Mountain View Guidebook
Sightseeing
Fresh air, wide open spaces, a creative atmosphere and loads to entertain you, whatever the weather – this is the Brecon Beacons National Park. Our National Park contains some of the finest walking country in Europe. But there’s far more to the Brecon Beacons than that.
If you enjoy making the most of the great outdoors, you’ll love the Brecon Beacons. The National Park is a great place to get active. This is not a fenced-off preserve – it’s a living, working landscape which will bring out your adventurous side.
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Brecon Beacons
Beacons ParkFresh air, wide open spaces, a creative atmosphere and loads to entertain you, whatever the weather – this is the Brecon Beacons National Park. Our National Park contains some of the finest walking country in Europe. But there’s far more to the Brecon Beacons than that.
If you enjoy making the most of the great outdoors, you’ll love the Brecon Beacons. The National Park is a great place to get active. This is not a fenced-off preserve – it’s a living, working landscape which will bring out your adventurous side.
Opened in 1986 in the former Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, Pontypridd Museum tells the story of an area transformed, from a quiet Valleys community to a thriving industrial town at the heart of the South Wales coalfield. Around this industry sprung a vibrant culture of music, art, sport and political activity which still shapes the town today.
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Opened in 1986 in the former Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, Pontypridd Museum tells the story of an area transformed, from a quiet Valleys community to a thriving industrial town at the heart of the South Wales coalfield. Around this industry sprung a vibrant culture of music, art, sport and political activity which still shapes the town today.
Gnoll Estate Country Park is set amongst 240 acres of woodland and wide open spaces plus it's got an adventure playground for older types and a simple children's playground for smaller ones, and there are a variety of picnic spots and benches set about the parkland.
There's a fun little 9 hole pitch and putt golf course (not to be confused with crazy or mini golf: this is real golf just putting only) plus you can try your hand (and legs!) at orienteering or geocaching. Other activities include fishing ponds.
Features to look out for on your family ramble include 4 large duck ponds and the 2 impressive 18th century cascades which are like a step style man made waterfall leading down from the Grotto and the Gazebo. Plus there's also the Gnoll House ruins which include an ice house, ha ha, remnants of formal gardens, the shell of The Ivy Tower and the Fish pond House. None of these are explorable sadly but they're fun for kids to spot and interesting to wander around the exterior of.
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Parque Gnoll Country
134 FairylandGnoll Estate Country Park is set amongst 240 acres of woodland and wide open spaces plus it's got an adventure playground for older types and a simple children's playground for smaller ones, and there are a variety of picnic spots and benches set about the parkland.
There's a fun little 9 hole pitch and putt golf course (not to be confused with crazy or mini golf: this is real golf just putting only) plus you can try your hand (and legs!) at orienteering or geocaching. Other activities include fishing ponds.
Features to look out for on your family ramble include 4 large duck ponds and the 2 impressive 18th century cascades which are like a step style man made waterfall leading down from the Grotto and the Gazebo. Plus there's also the Gnoll House ruins which include an ice house, ha ha, remnants of formal gardens, the shell of The Ivy Tower and the Fish pond House. None of these are explorable sadly but they're fun for kids to spot and interesting to wander around the exterior of.
Rhossili Bay lies at the western end of the beautiful Gower peninsula. 3 miles of golden sands, iconic landscapes including Worms Head and Rhossili Down and history everywhere- from neolithic through to the more recent, including home to Edgar Evans. Its a walker's dream with routes in all directions, including the Welsh coastal path. The beach is dog friendly all year round and the whole area is beautiful whatever the weather. Today, the National Trust cares for 2 of the 3 miles of the beach, Rhossili Down, and most of the coastline between Rhossili and Port Eynon. (26 miles of Gower coastline in total). The landscape is free. The village of Rhossili also contains other private businesses. The car park is free to NT members during the day. Non members are currently charged £5 per day (car). There is no overnight parking/camping. All profits from the car park go towards keeping the area beautiful. Please note that the toilets are owned and operated by Swansea Council.
