Spring 2026...
Friends of The Brecon Beacons
Take a Walk in the Park!
As a part of its annual programme of activities the Society organises guided walks in or close to the National Park every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are also regular Wednesday walks and additional walks during the year e.g. linked to the Geopark Festival or one of the Walking Festivals in the Brecon Beacons. The walks in the BBPS Programme are free to Members, who may just turn up – no booking required. Non-Members are welcome but it is recommended that they check with the walk leader that the grade of walk is suitable for their abilities. Contact details for the walk leader are given in the walks programme, which is published on the website and is available in Tourist Information Centres in the area. Non-Members will be asked to make a donation of £5 on the day, but this is refundable if you join the Society. Please note that most of the walks in our programme are designed for experienced walkers and you should read carefully the description and the instructions to walkers in the programme before committing yourself.
About the Society
The Society is a Registered UK Charity, number 1075345. The Officers of the Society consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. The Executive Committee consists of the Officers plus up to eleven other members of the Society.
We are governed by a Constitution which is lodged with the Charities Commission.
The Committee meets about every six weeks and Minutes are published on the BBPS website.
Aims of the Society
To advance the enhancement, protection and conservation of the countryside and other amenities of the Brecon Beacons National Park for the benefit of the public.
To advance the education of the public in the ways in which to achieve the above including the provision of opportunities for healthy recreation and in particular walking.
Who can join?
Anyone over the age of 18 can join. You will get a copy of our magazine,The Beacon, published twice a year, a quarterly Newsletter and a quarterly programme of walks and events, all free to Members.
You may download an application form to apply for membership now.
Other things to do...
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
Brecon Beacons Park Society walks
Take a Walk in the Park! As a part of its annual programme of activities the Society organises guided walks in or close to the National Park every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Craig Cerrig Gleisiad Nature Reserve
A dramatic reserve just north of Storey Arms on the A470 in the heart of the Brecon Beacons
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
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.
Kevin Walker Mountain Activities
Kevin Walker has been running navigation and hill-skills courses from Crickhowell since 1978, and offers a warm, Welsh welcome
Cwmyoy Church
The leaning church of the Black Mountains – even the tower leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!
How to get here...
Registered charity number: 1106479, company limited by guarantee: 4668297 how to get here
The CRiC Centre
Beaufort Street
Crickhowell
Powys NP8 1BN
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