Powys Guide

Fairs, Festivals & Shows

• Brecon Craft Fairs

  - Every Month

• Crickhowell Walking Festival

  - Early March

• Wonderwool Wales - Royal Welsh Showground - Builth Wells

  - Late April

• Man v Horse Marathon - Llanwrtyd Wells

  - Early May

• Royal Welsh Smallholder & Garden Festival - Builth Wells

  - Mid May

• The Big Black Mountains Challenge

  - Mid May

• Hay Festival of Literature

  - Late May to Early June

• Wool & Willow Festival - Llanidloes

  - Early June to Early July

• Welshpool Air Show

  - Mid June

• Welshpool Festival of Transport

  - Mid July

• Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells

  - Late July

• Brecon County Show

  - Early August

• Machynlleth Festival

  - Mid August

• National Sheepdog Trials

  - Llanafan Fawr

• Heart of Wales Game & Country Fair

  - Mid August

• Shrewsbury Flower Show

  - Mid August

• Bog Snorkelling Championship - Llanwrtyd Wells

  - Late August

• Talgarth Festival of the Black Mountains - Talgarth

  - Late August

• Victorian Festival - Llandrindod Wells

  - Late August

• Presteign Festival of Music & Arts

  - Late August

• Montgomery Canal Festival

  - Late August

• Dragonfest - Llandyssil

  - Early Sept

• Sennybridge Show

  - Early September

• Heart of Wales Walking Festival - Llandrindod Wells

  - Mid Sept

• Owain Glyndwr Festival - Abercraf

  - Late September

• Royal Welsh Winter Fair - Builth Wells

  - Late November

Food Fairs & Festivals

• Powys' Food & Drink Festivals

Music Festivals

• Powys' Arts & Music Festivals

General Tourism Information

• Brecon Beacons National Park
• National Park Visitor Centre - Libanus
• Explore Mid Wales
• Mid Wales Tourism - Activities
• The Beacons Bus
• Mid Wales Tourism - Events
• Weather - Brecon Beacons
• Powys & National Park Visitor Centres

Activities for All Ages

• Border Quad Trekking - Middletown
• Candle Making - Corris
• Cantref Adventure Farm - Brecon
• Commando Paintball Games - Middletown
• Corris Mine Explorers
• Explore Heart of Wales - Guided Tours & Walks
• Fungi Forays - Rhayader
• Hay Laser - Hay on Wye
• Multi Activity Centre - Llangorse
• Children's Puzzle Trails at Lake Vrynwy - Llanwddyn
• Gilfach Nature Discovery Centre - More ... - Near Rhyader
• Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves
• Paint your own pottery - Corris
• Park Hall Countryside Experience - Oswestry - Shropshire
• Trail Rides Wales - Machynlleth

  - Trail Bikes

• Ynys-hir Nature Reserve - Machynlleth

Activities for the Very Young

• Cantref Adventure Farm - Brecon
• Quackers - Newbridge-on-Wye
• The Play Barn - Brynich
• Rabbit Village - Llanbrynmair

Attractions

• Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture - Berriew
• Black Mountain Red Kite Feeding Station - Llanddeusant
• Brecon Cathedral Heritage Centre
• Cambrian Mills Tour - Llanwrtyd Wells
• Centre for Alternative Technology - Machynlleth
• Carngafallt RSPB Reserve - Near Rhayader
• Cywain Centre - Bala
• Dan yr Ogof Show Caves - Abercrave
• Dyfi Osprey Project - Cors Dyfi, Machynleth
• Elan Valley Dams - Visitor Centre - Rhayader
• Gilfach Nature Reserve - Rhayader
• Gilgrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station - Rhayader
• Glass Making - Corris
• Hawksdrift Falconry Displays

  - By Appointment Only

• Judges Lodgings - Presteigne
• King Arthur's Labyrinth - Corris
• Lake Vyrnwy RSPB Reserve
• Machinations Museum of Mechanical Magic - Llanbrynmair
• Mid Wales Falconry - Castle Caereinion
• MOMA - Museum Of Modern Art - Machynlleth
• National Cycle Collection - Llandrindod Wells
• Offas Dyke Centre - Knighton
• Offas Dyke Association
• Owain Glyndwr Centre - Machynleth
• Penderyn Distillery
• Powisland Museum - Welshpool
• Red Kite Safaris - Machynlleth
• Sculpture Park - Lake Vyrnwy Brochure pdf
• Small Breeds Farm Park & Owl Centre - Kington (Herefordshire)
• Spaceguard Centre - Knighton
• Talgarth Mill
• Thomas Shop Museum - Llandrindod Wells
• Waterfalls Centre - Pontneddfechan
• Welsh Royal Crystal - Rhayader

