Brecon Beacons

The most romantic day of the year is rolling around once again, and what better place to spend your Valentine’s Day than in West Wales? With love in the air, we’ll take you through some of the most romantic places to explore whilst visiting Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion or Carmarthenshire. We are positive you will love them.

Llandeilo and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire are two wonderful market towns. They are filled with beautiful buildings, independent shops and a great range of activities and places to eat. Whether you want to learn fascinating history, get close to nature or see the scenery on horseback, there is plenty to enjoy in this part of West Wales. We’ve put together a list of places to eat, sleep and play in this...

Stargazing is a hobby where participants enjoy observing celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes. Wales boasts some of the best places in the world to go stargazing, with a number of Dark Sky Discovery sites and International Dark Sky Reserves. Make the most of clear, frosty skies in winter, or warm evenings of summer to enjoy the light show. Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are labelled as some of the best spots...

All the colours of the rainbow await you on a holiday in West Wales. You’ll find pastel-coloured houses, colourful open fields, bright blue seas and blossoming flowers. Once you visit Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, you’ll find all the colours of West Wales.

Many visitors to Wales will have heard of the River Taff, which rises in the Brecon Beacons and flows south through Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff; but whilst visiting West Wales, you will discover that there is another river with a similar name, the waters and banks of which provide much to enjoy. The River Taf (often spelt Tâf with a circumflex on the a) rises in the Preseli Hills, near...

A day out in the winter can be well spent. Admiring the effects of recent rains on the dramatic waterfalls in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons near Ystradgynlais is one of our favourites. Choose from a number of walks of various lengths and difficulty. Wrap up warm and take your waterproofs, you’re off for a winter walk in the Brecon Beacons.

Nordic walking is a specific pole walking technique which harnesses the power of the upper body to turn walking into a workout! It can be adapted for anybody and can be done anywhere! It is important to use the correct types of poles, planted at an angle. Here in West Wales, we have fantastic locations all around Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire for Nordic walking.