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Llaithddu Cottage standing in a small hamlet in beautiful countryside Get away from it all - holiday in this delightful traditional cottage nestling in the small hamlet of Llaithddu. The peaceful attractive cottage gardens and wonderful surrounding countryside offer seclusion and total relaxation.
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| (above) The beautiful Elan valley is a short drive away-superb walking and cycling opportunities abound. There is also a great visitors centre and cafe here. | |
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(above) A peaceful days fishing at lyngwyn lake a short 10 mile drive from saddlers cottage. | (above left and right) Alpacas that live in the owners field next to Saddlers cottage. |
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| (above) Powys and the Montgomery Canal Museum. | (above) Beautiful mid Wales - fabulous walking country with an abundance of fauna and flora. |
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| (above left and right) The Severn Way (Montgomery Canal) between Newtown and Abermule, miles of flat walking through very pretty countryside. | |
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| (above and right) The Hall at Abbey-Cwm-Hir near Llandrindod Wells Powys is grade 2 listed and is one of Wales` finest examples of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. The Hall is open to the public all year round and visitors are treated to a guided tour of all the rooms by the owners, from November until early January each room is decorated with elaborate Christmas decorations.The hall has appeared on several t. v documentaries on historic houses and lifestyles. Their achievements have been featured on BBC 'Discovering Welsh houses', 'My Secret Wales', 'Wales Today', 'How the other half lives' and 'Great Welsh Roads'. A visit not to be missed and just 6 miles from Saddlers cottage. |  |
 | (left) The Gigrin kite feeding centre at Rhayader - a 14 mile drive from the cottage. |
This guide has been prepared to assist you in discovering the host of activities, events and attractions
to be enjoyed within a 20 mile radius (approx) of Saddlers Cottage
to be enjoyed within a 20 mile radius (approx) of Saddlers Cottage
INDEX
Adventure Activities
Ancient, Historic & Heritage
Antiques
Artists & Artisans
Beauty Spots
Books, New & Old
Cultural - Museums Theatres etc
Cycling
Family Activities
Family Attractions
Field Sports
Fishing
Food & Drink
Golf
Interesting & Specialist Shops
Leisure Centres & Spas
Motor Sports
Villages Towns & Markets
Walking & Bird Watching
Watersports
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| Adventure Activities | ||
| Horse Drawn Carriage Driving | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown Ride in the carriage or try driving yourself. Have a go sessions at one of the fastest growing sports. | More Info |
| Ancient, Historic & Heritage | ||
| Banc Du Stone Circle ( Fowler's Arm Chair) | between Llaithddu and Bwlch y Sarnau An almost 1m high stone known as Fowler's Arm Chair near a cairn with 2 small stones around it. | More Info |
| The Hall at Abbey-Cwm-Hir | Abbey Cwm Hir Hall between Llandrindod Wells and Llanidloes To tour this historic Hall is to step back in time in a true family home in a breathtaking setting. | More Info |
| Montgomery Castle | Montgomery between Abermule and Chirbury on the B4386 An impressive stone enclosure fortress of five successive wards along a narrow ridge. | More Info |
| The Quilt Association Minerva Arts Centre | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown A collection of antique Welsh quilts known as The Welsh Heritage Collection | More Info |
| Dolforwyn Castle | Abermule between Newtown and Welshpool Built in 13th C by Welsh Prince 'Llewellyn the Last' the castle is now a scenic and peaceful ruin. | More Info |
| Four Stones Stone Circle | between New radnor and Kinnerton The stones are volcanic in origin probably from a site 2 miles away. | More Info |
| Kerry Hill Stone Circle | between Kerry and Newcastle 9 sandstone slabs & boulders in a 24m circle with a fallen pillar near the centre plus 2 small stones. | More Info |
| The Robert Owen Museum | Newtown between Llangurig and Welshpool Robert Owen is regarded as the founder of the socialist movement and as a social reformer. | More Info |
