Gilestone Glamping

For a small village, Talybont is well known for outdoor activities: it’s home to two rivers, hills, woods and waterfalls, as well as a playground. Recommended walks from here or the site include leisurely ambles along the canal, easy waterfall hikes and circular strolls around central stretches of the Brecon Beacons – chat with Charles for advice on where to go. You might also like to tap him for info on biking along the canal towpath and the road trails too, or forgo the pedalling and drive kids to the petting farm, riding stables and Europe’s longest sledge ride (all at Cantref Adventure Farm, 15 minutes away). A play barn’s at Brynich (10 minutes) for indoor amusement, and most young adventurers will get gleeful giggles goggling at the swooping sights of The Red Kite Feeding Station at Llangadog (40 minutes). The Brecon Mountain Railway (30 minutes) is also likely to be a hit, as are the animatronic dinosaurs and huge caverns of the National Showcaves at Dan yr Ogof (35 minutes). Townwise, make for the cathedral, theatre, antique shops and Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh at Brecon (15 minutes) or the independent shops and local eats of Crickhowell, the same distance in the other direction.