Oriel CRiC Gallery
The gallery has an active social media presence and regularly posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
To support, exhibit and promote original and inspiring contemporary art and craft, the gallery presents a changing programme of 6 exhibitions per year by local and visiting artists and designer makers.
In keeping with its aim of promoting, celebrating and encouraging participation in the visual arts, the gallery has initiated an art trail of open studios and galleries which runs annually during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. (25 - 27 May 2024) During this weekend the annual Open Art exhibition promises to offer excitement, variety and great quality.
Other things to do...
Craig Cerrig Gleisiad Nature Reserve
A dramatic reserve just north of Storey Arms on the A470 in the heart of the Brecon Beacons
Llanthony Priory
Romantic ruins, painted by JMW Turner amongst many others, in a breathtaking site – well worth the trip
Walking in the Brecon Beacons
A small team of engaging, enthusiastic and experienced walkers providing guides and walks around a variety of locations within the Brecon Beacons.
Baker Street Cinema, Abergavenny
New Two Screen Cinema, offering all the latest movies in comfortable surroundings on big, bright screens with Superb Dolby Digital Sound
Coed y Cerrig Nature Reserve
The woodlands at Coed y Cerrig are very interesting, rich in its diversity of wildflowers and lower plants that need very different habitat types
Craig y Cilau Nature Reserve
A nature reserve on the doorstep of Crickhowell on Llangattock Mountain
Blaenavon Ironworks
The World Heritage Site of Blaenavon, just a short drive from Crickhowell, was at the centre of many developments during the Industrial Revolution. The ironworks here, built in 1788, is one of the best preserved in the world
Cwmyoy Church
The leaning church of the Black Mountains – even the tower leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!
Oriel CRiC Gallery
The Oriel CRiC Gallery upstairs in the Crickhowell Resource and Information Centre is a beautiful space which showcases creative excellence at its best
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
The canal passes just a mile from Crickhowell, skirting the edge of Llangattock village on the opposite side of the River Usk. The canal is one of the most picturesque of the UK’s leisure waterways, flowing peacefully through stunning scenery and close to nature