| The Old Market Hall & Exhibition | Llanidloes between Llangurig & Newtown The only surviving timber framed market hall in Wales built some time between 1612 and 1622. | More Info |
| Antiques | ||
| Courthouse Antiques | Rhayader between Llangurig and Argoed Mill Antiques and collectables. | More Info |
| Arcadia Antiques | Llanidloes between Llangurig & Llandinam Antiques and collectables. | More Info |
| Artists & Artisans | ||
| Earthlight Crystals | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown Minerals, hand made jewellery and crystal healing. | More Info |
| Marston Pottery | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wells and Llangurig There are 2 galleries at Marston Pottery both featuring the work of Phil Rogers. | More Info |
| Curig Crafts & Woollens | Llangurig between Llanidloes and Rhayader A comprehensive range of Welsh gifts on sale in this well established business of 40 years. | More Info |
| The Country Works | Montgomery between Abermule and Chirbury A newly refurbished art gallery | More Info |
| Phoenix Gallery | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown Original works of art by artist/sculpter Sue Thornton of birds, animals and atmospheric landscapes. | More Info |
| Beauty Spots | ||
| Hafren Forest | Llanidloes between Newtown and Llangurig A habitat for wildlife, a quiet relaxing leisure amenity and a commercial enterprise. | More Info |
| Gilfach Farm Nature Reserve | Gilfach Farm Nature Reserve between Rhayader and Llangurig Meadows of ancient grassland species with many wild flowers, fungi, birds, insects and mammals. | More Info |
| Rhayader Tunnel Nature Reserve | Rhayader Tunnel Nature Reserve between Rhayader and Neuadd-ddu A 5 acre site including atunnel, grassland, woodland and scrub. | More Info |
| Sideland Nature Reserve | Sideland Nature Reserve between Penybont and Crossgates A 41/2 acre site with pasture, awell defined woodbank and some ancient woodland. | More Info |
| Gregynog Hall | Newtown between Welshpool and Llangurig The hall is situated in 750 acres of garden, wooodland and farmland freely open to the public. | More Info |
| Llyn Clywedog | Llanidloes between Newtown and Llangurig This beautiful man made reservoir is a leisure amenity with a number of attractions. | More Info |
| The Crychan & Halfway Forest | Kerry between Newtown & Sarn Set in beautiful countryside nestling between the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian Mountains. | More Info |
| Radnor Forest Valleys Association | Bleddfa between Knighton and Penybont No crowds, quiet country roads, pretty towns and villages and spectacular scenery. | More Info |
| Cefn Cenarth (North) Nature Reserve | Cefn Cenarth (North) Nature Reserve between Rhayader and Pant y Dwr Sessile oak woodland with rowan, many wild flowers, birds and insects. | More Info |
| Beacon Hill Nature Reserve | Beacon Hill Nature Reserve between Llangunllo village and Llangunllo Railway Station Upland dominated by large areas of heather interspersed with areas of bracken and grassland. | More Info |
| Books, New & Old | ||
| The Great Oak Bookshop | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Llandinam 35 Great Oak St | More Info |
| Castle Bookshop | Llandysul between Abermule and Montgomery Secondhand, bargain and a few carefully selected new books. | More Info |
| Dead Mens Minds | Llangurig between Llanidloes and Llandinam Neaudd Ddu, Llangurig | More Info |
| Cultural - Museums Theatres etc | ||
| Llanidloes Museum | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown Museum of local history and industry in the town hall a Grade II listed building dated from 1907. | More Info |
| The Old Bell Museum | Montgomery between Abermule and Churchstoke A 16th C Inn converted to house the local history museum. Winner of the Prince of Wales Award. | More Info |
| Newtown Textile Museum | Newtown between Caersws and Welshpool A fine example of a typical 19th C weaving shop. | More Info |
| The Regent Cinema | Newtown between Welshpool and Llandiloes Cinema | More Info |
| The Gregynog Festival | Newtown between Welshpool and Llangurig The festival is held in June every year and brings classical music of the best quality to rural Wales. | More Info |
