
Our Favourite Places To Visit

WALKS
There are 4 walking leaflets detailing easy to follow walks in and around the village, that we stock here at The Arches, which are the Blaen Y Glyn Waterfall & Mountain Walk, The Allt Walk (which is the hill you can see from The Arches patio area), The Tor Y Foel loop walk & for an easy stroll, The Pooh Sticks walk. So something to suit every ability.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Or, here our some of our recommendations:
Walks from the doorstep
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A walk up to Talybont Reservoir uphill from The Arches and across the field by the cattle grid and back down the Brynoer Tram Road – 1.5 hours
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A walk out of the Arches uphill to Tor Y foel, as the views are spectacular from the top. – 1.5 hours or to do a circular walk by coming back down the
Brynoer Tram Road – 3 hours
The Henry Vaughan Walk around Talybont – fairly flat walk – 1 hour
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The Orchard Walk - leaflet kept in The Arches - fairly flat walk - 1 hour
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A stroll along the canal - flat walk - as far as you like (LLangynidr village 4 miles East, Brecon 7 miles West)
Walks a short drive away
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A drive to Blaen Y Glyn waterfalls just outside Talybont and a circular walk to see the waterfalls - 45 mins
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For a mountain walk, drive to Storey Arms for a walk up Pen y Fan, our highest mountain in the South of Wales (3hr circular climbing up to Corn du & Pen y Fan)
A drive to The Neuadd Car Park for a walk of The Beacons Circuit that includes the peaks of Fan y Big (inc The Diving Board), Cribyn, Penyfan & Corndu. Allow 6 - 7 hours
For an Easy walk, then head to The National Park Visitor Centre as it is flat open common land where there are great views of the mountains. There is also a Café and Art & Craft shop there.
A walk from Llangasty to the bird hide, on the edge of Llangorse Lake – 20 minutes , easy flat walk
A drive to Ystradfellte to walk the four waterfalls trail including the waterfall called Sgwd Y Eira, which is the waterfall you can walk behind – allow 4 hours to see all 4 waterfalls (map on the wall up top of spiral staircase)
CYCLING
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There are various routes for both an easy peddle & for the more serious road or mountain bike enthusiast
Easy peddling - A cycle ride along the canal into Brecon (7 miles). Or the opposite way to Llangynidr (4 miles) as there is a series of 5 locks on the canal that the boats have to go through. There is also a good pub in Llangynidr called The Coach and Horses and a café called Walnut Tree Cafe. There is a bike hire shop called Bikes & Hikes next to the shop in Talybont. Tel: 07909 968135
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We stock the Mountain Bike & Road Cycling pack so if you would like to follow a set route, please let us know and we can provide these packs to you.
Days Out in Town & Cities

Brecon
There is far more to Brecon than just a stroll around the shops. There is a cathedral, a military museum, a promenade along the river where you can hire out boats and a canal where you can also take a boat ride or a stroll along the canal towpath. There are also regular market days and a monthly craft market & farmers market
Beaches