What to Do

Crickhowell is the ideal location to base yourself for an activity holiday or break and provided you are properly equipped it's easy to find the right walk or cycle route for you in the area.There are a number of webcams in the area so you can check out weather conditions before you go, just click on Outdoor, below and follow the link to the Webcams.

Cycling in the black mountains

Cycling in the black mountains
Photo by David Zibbs

  • Llanthony Priory

    Llanthony Priory

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

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  • The Art Shop Andrew Ludick

    The Art Shop

    The Art Shop exhibits work by local, international, established and emerging artists as well as selling specialist artists materials.

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  • JDH 18213, by Annabelle Elletson oil on board, 225mm x 225mm.

    Annabelle Elletson

    Annabelle Elletson annually curates the exhibition in St Peter’s church Llanbedr. She draws and paints, both abstract and still life and will be exhibiting alongside other artists in the lovely setting of St Peter’s church.

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  • Closing Curl 4 of 9 Philip Hearsey

    Philip Hearsey

    Philip Hearsey has this year joined the group exhibiting at St Peter’s church, Llanbedr. He devotes much of his time to the creation of individual furniture pieces and domestic-scale sculpture, including an ongoing exploration of the vessel form, cast in solid bronze.

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  • Cwmyoy Church

    Cwmyoy Church

    The leaning church of the Black Mountains – even the tower leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!

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  • collagraph by Margaret Llewellyn Jones (image cropped)

    Margaret Llewellyn Jones

    Margaret Llewellyn Jones, painter, will again be welcoming visitors to her home studio in Llangattock during the 2013 Open Studio weekend. Margaret specialises in brightly coloured colographs which are inspired by local landscapes

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  • Marsh Marigolds at Coed y Cerrig

    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

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  • Talgarth webcam

    Black Mountains Gliding Club Webcam

    Black Mountains Gliding Club Webcam. This webcam is one of three at the Black Mountains Gliding Club, between Pengenffordd and Talgarth. This one is looking towards the Waun Fach in the Black Mountains. Link courtesy Black Mountains Gliding Club.

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