Brecon Beacons National Park one of Britains breathing spaces
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You may have kids who would relish a day out at an open farm or some excitement exploring the ramparts of an ancient castle. For adults and children alike there is the wonder of Wales underground at The National Show caves and Big Pit whilst our small museums, cathedral and churches tell the stories of the area and it's heritage.
Ashford Garden is a walled garden surrounded by a woodland and water garden. There are many shrubs, herbaceous borders, a meadow garden, alpine house and beds, vegetable and a collector´s range of interesting and unusual plants.
Brecknock Museum occupies an historic building at the heart of an outstandingly attractive area with a rich and varied past. It offers fascinating glimpses of this past.
Visit the Brecknock Museum and learn more about the history, natural history and art of the Brecon Beacons area. The Museum is housed in the Old Shire Hall, and you can see a judge and jury try a historic case in the courtroom.
The Museum has excellent collections of Welsh art, including the work of contemporary artists. There is a regular programme of changing exhibitions, many of which feature works for sale, and a well-stocked shop.
The Cathedral and its attendant buildings, formerly a Benedictine Priory under the control of Battle Abbey in Sussex, are amongst the most important architecturally in Wales.
Brecon Cathedral has been the site of Christian worship for more than a thousand years, dating from the days of the Norman conquest.
In 1003 a Benedictine Priory linked to Battle Abbey was established here and continued in existence until the dissolution of the monastries in 1537.
The building then served the community as a Parish Church, and in 1923 became the Cathedral Church of the newly founded Diocese of Swansea & Brecon.
Wales' top award-winning visitor attraction the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is the most breathtaking Showcaves complex in Northern Europe. Every year tens of thousands of visitors step back in time, as they walk within the limestone rocks, and deep into the subterranean world.
Above ground there is plenty to see and do - come face to face with some of the largest animals ever to walk the Earth in our Dinosaur Park, one of the biggest collections of life-sized dinosaur models in the world! Witness how our ancestors lived during the Iron Age, and enjoy the company of our friendly giants the Shire Horses. Down on the farm, children will have a great time in the covered play areas should there be any excess energy waiting to be used up before the journey home!
One ticket gets you into 10 attractions:
• Dan-yr-Ogof Showcaves
• Cathedral Cave
• Bone Cave
• Museum
• Mr Morgan's Farmyard
• Dinosaur Park
• Iron Age Village
• Shire Horse Centre
• Barney Owl's Play Area
• The Millennium Stone Circle
At Big Pit: National Coal Museum you can take an authentic underground tour of a real coal mine. Winner of the 2005 Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year, the Museum has a wide range of experiences to captivate the whole family.
Travel in one of our all-weather observation coaches behind a vintage steam locomotive through beautiful scenery into the Brecon Beacons National Park along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir to Dol-y-Gaer on one of the most popular Railways in Wales.
We have a new childrens play area at Pontsticill which is proving very popular with our young visitors.
This is a very good spot to relax and enjoy the view across the Reservoir, whilst the children play safely. There are picnic tables here also.
Crickhowell nestles in the beautiful Usk Valley. This thriving Market Town offers an interesting variety of shops and the area has a wide and varied choice of places to eat, drink & stay. There are attractions for all the family and, whilst there are countless opportunities for the active, everyone can enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery and river valleys. This wonderful corner of Wales is easily accessible being less than an hour from the Severn Bridge with rail access in nearby Abergavenny.
Welcome to the Play Barn! - an award winning indoor play centre, offering adventure, excercise, exploration and excitment for children in a clean, safe, stimulating environment.
Welcome to Cantref Adventure Farm!
A fun packed day out for the whole family! Come and meet the farm animals in our live shows every half an hour and ride on the tractor and trailer ride! We have lots of play facilities such as the paddle boats and electronic tractors!
We offer a wide range of activities from the play zone and the mega sledge ride, to birthday parties and school visits.
Out of the summer season we are open at weekends from 10.30am - 5.30pm and open throughout December with a special Christmas Grotto (special rates apply).
The charming old market town of Brecon is regarded as one of the most historic locations in Wales. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Usk & Honddu, the latter providing the towns Welsh name 'Aberhonddu'.
Boasting a cathedral, theatre, cinema, castle ruins, stunning Georgian architecture as well as a canal basin Brecon is a great choice for an extended visit!
Discover The Artbeat Trail - pick up a map from the Tourist Information Centre to discover all the art shops and galleries of the town.
The ‘Ironmaster’ William Crawshay commissioned Cyfarthfa Castle in 1824. This grand castellated mansion overlooked his immensely successful ironworks and has been called ‘the most impressive monument of the Industrial Iron Age in South Wales’.
Newton House has recently been renovated and features some rooms dressed in 1912 style whilst others are exhibition rooms.
The exhibition on the first floor of Newton House tells the story of the history and landscape of Dinefwr.
We have mouth watering tea rooms and a National Trust gift shop on site.
Largely the creation of the more peaceful Middle Ages, Raglan brings to a close the great castle-building chapter in Welsh history and is as much a statement of wealth and social aspiration as of military power. It was begun in 1435 by the influential Sir William ap Thomas, who raised the mighty Great Tower. His son William Herbert continued the grand work in the same lavish vein, creating a sumptuous, richly embellished palace with formal state apartments and the Great Gate. Yet handsome Raglan was no pushover, for it endured one of the longest sieges of the Civil War.
The Brecon Beacons National Park
