse of these elusive creatures. But please be careful, as they can become dangerous if they feel threatened. Nocturnal nature Pipistrelle and soprano bats have both made The Kymin their home. Pipistrelles are the UK’s smallest and most common bats, and can eat up to 3,000 insects in one night. The Kymin’s woods provide the perfect habitat for owls, especially Tawny owls. Take a walk at dusk to hear their distinctive ‘twit-twoo’ and high-pitched screeching. Badgers are another night-time woodland-dwelling animal found at The Kymin. These elusive and shy mammals are wonderful to watch if you’re lucky enough to catch them playing on a quiet, summer evening.
National Trust - The Kymin
Kymin Road
And this little piggy… The Kymin borders one of the few areas in the UK now home to one of our most elusive large animals – the wild boar in the Forest of Dean. Wild boar were once a common and native species to Britain, but were hunted to extinction by the 13th century. They were subsequently re-introduced but again became extinct by the 17th century. The piglets and sows that we see today are the first in around 300-years to roam Britain as freely as their native ancestors did. Wild boars don’t seek human company and can be difficult to catch sight of. But they have been known to appear at The Kymin, so with luck and patience on your side, you may just get a glimpse of these elusive creatures. But please be careful, as they can become dangerous if they feel threatened. Nocturnal nature Pipistrelle and soprano bats have both made The Kymin their home. Pipistrelles are the UK’s smallest and most common bats, and can eat up to 3,000 insects in one night. The Kymin’s woods provide the perfect habitat for owls, especially Tawny owls. Take a walk at dusk to hear their distinctive ‘twit-twoo’ and high-pitched screeching. Badgers are another night-time woodland-dwelling animal found at The Kymin. These elusive and shy mammals are wonderful to watch if you’re lucky enough to catch them playing on a quiet, summer evening.

Rugby Six Nations

Kicking off on February 4th at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales will host Ireland, who this year took the Triple Crown. On the same day, Scotland travel to Twickenham to take on England, and will be looking to retain the Calcutta Cup. The first Round of fixtures finishes with Italy welcoming Champions France to Rome, on Sunday 5th February. WALES V IRELAND – 4TH Feb, 2.15pm WALES V ENGLAND - Sat, 25 Feb, 4.45pm
324 lokale anbefaler
Principality Stadium
Westgate Street
324 lokale anbefaler
Kicking off on February 4th at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales will host Ireland, who this year took the Triple Crown. On the same day, Scotland travel to Twickenham to take on England, and will be looking to retain the Calcutta Cup. The first Round of fixtures finishes with Italy welcoming Champions France to Rome, on Sunday 5th February. WALES V IRELAND – 4TH Feb, 2.15pm WALES V ENGLAND - Sat, 25 Feb, 4.45pm

City/town information

Abertillery Rock and Blues Concert Distance 15minutes May 20th Abertillery Park, Abertillery.
Metropole Cultural and Conference Centre
2 Mitre Street
Abertillery Rock and Blues Concert Distance 15minutes May 20th Abertillery Park, Abertillery.