This walk takes in the peaks of Pen Allt-mawr, Pen Cerrig-calch and Table Mountain and is an eight mile loop right on the doorstep of Gliffaes. These three peaks form a major part of the Black Mountains on the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The walk should take you somewhere between 4-5 [...]

Up and Up into the Black Mountains Most folk when they get to Gliffaes make a dash for the famous Brecon Beacons and try and climb Pen y Fan, although a great hill walk you will find better scenery and far fewer people in the Black Mountains, right on our doorstep. Last Sunday I met [...]

Tretower Court and Castle – Pretty Castle and Fair Court on the doorstep! When John Leland visited Tretower in 1540, he found “a small village standing on a little brook within half a mile of the river Usk. There is a pretty castle and thereby also in the village is a fair place of Henry [...]

The key to enjoying any bank holiday on this crowded island is to avoid the masses at all costs. Hoards of highly decorated people in vests and  3/4 length shorts is not who I wish to share a picnic spot with. If you feel like this then a Gliffaes style picnic on the river Usk maybe for [...]