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Enjoy the wonder of the Brecon Beacons.

Always changing, forever beautiful

• Things To Do
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Walking in the Brecon Beacons

Our National Park is loved for its big green open spaces which offer miles and miles of wonderful walking.

Penderyn Mineral Line

Riverside walk hay-on-wye, mynydd illtud common walk.

An easy walk over closely-cropped open ground to an Iron Age bill fort, passing upland…

Carreg Cennen woods

Penwyllt circuit, things to do in the brecon beacons.

If you enjoy making the most of the great outdoors, you’ll love the Brecon Beacons. Our National Park is a great place to get active..

Fun in the rain

Top 10 activities in the brecon beacons, cycling & mountain biking, adventures in stargazing, hay festival 2024.

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Come rain or shine there is always something going on in one of the four corners of our National Park.

Small Holding & Countryside Show

Royal welsh show, brecon county show, brecon jazz 2024.

Hay Festival 2024 Escape the day-to-day at Hay Festival…

Small Holding & Countryside Show

The Smallholding & Countryside Festival is a celebration of…

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Food and drink

Brecon Beacons boasts a year round programme celebrating all that’s good about food and drink, with stalls from local producers and free musical entertainment.

Restaurants

You can dine extremely well in our market towns, villages and rural areas. There are places to suit every mood, from down-to-earth and family-friendly to really rather posh.

Pubs and Inns

Our welcoming watering holes are just the job for a refreshing lunchtime drink in summer, a hot chocolate on a cold winter's afternoon, or a pint of real ale with…

Cafes & coffee shops

It's the little treats, like a fresh pot of tea with sandwiches, Welshcakes or scones, jam and cream, that make holidays in Wales really special. Here in the National Park,…

Festivals of food and drink

Discover the authentic flavours of our region at our superb annual festivals.   JUNE Hay-on-Wye Summer Food Festival This one-day gourmet gathering is well worth a visit. It’s limited to…

Upstairs at the Cheese Market

Where to stay.

We've got everything from self catering cottages to 5 star hotels to friendly guest houses with breathtaking views.

Bed & Breakfast

Camping, glamping & caravaning, hotels & inns, self-catering.

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Bracken Beauty... Another horse somewhere on our welsh hills, enjoying life! Ta for the tag…

Park Ponies... you lot love to snap the horses on the hills across the Brecon…

Canal Colours... the #monmouthshireandbreconcanal reflecting back those autumn colours! Photo by @welsh_scenery_dan

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Double the colour! Just look at those reflections captured by @usaidphotos

The snow line. Already becoming an almost daily fixture in the Beacons and it’s not…

Icy reflections in the glacial lake of Llyn Cwm Llwch high up in the Brecon…

The Roost is a popular spot, not…

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