Although a relatively new gallery, visitors will find plenty to interest them here. A lively exhibition programme of Welsh & British artists provides a showcase for one man and mixed exhibitions in a variety of media. The gallery displays a...

Beacons Pottery and Picture Gallery occupies two floors of the historic 16th Century Defynnog Old School. Visitors can watch local potters working in the gallery studio making ceramics and domestic pottery. There is a full range of useful stoneware pots...

This museum and art gallery is one of the centres of the social and cultural life of the community. The collection offers a great many pieces that relate to the history of the community and the way that it...

Brecon castle was built by the Norman invader, Bernard de Neufmarche, to protect the land he had seized from its Welsh rulers. As a motte and bailey castle, and like so many castles built by conquerors in Wales, it was...

This magnificent eleventh century cathedral is most often visited for its beautiful choir vaulting and stained glass windows depicting Welsh saints. It houses the largest Norman font in Britain and the regimental chapel of the South Wales Borderers, who won...

Theatr Brycheiniog / Brecon Theatre has a very picturesque setting at the start of The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal in Brecon town centre. Since its opening in 1997, the theatre has quickly established itself as a great venue for concerts,...

Howell Harris museum open by arrangement. It is advisable to telephone beforehand. The museum is housed within Coleg Trefeca, a Grade II listed building which is now a conference training and retreat centre. Museum admission is free...

Cruise the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal from Brecon to Brynich, 2½ miles through a lock over an aquaduct, 2½ hours return. Public and private trips available from March to October. Saloon seating for 53. Refreshments and toilet available. Wheelchair access.

This is a medieval church of great character. It is dedicated to St. Meugan, who was a larger than life character, said to have been a poet and the wizard Merlin’s teacher. In front of the church is the shaft...

Llangorse is the largest natural lake in South Wales, one mile long by half a mile wide. It is used for fishing (you can hire boats for the day) and a variety of watersports, such as sailing and windsurfing, but...

Pen y Fan, which lies about four and three-quarter miles south of Brecon is the highest point on the Brecon Beacons at 2907 feet above sea level. It forms a double summit with Corn Du at 2863 feet, half a...

This collection celebrates the interesting history of the South Wales Borderers and the Monmouthshire Regiment. One of the most interesting exhibitions on display at the museum looks into the regiment’s activities during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War, including the heroic...

The Church of St Cynog lies at the edge of the village of Defynnog in a delightful rural situation. It dates from medieval times and is famous for the ancient Celtic Window. Inside there is an early medieval...

Y Gaer was an important Roman fort with a garrison of 500 cavalry recruited from Spain. It was built about AD75 during the conquest of Wales, and lies near a Roman crossroads. Sir Mortimer Wheeler excavated part of the site...