  -Guided Tours

Canal Trips

• Beacon Park Day Boats - Brecon & Abergavenny
• Dragonfly Cruises - Brecon
• Montgomery Canal Information
• George Watson Buck Trips - Llanymynech
• Montgomery Canal Cruises - Welshpool
• Pontymoile Marina - Pontymoile - Torfaen
• Red Line Boats - Goytre Wharf - Llanover - Monmouthshire

Gardens, Parks & Nature Reserves

• Introduction
• Gardens
• Parks
• Nature & Wildlife Reserves

Railway Rides

• Brecon Mountain Railway - Merthyr Tydfil
• Cambrian Main Line
• Corris Railway
• Corris Railway Museum
• Heart of Wales Line
• Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Welshpool

Sporting Activities

Boat Hire

• Beacon Park Day Boats - Brecon
• Boat Hire Lake - Langorse

Bowls

• Brecon Bowling Club
• Builth Wells Bowling Club
• Hay on Wye Bowling Club
• Knighton Bowling Club
• Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club
• Radnorshire Indoor Bowls Centre - Llandrindod Wells
• Tick Tock Bowls Club - Glanryhd

Climbing

• Indoor Climbing & Training Centre - Llangorse
• Manzoku Climbing & Mountaineering - Brecon

Cycling - Routes

• The Radnor Ring - Rhayader, Llandrindod Wells, Presteigne & Knighton
• Elan Valley Trail
• Taff Trail - Cardiff to Brecon
• Coed Trallwm Mountain Bike Centre - Abergwesyn
• Crychan Forest Trails
• Elan Valley Trail

  - Visitor Centre Penygarreg Reservoir

• Lon Cambria - Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
• Radnor Forest Family Cycle Trails

Cycling - Hire

• Adventure Cycling Wales
• Artisans Bike Hire - Lake Vyrnwy
• Bikes & Hikes Bike Hire - Brecon
• Biped Cycle Hire - Brecon
• Black Mountain Bike Hire - Three Cocks
• Clive Powell Bike Hire - Rhayader
• Drover Bike Hire - Hay on Wye
• The Holy Trail Bike Shop - Machynleth
• Llandrindod Sports Centre Bike Hire - Llandrindod Wells
• On Bike - Presteigne
• Mountain Bike Wales
• Paddles & Pedals - Hay on Wye
• PedalAway - Llangarron
• Ride & Hike - Brecon
• Wheely Wonderful Cycling - Ludlow, Shropshire

Driving

• Border Quad Trekking - Middletown
• Forest Experience Rally School & Off Road Centre - Carno
• Madian Quads - Machynlleth
• Phil Price Rally School - Knighton
• Rider's Edge Academy of Motorcycling - Builth Wells

Fishing

• Powys Fishing

Flying

• Black Mountains Gliding Club - Talgarth
• Beyond Extreme Paragliding Centre - Church Stretton, Shropshire
• Joint Service's Hang Gliding and Paragliding Centre - Crickhowell
• Mid-Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club

Golf

• Belmont Lodge Golf Club (Herefordshire)
• Brecon Golf Club
• Builth Golf Club
• Cradoc Golf Club
• Glynneath Golf Club - Pontneddfechan
• Kington Golf Club (Herefordshire)
• Knighton Golf Club
• Llandrindod Wells Golf Club
• The Old Rectory Golf Course - Llangattock
• Llanymynech Golf Club (Shropshire)
• Machynlleth Golf Club
• Maesmawr Golf Club - Caersws
• Palleg & Swansea Valley Golf Course - Lower Cwmtwrch
• Rhosgoch Golf Club
• St Giles Golf Club - Newtown
• St Idloes Golf Club - Llanidloes
• Summerhill Golf Club - Hay on Wye
• Welsh Border Golf Complex - Bulthy (Shropshire)
• Welshpool Golf Club

Golf Ranges

• Mid Wales Golf Centre - Caersws
• Welsh Border Golf Complex - Bulthy (Shropshire)

Leisure Centres

• Armoury Recreation Centre - Welshpool
• Brecon Leisure Centre
• Bro Ddyfi - Machynlleth
• Builth Wells Sports Centre
• Crickhowell Sports Centre
• East Radnor Leisure Centre - Presteign
• Flash Leisure Centre - Welshpool
• Hay Pool & Gwernyfed Sports Centre - Three Cocks
• Knighton Sports Centre
• Llandrindod Wells Sports Centre
• Llanfair Caereinion Sports Centre
• Llanfyllin Sports Centre
• Llanidloes Sports Centre
• Maldwyn Leisure Centre - Newtown
• Rhayader Leisure Centre
• Sennybridge Sports Centre
• Ystradgynlais Sports Centre

Multi Activity

• Bikes + Hikes - Brecon
• Black Mountain Activities - Three Cocks
• Red Ridge Centre - Welshpool
• Hay Outdoor Training - Hay on Wye
• Inter Activities - Glasbury-on-Wye
• Llangorse Multi Activity Centre
• Mountain & Water - Brecon Beacons - based in Abergavenny

