Blaenavon Ironworks

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The site at Blaenavon will be immediately recognisable to viewers of the BBC ‘Coalhouse’ programmes as they were filmed at Stack Square, the living accommodation built for workers on the site.


Other things to do...

 

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

 

Raglan Castle

Although built for a wealthy family to live in comfort, Raglan Castle has many defensive features and is the ideal setting for lively games of knights and warriors.

 

Partrishow Church

A wonderful small church hidden away in the hills with some surprises inside

 

Fedw Wood, Cwmdu

A small mixed woodland not far outside Cwmdu village

 

Craig Cerrig Gleisiad Nature Reserve

A dramatic reserve just north of Storey Arms on the A470 in the heart of the Brecon Beacons

 

Cwmyoy Church

The leaning church of the Black Mountains – even the tower leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!

 

Craig y Cilau Nature Reserve

A nature reserve on the doorstep of Crickhowell on Llangattock Mountain

 

Beacon Park Boats

Hire a luxury electric boat or Canadian canoe for the day, half-day or by the hour from the terminus of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

 

Big Pit, Blaenavon

A visit not to be missed when visiting South East Wales. Unrivalled experiences of an authentic coal mine with visits guided by miners who once worked in the coal pits but there is so much more to see, if you wish to stay above ground

 

Llangorse Multi Activity Centre

Llangorse Multi Activity Centre is Wales’ Premier Award Winning Indoor and Outdoor activity centre, set in the stunning Brecon Beacons National Park, Mid Wales!

 

Theatre Brycheiniog, Brecon

Brecon’s centre for the arts and entertainment

 

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