Gumboot Concierge

A Circular Walk From Crickhowell and Back in Time for Lunch

A 6-mile circular walk from Crickhowell car park to the top of Table Mountain and back via Cwm Cumbeth valley.

The Two Rivers Bike Ride

A 90 km (56-mile) bike ride taking in some of the best scenery of the Wye and Usk Valleys

A Walk in the Park

Autumn Walks & Afternoon Tea

Gliffaes Hotel is blessed with so many trees, we could almost be called an arboretum! The foresight of those folk who planted the superb specimen trees here over a hundred years ago has to be recognised as a most generous gift. Autumn is certainly the season when we can really stand back and admire the...

Crickhowell Walking Festival 2015

Walks for Everyone 28th Feb – 8th March 2015 Ten days of guided walks throughout the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons. What’s a ‘walking festival’? The walkers of Crickhowell decided some years ago to share their local knowledge, routes and passion for the hills around the beautiful town of Crickhowell by hosting a ten...

Autumn Tree Walks

Discover the Trees of Gliffaes in all their Autumnal glory With something close to a hundred different trees in our grounds the colours during Autumn are something to behold. Take in the Autumn colours on a guided walk around the Gliffaes Hotel’s collection of stunning trees followed by a two course lunch. James Suter, owner...

Abergavenny – A Mecca for cyclists

Gliffaes Tree Walk map launched

Gliffaes Hotel has been in the same family for three generations and each generation has passed on the passion for collecting and planting interesting specimen trees, both native and exotic. In its 33 acres of grounds it boasts over 100 different specimens ranging from Ancient Oaks, Beeches and huge Giant Redwoods to exotic Maples and...

Tree planting at the Gliffaes

Whatever your age, planting trees is an experience never forgotten and, here at Gliffaes, we have been busy playing our part in the Tree Council’s National Tree Week. Up to one million trees are planted each year in the UK according to the Tree Council. The Tree Council’s National Tree Week (23rd November – 1st December)...