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Rhossili
Rhossili Bay lies at the western end of the beautiful Gower peninsula. 3 miles of golden sands, iconic landscapes including Worms Head and Rhossili Down and history everywhere- from neolithic through to the more recent, including home to Edgar Evans. Its a walker's dream with routes in all directions, including the Welsh coastal path. The beach is dog friendly all year round and the whole area is beautiful whatever the weather. Today, the National Trust cares for 2 of the 3 miles of the beach, Rhossili Down, and most of the coastline between Rhossili and Port Eynon. (26 miles of Gower coastline in total). The landscape is free. The village of Rhossili also contains other private businesses. The car park is free to NT members during the day. Non members are currently charged £5 per day (car). There is no overnight parking/camping. All profits from the car park go towards keeping the area beautiful. Please note that the toilets are owned and operated by Swansea Council.
The wonderful and varied landscape of the Gower Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Gwyr) was the first place in Britain to be designated as an ' Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ' (AONB) by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the UK government, and is one of only five within Wales. 2016 saw the Gower Peninsula celebrating its 60th year as an AONB, an accolade that has truly stood the test of time.
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Gower
The wonderful and varied landscape of the Gower Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Gwyr) was the first place in Britain to be designated as an ' Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ' (AONB) by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the UK government, and is one of only five within Wales. 2016 saw the Gower Peninsula celebrating its 60th year as an AONB, an accolade that has truly stood the test of time.
Llangennith is a village in Gower, in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. It sits at a crossroads in northwest Gower: Moor Lane leads westwards to a caravan park near Rhossili Bay; while Burrows Lane leads northwards to a caravan park overlooking Broughton Bay. The village has a scattering of houses, centred on St Cenydd's church, and one pub - the King's Head. The neighbouring bay is popular with surfers.
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Llangennith
Llangennith is a village in Gower, in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. It sits at a crossroads in northwest Gower: Moor Lane leads westwards to a caravan park near Rhossili Bay; while Burrows Lane leads northwards to a caravan park overlooking Broughton Bay. The village has a scattering of houses, centred on St Cenydd's church, and one pub - the King's Head. The neighbouring bay is popular with surfers.
Swansea, on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, is a great family friendly holiday destination. With miles of beaches covered in golden sands, medieval castles, craft shops, rolling hills and world-class museums, there is plenty to do in the area.
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Swansea
Swansea, on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, is a great family friendly holiday destination. With miles of beaches covered in golden sands, medieval castles, craft shops, rolling hills and world-class museums, there is plenty to do in the area.
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Local Walks
We get asked quite a lot to recommend walks that are on the doorstep or nearby. Here we have compiled a list of just a few. If you put the walk into Google, it will give you all the details you need.
*Fan Brycheiniog and Picws Du
Introduction to Walk 3563
*Fan Frynych & Fan Llia, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2643
*Fan Fawr & Fan Frynych, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2641
*Fan Fawr from Storey Arms
Introduction to Walk 3616
*Fan Gyhirych & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2645. Walk 2646 and Walk 2647 are also from the same start.
*Walks nearby also include: 2648, 3616, 3559, 3205, 3206, 1672 and 3555.
Walking Britain is an excellent website to find additional information for any casual walks or hardcore climbing, should you wish to explore a little further.
Here are 2 helpful links should you need them.
Hhttps://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/find-walks-by-me.php
https://www.visorando.co.uk/walk-wales.html
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We get asked quite a lot to recommend walks that are on the doorstep or nearby. Here we have compiled a list of just a few. If you put the walk into Google, it will give you all the details you need.
*Fan Brycheiniog and Picws Du
Introduction to Walk 3563
*Fan Frynych & Fan Llia, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2643
*Fan Fawr & Fan Frynych, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2641
*Fan Fawr from Storey Arms
Introduction to Walk 3616
*Fan Gyhirych & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2645. Walk 2646 and Walk 2647 are also from the same start.
*Walks nearby also include: 2648, 3616, 3559, 3205, 3206, 1672 and 3555.
Walking Britain is an excellent website to find additional information for any casual walks or hardcore climbing, should you wish to explore a little further.
Here are 2 helpful links should you need them.
Hhttps://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/find-walks-by-me.php
https://www.visorando.co.uk/walk-wales.html
Food scene
Ming Kee Chinese Takeaway ystalyfera
5 Wern RdTasty Take Away
Y Gegin Fach literally translates as The Little Kitchen, although the kitchen diner is anything but! All around welcoming touches have been added, including contemporary amenities and a blazing wood-burning stove for those cosy evenings in.