| Theatr Hafren | Newtown between Caersws and Llanllwchaiarn A wide variety of performances from ballet to comedy and everything in between. | More Info |
| Gregynog Festival | Gregynog Hall between Newtown and Tregynon A feast of musical concerts with internationally acclaimed musicians celebrating Pleasure Gardens. | More Info |
| Gwyl Gerdd Llanfyllin Music Festival at Theatrv Hafren | Newtown between Welshpool and Caersws Allegri String Quartet & James Gilchrist tenor | More Info |
| Cycling | ||
| Hafren Cycle Centre | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown All types of bikes for children and adults including tag along, trailers, baby seats and tandem for hire. | More Info |
| Clive Powell Mountain Bikes | Rhayader between Llangurig and Builth Wells Fully packaged mountain and road bike weekends complete with guide and support. | More Info |
| Family Activities | ||
| Carad Community Arts | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wells and Llangurig An award winning arts and heritage organisation for people to get involved in creative expression. | More Info |
| Mount Severn Activity Centre | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Caersws Daily activities for family groups, couples or groups of friends minimum age 8 years. | More Info |
| Ustrike Tenpin Bowling | Newtown between Welshpool and Llandrindod Four state of the art lanes in mid Wales' only ten pin bowling centre | More Info |
| Family Attractions | ||
| Ancient Yew Trees, Bleddfa | Bleddfa between Penybont and Knighton Three yew trees grow in a line on the south side of St Mary Magdalene Church, the largest to the SE. | More Info |
| Ancient Yew Trees, Abbeycwmhir | Abbeycwmhir between Rhayader and Coed A yew tree grows above the stream SE of St Mary the Virgin church the other is SW of the church. | More Info |
| Elan Valley Visitor Centre | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wells and Llangurig The perfect place to start a visit to the area of 80 square miles of spectacular scenery and reservoirs. | More Info |
| Ancient Yew Tree, Carno | Carno between Sarn and Caersws A yew tree with a girth of 709cm grows west of St John the Baptist church. | More Info |
| Ancient Yew trees, Kerry ( Ceri ) | Kerry between Newtown and Sarn One recorded yew tree and another next to it grow SSW of St Michael and All Angels church. | More Info |
| Royal Welsh Show | Llanelwedd between Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells A prime window for Welsh farming and rural life held in July every year. | More Info |
| Pen y Garreg Dam Open Day | Pen y Garreg Reservoir 71/2 miles from Rhayader on the Elan Valley Road A chance to go inside the dam and up to the central tower of the dam. A ranger will answer questions. | More Info |
| Field Sports | ||
| Mid Wales Shooting | Trefeglwys between Llanidloes and Caersws Premier clay target shooting ground located in the beautiful Trannon Valley | More Info |
| Fishing | ||
| Fishing Coaching & Guides (FWA) | Newtown ( please see web for details) The Federation of Welsh Anglers can introduce coaches for sea, game and coarse fishing in Wales. | More Info |
| Rhayader & Elan Valley Angling Association | Rhayader between Llangurig and Llandrindod Wells Permits available at Daisy Powell Newsagent. | More Info |
| Llanidloes & Districy Fishing Association | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown The association manages the fishing at Llyn Clwyedog one of the most scenic in Wales. | More Info |
| Food & Drink | ||
| Penarth Vineyard | Newtown between Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells This small Welsh vineyard with shop in its riverside location produces excellent sparkling wines. | More Info |
| The Great Oak Café | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown Delicious vegetarian wholefoods cooked fresh each day using local ingredients when ever possible. | More Info |
| Spice Club Indian Restaurant & Take Away | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Caersws A wide range of starters and main dishes in this restaurant close to the town hall. | More Info |
| Golf | ||
| Mid Wales Golf Centre | Mid Wales Golf Centre between Llanidloes and Newtown 9 hole parkland course, floodlit golf range & clubhouse with panoramic views over mid Wales. | More Info |
