Woodland Waterfalls

The area holds plenty of interest for walkers, with lakes and reservoirs, rivers and hills to explore. Nearby is a spectacular section of Offa’s Dyke Walk (an hour’s drive) as well as Glyndwr’s Way (15 minutes) and Hafren Forest (half an hour), which has a well-known walk to the source of the River Severn. You can hire bikes in Llanidloes (10 minutes) if you’d rather explore on two wheels. Within a 20-minute driving distance, you can book horse riding, a round of golf, sailing lessons, or go fishing for rainbow and brown trout at Clywedog Reservoir (25 minutes). Nearby watch birds of prey being fed at the Red Kite Feeding Station (25 minutes), and see flying displays at Valley View Falconry (half an hour). If the weather goes against you, try swimming at Rhayader Leisure Centre (20 minutes), or go bowling at Strike Tenpin Bowling (half an hour). You might also care to tour the Bryntail Lead Mine Buildings (15 minutes) to understand the mining heritage of Powys, or have a nose around Llanidloes Museum and Library (10 minutes) to learn more about the local area.