Brecon Beacons

Out & About

Our Region

Brecon Beacons National Park

The Celyn also welcomes walkers and cyclists. We have a drying room for clothes and boots and a secure room to store your bikes. Being situated just on the English/Welsh border, the Celyn is a perfect base to explore the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains.
The near towns, Crickhowell, Abergavenny, Hay-On-Wye, and Hereford have lots to offer tourists.

Quite literally there is something for everyone staying at The Celyn, whether you are looking for that peaceful retreat or as a base for exploring the fantastic Brecon Beacons National Park.

Brecon Beacons is ideally located and open all year round, offering a full range of exciting activities such as climbing, abseiling, caving, potholing, gorge walking, kayaking, canoeing, white water rafting, white water kayaking, white water open canoeing, orienteering, mountain biking, archery, land carting, team building, canoe expeditions, raft building and boasting the first high-level ropes course.

In the area as well as conference facilities, Hotels, Inns, Celyn Farm B&B is the perfect base for exploring the Brecon Beacons.

Below are suggestions for walks in the region along with pictures taken from those walks:

Sugar Loaf Mountain. A 2.5 hour walk

A more energetic walk over the sugar loaf 3-5 hours

3.5 mile walk of table mountain 

Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal

2.5 miles Pen Y Fan and Corn Du

Eat & Drink – Our recommendations

1. Our local pub – The Dragons Head in Llangenny which is approx 3 miles away. Great local pub with lovely local Pub grub food (closed Mondays and Tuesdays) – https://www.facebook.com/thedragonshead/

2. The Bear in Crickhowell which is approx 5 miles away – an old coaching inn which has a great menu and atmosphere to match – https://www.bearhotel.co.uk/

3. The Crown Pantygelli another lovely local pub which has great reviews- approx 3 miles away (closed Sunday evenings and all day Monday) –https://www.thecrownatpantygelli.com/

4. The Walnut Tree which is a Michelin star restaurant in Abergavenny which is approx 6 miles away if you are looking for real upmarket – https://www.thewalnuttreeinn.com/the-chef

5. The Dragon in Crickhowell (approx 5miles away). Again another local eatery with a seasonal menu making the most of local produce. https://dragoninncrickhowell.com/

6. The Red Indigo Indian – who doesn’t love a great curry? https://redindigo.co.uk/

7. Cash Bianca – the place to go for beautifully home-cooked Italian cuisine –  http://casabianca.co.uk/

8. The Court Room cafe Crickhowell, run by farmers’ daughters this is the place to go for a delightful homemade lunch/cake – https://www.facebook.com/Courtroom08/
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