Y Gegin Fach
39 Heol MaengwynY Gegin Fach literally translates as The Little Kitchen, although the kitchen diner is anything but! All around welcoming touches have been added, including contemporary amenities and a blazing wood-burning stove for those cosy evenings in.
Cafe Chameleon @ The Gough Arms
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73 Borrowdale AveDeli Licious
7 Station RdFantastic service and breakfast from the Deli Team today as always!
Loaf Kitchen Bar
8 Station RdPlaces to Visit
Go wild at Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary!
Find out what it’s like to work with exotic animals with a keeper for the day experience. Get up close to, feed and look after the animals.
The animals at Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary have been rescued from zoos and laboratories where they were mistreated or no longer wanted and are now taken care of by the sanctuaries keepers. The sanctuary’s unique geological formations mean the park has been designated as a Geopark.
Take a visit to Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary and take care of some of the world’s exotic wildlife.
Keeper for a Day experiences
Provides a home for many types of unwanted animals
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Santuario de simios y monos de Gales
Go wild at Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary!
Find out what it’s like to work with exotic animals with a keeper for the day experience. Get up close to, feed and look after the animals.
The animals at Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary have been rescued from zoos and laboratories where they were mistreated or no longer wanted and are now taken care of by the sanctuaries keepers. The sanctuary’s unique geological formations mean the park has been designated as a Geopark.
Take a visit to Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary and take care of some of the world’s exotic wildlife.
Keeper for a Day experiences
Provides a home for many types of unwanted animals
Playzone is a modern play area that's bursting with family fun, with multiple levels of kids play equipment, children's laser gun games, and dedicated activities for young toddlers.
Sleepover and other special parties also available.
Playzone
Lion WayPlayzone is a modern play area that's bursting with family fun, with multiple levels of kids play equipment, children's laser gun games, and dedicated activities for young toddlers.
Sleepover and other special parties also available.
Visit South Wales Miners Museum and find yourself being taken on an historical journey back in time. The museum offers insight into the working life of a miner and features a replica miners' tunnel and an extensive collection of photographs and various mining artifacts that bring the experience to life.
Be warned though, while it's very family friendly there are fairly harrowing stories of the conditions child miners worked in, so consider your own child's suitability to hear those stories!
Outdoor exhibits include an authentic Blacksmith Shop, Lamp Room and an antique Engine House, so plenty of things to explore.
Brave and adventurous types can also experience the dark room where there is no natural light, emulating the true conditions underground! Plus cap lamps and helmets can be tried on for a bit of underground role play!
Bear in mind when you're trying to find it that it's in Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre!
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South Wales Miners Museum
Visit South Wales Miners Museum and find yourself being taken on an historical journey back in time. The museum offers insight into the working life of a miner and features a replica miners' tunnel and an extensive collection of photographs and various mining artifacts that bring the experience to life.
Be warned though, while it's very family friendly there are fairly harrowing stories of the conditions child miners worked in, so consider your own child's suitability to hear those stories!
Outdoor exhibits include an authentic Blacksmith Shop, Lamp Room and an antique Engine House, so plenty of things to explore.
Brave and adventurous types can also experience the dark room where there is no natural light, emulating the true conditions underground! Plus cap lamps and helmets can be tried on for a bit of underground role play!
Bear in mind when you're trying to find it that it's in Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre!
Come and explore this unique tropical haven of wonderful plants and animals situated in the heart of the city, from insects, reptiles, fish and monkeys to bananas, pineapple plants, prickly cacti and giant bamboo: Plantasia has it all!
The Rainforest Hut has been built using tribal techniques and is full of fascinating features to study from hammocks and musical instruments to the fire pit and spirit masks, plus tribal singing in the background!
The animal elements are fairly diverse, incorporating moneys and chameleons, parakeets and the aquarium. Plenty to look at for all ages with recognizable types and one of the largest snakes in the world: lovely!
The Hot House Trail is a fun educational greenhouse walk which offers huge specimens of hot weather plants like giant bamboo and sugar cane, paw-paw, lime, cocoa, black pepper and the enticingly named but utterly inedible Lollipop Plant!
