The Brecon Beacons National Park

Activities in the Brecon Beacons

The Brecon Beacons can offer activities for the first time 'have a go' visitor as well as the hard-core enthusiast!

Rivers and lakes, hills and mountains, rock faces, either real or man made, as well as a hugely diverse caving system all offer opportunities to do something in the outdoors. The cycling routes & mountain bike trails developed by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority give routes to suit all abilities and fitness!

For those interested in fishing the chances are high for catching grayling & brown trout, as well as salmon on the Rivers Usk & Wye. Local reservoirs, lakes and even the canal also offer you scenic spots to get out your fishing rod.

Golf is available on eight courses throughout the National Park and as with everything else you will be playing in superb locations.

If actually what you really want to do is spoil yourself then check out our local spas and holistic centers.

To find out general information on some of the activities on offer in the area click our Things to do tab at the top of the page.

• Cantref Riding Centre

  
  • Upper Cantref Farm Cantref Powys LD3 8LR United Kingdom
  • phone: 01874 665223

  Welcome to Cantref Riding Centre!
  
  Cantref Riding Centre was established over 40 yrs ago and is still run by the same family. We offer Trekking, Hacking, Horse Riding and Riding lessons in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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• Canoe Hire Wales

  
  • Powys LD3 0SD United Kingdom
  • phone: 01497 847897

  A full days canoe trip will take you from Glasbury to Whitney and normally takes 5 hours with a lunch stop at Hay on Wye.
  Half Day Glasbury to Hay 2.5 hours,
  Canoe collection service is free of charge on half day & full day's hire. Parking is free of charge at Black Mountain Centre.

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• The Retreat

  
  • Pantyscallog House Sennybridge Powys LD3 8PT United Kingdom
  • phone: 01874 636993

  The Retreat offers a wide range of treatments, which will revive your whole well - being. We will help with de-toxifying, de-stressing as well as ease general aches & pains.

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• Paddles & Pedals

  
  • 15 Castle Street Hay-on-Wye Herefordshire HR3 5DF United Kingdom
  • phone: 01497 820604

  Hire a Canadian Canoe or a Kayak and discover the tranquil beauty of the River Wye. The Wye is one of the most beautiful rivers in the British Isles, and one of the few you can navigate, without restriction, for over 100 miles. It meanders through picturesque countryside to where it joins the River Severn at Chepstow and is well populated with wildlife. See kingfishers, herons, cormorants, swans, and even otters, in their natural habitat.

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• Breconshire Usk Fishery Syndicate

  
  • The Guildhall, Lion Street Brecon Powys LD3 7AL United Kingdom
  • phone: 01874 622884

  The River Usk is now Wales's premier salmon river. It is also renowned for its wild brown trout, which average well over 1/2 lb. Salmon stocks on the Usk have benefited from the Environment Agency clamp-down on illegal fishing in the estuary. The recent North Atlantic salmon Fund-assisted buy-out of the last of the Usk salmon nets plus the buy-off of putcher stations in the Severn Estuary is also making a difference The river is also inhabited by many other species of fish, including minnows, the pollution sensitive Stone Loach and Bullheads, as well as the Twaite Shad, the rare Allis Shad, Eels, Lamprey, Sea Trout and Salmon. It is also the home of the elusive otter and the Kingfisher. The river is re-stocked with brown trout.

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• Cradoc Golf Club

  
  • Penoyre Park, Cradoc Brecon Powys LD3 9LP United Kingdom
  • phone: 01874 623658

  Cradoc Golf Club is situated alongside the spectacularly beautiful scenery of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Just 2 miles outside the historic market town of Brecon and just a 45 minute drive from Celtic Manor the venue of the 2010 Ryder Cup. The Club is easily accessible from the Midlands, S.W. England, South and West Wales.

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• Wales in a Nutshell

  
  • 4 Church Row Talgarth Powys LD3 0BE United Kingdom
  • phone: 01874711915

  Wales in a Nutshell offers books, maps and guide books covering Wales and the Welsh National Parks of Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire and the Brecon Beacons, all delivered direct to your door.

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• Drover Holidays - Walking

  
  • Pemberton Minor, St Johns Place Hay on Wye Powys HR3 5BN United Kingdom
  • phone: 01497 821134

  Drover Holidays escorted group tours and self-guided itineraries throughout Wales.

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• Black Mountain Activities

  
  • Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SD United Kingdom
  • phone: 01497 847897

  Black Mountain Activities as been offering activites to adults such as hen and stag parties, socal groups, armed forces, familys, schools, youth groups, scouts and team building day for companies. since 1992.
  We where one of the first companies in the area to build a high level ropes course and climbing tower.

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