Legendary Days Out In The Brecon Beacons

By j.bell on 22/08/2017

You can have plenty of Legendary Days Out in the Brecon Beacons! Discover the magic and myths hidden in the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons by going on an adventure with some of the best tour guides and activity providers around...

Kevin Walker Mountain Activities
Kevin Walker Mountain Activities is a small, long-established mountain activities training business based in the Brecon Beacons National Park, but working all over Wales. They pride themselves in providing the highest quality instruction and guiding delivered by friendly, experienced, enthusiastic, qualified, mature instructors. 

They work with very small groups, that are never more than 4 people per instructor (often less), allowing for personal attention and flexible, effective training. You can come by yourself, with friends, or join a group. More here. Perfect For: Keen Walkers 

Muddy Boots Guided Hiking
Offering gentle, moderate and challenging routes, you can pick and choose your routes with Muddy Boots! Walks are tailored especially for your day out with some of our the routes including The Fan Dance, The Canadian War Memorial and Fan Y Big. Click here for more info. Perfect for: Exploring Wales' Hidden Gems

Guided Hiking in the Brecon Beacons
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Welsh Overland Safari
Almost every region in Mid Wales has something interesting to discover - quiet villages, stunning scenery, historical buildings lost in the countryside...so before rushing to visit the most popular regions why not think about somewhere else for a change? You can avoid the crowds and still have a great time discovering the 'real' Mid Wales!

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Photo Credit: Welsh Overland Safari

Welsh Overland Safari is an independent guided tour company offering unique overland guided tours of some of the most beautiful, unspoilt landscapes in Europe, as well as rare natural habitats for wildlife. One of Wales’s best kept secrets, the region has a rich and diverse history dating back to well before Roman times. Explore the rugged mountains, lakes, waterfalls and forests of the area with Welsh Overland SafariPerfect for: Authentic Guided Tours in Spectacular Scenery 

 

Good Day Out
Based in the beautiful Brecon Beacons, Good Day out has an emphasis on local good causes and projects, particularly with an environmental, wildlife or animal sanctuary emphasis. You can choose from a variety of small group activities that engage you with the farming, the landscape, rural skills and wildlife.  Experiences include, Pig Walking with a "Pig-NicSheep Trekking trips as seen on BBC Countryfile, Lambing on an Organic FarmHedgehog Helper Morning and Red Kite Photography Day! More Legendary adventures herePerfect for: A Unique Adventure for a Good Cause 

Exploring Mid Wales
Exploring Mid Wales offer bespoke, exclusive, guided tours - by car, on foot or by bike. We meet you, drive you and guide you through our homeland. Every tour is tailored for you. So

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whether you want to exercise the body, the mind, or both, they can offer you a unique service to get the most out of your time here. They even offer folk tale tours where you can find out about Twm Sion Cati, The Brecon Elves, The Physicians of Myddfai and many other tales! You can explore locations of great tales and experience a sense of wonder at the beautiful places that you'll visit. More on the folk tale tours here. Perfect for: Discovering the Legends of the Brecon Beacons 

 

Brecon Beacons Tours
Brecon Beacons Tours offers Sightseeing Tours and Walking Tours in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.  Our tours start either at  Abergavenny station, the gateway to the National Park, or your Brecon Beacons based accommodation.

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Photo Credit: Brecon Beacons Tours

Abergavenny station is only 40 minutes from Cardiff and 2 hours from London, so our tours can be done as day trips from many UK locations. You can even combine your tours with stays in our B&B accommodation to make a complete break.  Additionally they also offer bespoke, geology and fishing tours. Learn about the legends of 7 castles and 2 medieval houses on their Castle tour, or learn about the history of the Park on a fascinating tour that explores how the area was central to the Industrial Revolution with tramroads and canals criss-crossing the landscape. They offer plenty more tours, click here for more info.
Perfect for: New Discoveries

Brecon Beacons Foraging
Brecon Beacons Foraging offers courses through all seasonsImage result for brecon beacons foraging of the year, adapting the course to what nature provides at that time. A Spring Forage is all about leaves, flowers, buds and shoots, as well as the joy of getting out into the open after the dark months of Winter, whereas the promising shoots of Spring are all grown up in the Summertime Forage, with the meadows, lanes and riverbanks teeming with beautiful sights, sounds and scents. The Autumn forage offers fruits, nuts and berries, that fill the hedgerows with their colourful, generous harvest. Brecon Beacons Foraging also offers foraging for kids and even Hedgerow Cocktail making! Perfect for: Nature Lovers 

 

Drover Holidays
Go on a self-guided and escorted cycling and walking holiday with Drover Holidays! They cover the length and breadth of Wales and the Welsh Borders and vary in length from two nights to two weeks. Hire a bike from their base in Hay On Wye-they have a well-maintained fleet of over 60 high quality bicycles - from mountain bikes to baby seats! Click here for more. Perfect for: A Sporty Adventure 

 

Wings of Wales

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Located at Crag Y Nos Country Park, Wings of Wales offers outstanding scenery where you are able to fly birds on a one to one basis or as a family. The Brecon Beacons are the backdrop to their unique flying experience days, where their eagle soars thousands of feet, the woodland is superb for hawk walks, and our open valley pastures suit the flights of our owls and falcons. Perfect for: Animal Lovers 

Walkabout Wales
Take a walk on the wild side with Walkabout Wales on one of their guided walks! Their walking programes cover anything from a half day, gentle strolls, to longer, multi-day trekking with accommodation and meals. We tailor make a program to suit your requirements and budget.They cater for both individuals and groups of all abilities and fitness levels and operate trips throughout the year. They can arrange to collect you from your hotel or guest house in our people carrier or minibus, depending on size of group and transport you to the walk start or outdoor activity centres and return you following the walk. Perfect for: A Fun Experience Walking in the Brecon Beacons

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Creative Photography Wales
Creative Photography Wales undertakes work throughout Wales and the UK and is owned by professional photographer Nigel Forster. Nigel specialises in fine art landscape photography, with an expertise in understanding composition and light and translating these into strikingly simple images. He offers Photography courses, as well as Photograpy holidays, where Nigel acts as your guide to your choice of destination! What more can you ask for! Perfect for: Transforming your Photography

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Click here to discover the stories and legends of the Brecon Beacons National Park or click here if you need somewhere to stay!

 


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