Riding

• Not all Riding Stables are listed, just those offering hour/day rides
• Bradnant Equestrian Centre - Llanidloes
• Bryngwyn Riding Centre - Newchurch
• Cantref Riding Centre - Brecon
• Crychan Forest Trails
• Cwmfforest Riding Centre - Pengenffordd
• Dragon Driving - Presteigne
• Ellesmere Riding Centre - Llangorse
• Free Rein - Clyro
• Gilfach Equitation - Sennybridge

  - BHS

• Golden Castle Riding Stables - Llangattock

  - BHS

• Heart of Wales Riding School - Penybont
• Lion Royal Hotel Trekking - Rhyader

  Day Treks are vailable to non-residents

• Llangorse Riding Centre - Llangorse
• Llangenny Riding Centre - Llangattock
• Pentre Riding Stables - Pen-y-Cae
• Rhandregynwen Hall Equestrian Centre - Llanymynech
• Riverside Riding Centre - Glangrwney, Crickhowell

  - BHS

• The Mill Pony Trekking Centre - Aberhafesp
• Springhill Horse Riding Stables - Oswestry
• Trans Wales Trails Hunting Days Talgarth, Brecon-

  BHS

• Taliesin Riding Centre - Machynlleth
• Tregoyd Riding Centre - Tregoyd
• Underhill Riding Stables - Dolau

  - ABRS

• Wern Riding Centre - Crickhowell

Shooting

• Griffin-Lloyd Shooting Ground - Knighton
• Mid Wales Shooting Centre - Trefeglwys
• Offa's Dyke Rifle Club - Sennybridge

Swimming Pools

• Brecon Leisure Centre
• Bro Ddyfi - Machynlleth
• Builth Wells Leisure Centre
• East Radnor Leisure Centre - Presteign
• Flash Leisure Centre - Welshpool
• Hay Pool & Gwernyfed Sports Centre - Three Cocks
• Knighton Sports Centre
• Llandrindod Wells Sports Centre
• Llanfyllin Sports Centre
• Llanidloes Sports Centre
• Maldwyn Leisure Centre - Newtown
• Rhayader Leisure Centre
• Ystradgynlais Sports Centre

Walking

• Programme of walks in the Brecon Beacons
• Elan Valley Trail

  - Visitor Centre Penygarreg Reservoir

• Explore Heart of Wales - Guided Tours & Walks
• Crychan Forest Trails
• Leaping Styles - Walks in Mid Wales
• Meini Bywiol Living Stones Trail -

  Explore 15 Churches

• Martins Walks in the Brecon Beacons
• Offa's Dyke Path
• Offa's Dyke Association
• Glyndŵr's Way

Water Sports

• Black Mountain Canoe Hire - Three Cocks
• Celtic Canoes - Felindre, Brecon
• Celtic Events - Canyoning
• Canoe, Pedalo Hire Lake - Langorse
• Hereford Canoe Hire - Mordiford, Hereford
• Llangorse Sailing Club
• Montgomery Canal Canoe Hire - Welshpool
• Paddles & Pedals - Hay on Wye
• River Strokes Kayak School - Hay on Wye
• Wye Valley Canoes - Glasbury on Wye

Cinemas

• The Assembly Rooms - Lulow
• The Assembly Rooms Presteigne
• Coliseum Cinema - Brecon
• Pola Cinema - Welshpool
• Regent Cinema - Newtown
• The Screen at Hay - Hay on Wye
• The Welfare - Ystradgynlais
• Wyeside Arts Centre (Cinema & Theatre) - Builth Wells

Museums

• Powys' Museums - Public & Private

Theatres

• The Assembly Rooms Presteigne
• The Bleddfa Centre - Bleddfa, Near Knighton
• Carad at Rhayader Museum & Gallery
• Glasbury Arts - Glasbury
• The Globe at Hay - Hay on Wye
• Living Willow Theatre - More Information - Llanwrthwl
• Market Theatre - Ledbury
• National Park Visitor Centre - Open Air Theatre - Libanus
• Adelina Patti's theatre at Craig y Nos Castle - Penycae

  Now a hotel, but concerts are still held there

• Theatr Brycheiniog - Brecon
• Theatr Hafran - Newtown
• Theatre Severn - Shrewsbury, Shropshire
• The Welfare - Ystradgynlais
• Wyeside Arts Centre - Builth Wells

Historic Buildings, Monuments & Places

• Powys' Castles, Historic Buildings & Monuments

Our Guides to Adjacent Counties

• South of Powys is - Carmarthenshire
• West & South West of Powys is - Ceredigion
• North of Powys is - Gwynedd
• East of Powys is - Monmouthshire