| St Idloes Golf Club | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown A 9 hole undulating park land course full of variety. A warm and friendly welcoming club. | More Info |
| St Giles Golf Club | Newtown between Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells An attractive and challenging 9 hole parkland course with the river Severn as a backdrop. | More Info |
| Interesting & Specialist Shops | ||
| The Great Oak Bookshop | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown New, second hand and out of print books as well as calenders, greetings cards etc. | More Info |
| Leisure Centres & Spas | ||
| Rhayader Leisure Centre | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wells and Llangurig Swimming pool, squash courts, fitness room, snooker tables, multi use hall & viewing area. | More Info |
| Maldwyn Leisure Centre | Newtown between Welshpool and Llangurig Facilities include swimming pool, fitness room, courts and sports hall. | More Info |
| Llanidloes Sports Centre | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Caersws Facilities include pool, sports hall, squash courts and fitness suite. | More Info |
| Motor Sports | ||
| The Higgins Forest Experience Rally School | Carno between Talerddig and Clatter Experience the thrill of learning to drive a rally car with expert instruction by rally champions. | More Info |
| Yamaha Off Road Experience in Wales | Llanidloes between Newtown and Llangurig Introduction to off road motorcycling and a great day out for morecompetent dirt riders. | More Info |
| Villages Towns & Markets | ||
| Rhayader | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wrells and Llangurig A busy, historic market town surrounded by the finest scenery. | More Info |
| Montgomery | Montgomery between Abermule and Churchstoke Historic market town with castle,timber framed houses, cobbles, Victorian and Georgian architecture. | More Info |
| Devil's Bridge | Devil's Bridge between Aberystwyth and Cwmystwyth A picturesque village with three bridges one on top of the other, waterfalls and narrow gauge railway. | More Info |
| Borth | Borth between Aberystwyth and Ynyslas Claimed to be one of only 2 villages in Britain to be built on a storm beach. | More Info |
| Llanidloes | Llanidloes between Newtown and Llangurig Llanidloes an historic town that was the heart of the ancient kingdom of Arwystli. | More Info |
| Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth between Machynlleth and Aberaeron A holiday resort, university town, administrative centre and home to Wales National Library. | More Info |
| Newtown | Newtown between Caersws and Welshpool An old market town and former capital of the Welsh flannel industry. | More Info |
| Llangurig | Llangurig between Aberystwyth and Newtown A good Welsh craft shop in the village and some lovely walks from here along the Wye Valley. | More Info |
| Rhayader | Rhayader between Llangurig and Builth Wells Small historic market town beside the river Wye in the Cambrian hills and gateway to the Elan Valley. | More Info |
| Walking & Bird Watching | ||
| Walking around Llanidloes | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown There are over 30 separate walking routes around Llanidloes. They are clearly way-marked. | More Info |
| Birdwatching Safari at Elan Valley | Rhayader between Llangurig and Builth Wells Join a countryside ranger on a landrover trip looking for the typical birds of the area. | More Info |
| The Gilfach Farm Nature Trail | Rhayader between Llandrindod Wells and Llangurig One of Powys' top wildlife sites. Interpretation boards along the way describe the highlights. | More Info |
| The Montgomery Canal | Newtown between Welshpool and Llangurig The Montgomery Canal wanders from Llangollen 35 miles southwards towards Newtown | More Info |
| Pwll Penarth Nature Reserve | Llanllwchaiarn between Newtown and Welshpool A wetland nature reserve between a bend in the river and the Montgomery Canal. | More Info |
| Bird Watching at Llyn Clywedog | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown A treat for bird watchers with red kites, ospreys, buzzards, peregrines and migrant birds. | More Info |
| Watersports | ||
| Clywedog Sailing Club Welcomes Visitors with Boats. | Llanidloes between Llangurig and Newtown 600 acres of water just below the source of the river Severn. | More Info |