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

  • Still Life by Lucy Corbett (image cropped)

    Lucy Corbett

    Lucy Corbett has participated previously in the Open Studio event and will this year be welcoming visitors to The Welsh Academy of Art, during the Open Studio weekend. Classically trained and highly skilled, Lucy creates decorative art and oil paintings.

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  • Tessa Waite (cropped)

    Arts Alive Wales

    Arts Alive Wales presents new and experimental work in progress by artists Tessa Waite, Morag Colquhoun and Catherine Baker.

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  • acrylic painting by David Roy Kerton (image cropped)

    David Roy Kerton

    David Roy Kerton’s atmospheric paintings proved very popular during the 2012 Open studio weekend. He paints in acrylic working from sketches, photographs and memories of the Welsh valleys. His paintings are more about atmosphere than place alone.

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  • Nature Reserves ws2012

    Cwm Claisfer Nature Reserve

    The wooded reserve of Cwm Claisfer is a mixture of commercial forestry with areas of high nature conservation interest.

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  • From Table Mountain to Sugar Loaf by Lee Wright (image cropped)

    Lee Wright

    Lee Wright from Llangattock is a popular regular participant in the annual Crickhowell Open Studios weekend during the Spring Bank holiday weekend. Lee’s limited edition etchings, linocuts and collographs are inspired by the natural world.

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  • Llanthony Art ws2012

    Llanthony Art Courses

    Short creative courses in painting, drawing, digital photography. Spacious studio in exceptional location overlooking the Llanthony Valley.

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  • painting by Marie Bennett (image cropped)

    Marie Bennett

    Marie is a new exhibitor in the Crickhowell Open Studios and Galleries 2013. She will be exhibiting in the Dragon Inn in the centre of Crickhowell.

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  • Cwmfforrest ws2012

    Cwmfforest Riding Centre

    Trans Wales Trails offers the competent adult rider a choice of horse riding holidays in the beautiful Welsh countryside.

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