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DRIVE 12: Borderlands to Beacons
Below Pastel-painted B&Bs lining the streets
in the heart of Brecon, see p133
KEY
Drive route
DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Church buffs can start at Hereford
cathedral before heading to the fine
church at Kilpeck. Visit the abbey at
Dore and drive through the Vale of
Eywas, past the priory and a church
with a leaning tower. Last stop is the
book capital at Hay-on-Wye. Families
might prefer a visit to the iron works
and a trip down the mine at Blaenavon,
then the castle and manor house at
Tretower, and waterside activities at
Llangorse. For full details, see p135.
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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Hereford to Blaenavon.
Number of days: 3, allowing half a
day to explore Hay-On-Wye.
Distances: 175 km (110 miles).
Road conditions: Good roads in most
places and well signposted. Some
roads are narrow and quite rural.
When to go: Spring is pleasant but
summer is best for outdoor activities.
Opening times: Museums and
attractions are generally open
10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops
are often open longer. Churches are
usually open until dusk.
Main market days: Hereford: Indoor
Retail Market, Wed & Thu; Butter
Market (foods and miscellaneous),
daily; Hay-on-Wye: Butter Market
(food, antiques and bric a brac), Thu
am; Brecon: Farmers’ Market, second
Sat of the month.
Shopping: Look out for apple juice
around Crickhowell, as well as produce
from the Black Mountain Smokery,
Welsh venison, lamb and Penderyn
Whisky in the Brecon Beacons.
Major festivals: Hereford: Art Week
(open studios, exhibitions – http://www.h-
art.org.uk), Sep; Hay-on-Wye: Hay
Festival, (everything about books –
http://www.hayfestival.com),,) a week at the
start of Jun; Brecon: Jazz Festival
(www.breconjazz.co.uk), Aug; Green
Man Festival (music festival – http://www.
thegreenmanfestival.co.uk), end Aug;
Blaenavon: Spring Festival, May.