Spring 2026...

Cwmyoy Church, Cwmyoy

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Cwmyoy Church was built on the site of an ancient land slip, which it was believed happened during Christ’s Crucifixion. In fact, Cwmyoy is built on the site of an landslip caused by a huge block of sandstone splitting after the Ice Age and slippiung down the mountain. The result is that the church was built on broken rock foundations which, over hundreds of years, have moved and twisted the building into its current amazing form.


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

 

Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve

A gem sheltering beside the busy A465 Heads of the Valley Road

 

Craig y Cilau Nature Reserve

A nature reserve on the doorstep of Crickhowell on Llangattock Mountain

 

Kevin Walker Mountain Activities

Kevin Walker has been running navigation and hill-skills courses from Crickhowell since 1978, and offers a warm, Welsh welcome

 

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.

 

Tretower Court and Castle

Visit two wonders in one at this historic castle tower and medieval court housing 900 years of history in its grounds. At a mere seven minute drive from Crickhowell, this historic site is not one to be missed

 

Llanthony Priory

Romantic ruins, painted by JMW Turner amongst many others, in a breathtaking site – well worth the trip

 

Tretower Court & Castle

Tretower Court & Castle, just 5 klms/3 miles north-west of Crickhowell, has been a site of occupation for 900 years. The older castle ruin stands in the grounds of the court, home to the influential Vaughan family

 

Cwm Claisfer Nature Reserve

The wooded reserve of Cwm Claisfer is a mixture of commercial forestry with areas of high nature conservation interest

 

Craig Cerrig Gleisiad Nature Reserve

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

 

Fedw Wood, Cwmdu

A small mixed woodland not far outside Cwmdu village

 

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