The Arid and Tropical climate houses demonstrate the differing environments and which plants thrive in each. Really interesting!
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Plantasia
Come and explore this unique tropical haven of wonderful plants and animals situated in the heart of the city, from insects, reptiles, fish and monkeys to bananas, pineapple plants, prickly cacti and giant bamboo: Plantasia has it all!
The Rainforest Hut has been built using tribal techniques and is full of fascinating features to study from hammocks and musical instruments to the fire pit and spirit masks, plus tribal singing in the background!
The animal elements are fairly diverse, incorporating moneys and chameleons, parakeets and the aquarium. Plenty to look at for all ages with recognizable types and one of the largest snakes in the world: lovely!
The Hot House Trail is a fun educational greenhouse walk which offers huge specimens of hot weather plants like giant bamboo and sugar cane, paw-paw, lime, cocoa, black pepper and the enticingly named but utterly inedible Lollipop Plant!
The Arid and Tropical climate houses demonstrate the differing environments and which plants thrive in each. Really interesting!
Limitless Activity Centre Swansea
Langdon RoadThere are ten attractions all included in the one National Showcaves Centre entry ticket, and there is plenty to see and do for all ages. The 3 different caves Dan-yr-Ogof, Cathedral Cave and Bone Cave each offer a unique underground experience.
In Dan-yr-Ogof you walk through the beautifully decorated passageways for just under 1 kilometer. In Cathedral Cave you walk through its enormous caverns, carved out millions of years ago, and at the end of this cave experience the excitement of walking behind the 40 feet high waterfalls that cascade around you in the Dome of St Paul, an atmospheric end to a truly wonderful cave. In Bone Cave learn why 42 human skeletons were buried here, and how ancestors used caves all those years ago.
On site is one of the world's largest collections of life-sized dinosaur models, ranging from the ever popular Tyrannosaurus Rex and Brachiosaurs, to the lesser-known Tsintaosaurus. There are over 200 models here: can you find your favourite dinosaur?
The Shire Horse Centre offers the excitement of the 2 covered children's play areas, the farm yard area, and why not make friends with the gentle giants - the friendly Shire horses who are waiting to say hello!
Include the Iron Age village, museum, and stone circles, and you have plenty to see and do for all ages, and for those who may want a break, there is the Coffee shop, and the Rock and Dinosaur shop to enjoy.
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National Showcaves of Wales station
There are ten attractions all included in the one National Showcaves Centre entry ticket, and there is plenty to see and do for all ages. The 3 different caves Dan-yr-Ogof, Cathedral Cave and Bone Cave each offer a unique underground experience.
In Dan-yr-Ogof you walk through the beautifully decorated passageways for just under 1 kilometer. In Cathedral Cave you walk through its enormous caverns, carved out millions of years ago, and at the end of this cave experience the excitement of walking behind the 40 feet high waterfalls that cascade around you in the Dome of St Paul, an atmospheric end to a truly wonderful cave. In Bone Cave learn why 42 human skeletons were buried here, and how ancestors used caves all those years ago.
On site is one of the world's largest collections of life-sized dinosaur models, ranging from the ever popular Tyrannosaurus Rex and Brachiosaurs, to the lesser-known Tsintaosaurus. There are over 200 models here: can you find your favourite dinosaur?
The Shire Horse Centre offers the excitement of the 2 covered children's play areas, the farm yard area, and why not make friends with the gentle giants - the friendly Shire horses who are waiting to say hello!
Include the Iron Age village, museum, and stone circles, and you have plenty to see and do for all ages, and for those who may want a break, there is the Coffee shop, and the Rock and Dinosaur shop to enjoy.
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Local Walks
We get asked quite a lot to recommend walks that are on the doorstep or nearby. Here we have compiled a list of just a few. If you put the walk into Google, it will give you all the details you need.
*Fan Brycheiniog and Picws Du
Introduction to Walk 3563
*Fan Frynych & Fan Llia, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2643
*Fan Fawr & Fan Frynych, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2641
*Fan Fawr from Storey Arms
Introduction to Walk 3616
*Fan Gyhirych & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr
Introduction to Walk 2645. Walk 2646 and Walk 2647 are also from the same start.
*Walks nearby also include: 2648,