Brecon Beacons in general

The Brecon National Park is one of three in Wales the other two being Pembrokeshire Coast and Snowdonia. The park covers some 519 square miles Over one hundred appointed local people who painfully look after the beautiful countryside administer the Brecon National Park and everything associated with it. The park is very much known for its walks and what better place to start than Mountain Centre which is some five miles south west of Brecon. From the Mountain Centre there are some of the best walks in Wales, which include spectacular views from the top of Pen-y-fan (tallest mountain in S.Wales) and Corn Du. The walk very in length but the average ...

If you want to enjoy the outstanding beauty of the Brecon Beacons and have a luxurious base, the Lake Country House Hotel is perfect. Located in the very small village of Llangamach Wells this country house hotel provides sumptuous luxury in outstanding surroundings. Rooms are huge and plush and service couldn't be better - and include complimentary decanter of sherry. Breakfast and dinner are genuinely cordon bleu standard and served leisurely in a spacious dining room. The huge drawing room is beautiful and lavishly furnished in a traditional English country house style. It is like being transported into an Agatha Christie without the drastic ...