Tour Options in Mid-Wales

The Brynafon Hotel has joined forces with The Hall at Abbey-Cwn-Hir to offer unique cultural, cuisine and nature-based breaks in the heart of Wales. The destinations described below are open all year round. The seasonal changes only provide additional dimensions to this unique travel offering.

Call at Brynafon, once a workhouse, now a beautiful family run hotel. Dine on just great home-cooked Welsh food try their new special Welsh Taster Menu which includes mutton sourced from the Elan Valley, Beef from Llanidlioes, Abereron Crab and Caerphilly Cheese cakes. Welsh Taster Platters are starter portions of traditional and authentic Welsh recipes. For groups whilst enjoying your food listen to a local historian tell the history of the workhouse (by appointment). The hotel can also cater for overnight stays for small to medium sized groups, with additional accommodation sourced at other participating Hotels.

Visit the Hall at Abbey-Cwm-Hir, set within a setting of breathtaking beauty, history and romance. The Hall and its 12 acres overlook St Mary’s Church and the ruins of the 12th century Cisterian “Abbey of the Long Valley”. Victoria and Paul have lovingly restored and enhanced their Gothic mansion over a period of eight years and now delight in showing visitors the fruits of their labour. Visit in Winter and see each of the 52 rooms decorated for the festive season.

Visit the Gigrin Farm Kite Feeding Station, as featured on ITV’s Countrywise, just a few hundred meters from the Brynafon Hotel. "Surely the largest, most fantastic bird table in the world" - BBC Wildlife Magazine. “Mid Wales has the greatest density and diversity of birds of prey in southern Britain...Mid Wales was home to the last remaining Native Red Kites. Now, due to the hard work of the Conservation bodies here in Wales, Red Kites are once again in the ascendance. This is fast becoming one of the most popular wildlife centers in Wales and regardless of your interest in bird you can’t help but be fascinated by these beautiful creatures”.

Tour the magnificent Elan Valley, also featured on ITV’s Countrywise, with its abundance of wildlife, rivers lakes and dams, calling at the Visitors Centre to discover how the Victorians created the dams that supply Birmingham with their main water supply. The dams and reservoirs of the Elan Estate are situated within an area of outstanding scenic beauty. They provide a lasting amenity in their own right for visitors to enjoy.

The product described above can be packaged over one or two days and can be exclusive or inclusive of accommodation. If you would like more information or would be interested in attending a familiarisation visit then please contact:

Gerry Wilkinson at The Brynafon Hotel Tel: 01597810735

Paul Humpherston at The Hall Tel: 01597 851727

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