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Day out in the Brecon Beacons?

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 Wingnut 28 May 2014
... with my parents, who are not hill-fit and don't have walking boots or any clothes they are willing to get wet and muddy.

Any suggestions, UKC Hive Mind? Preferably ones that won't involve me going nuts with boredom.
 sbc_10 28 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Some nice picturesque waterfalls you could visit.....You can get behind Sgwd yr Eira, but errr....maybe you should buy them some overalls and wellies.


http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186455-d2371057-r204097875-Sg...
OP Wingnut 28 May 2014
In reply to sbc_10:

Oo, that could be interesting. Ta! :

(Any more ideas always welcome.)
 Mark Morris 28 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Waterfall country will be very muddy. A slow walk up Pen Y Fan would be relatively easy day out depending on the weather.

What about visits to Carreg Cennen at the western edge of the Beacons or Big Pit at the Eastern?

Not sure where you're staying,and for how long, but would help with ideas.
 Postmanpat 28 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Llanthony Priory is very atmospheric and has a bar/coffee shop attached and plenty of strolls along the valley.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanthony_Priory
OP Wingnut 28 May 2014
In reply to Mark Morris:
>>Not sure where you're staying,and for how long, but would help with ideas

Day trip from Bridgend, not my idea. :
OP Wingnut 28 May 2014
In reply to Postmanpat:

Thanks, that *does* look hopeful!
 Mark Morris 28 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

From Bridgend(good bouldering at Ogmore beach btw if you are on your own), go see Carreg Cennen, drive there along M4 route and drive back along A40 towards Brecon (meal?) and follow our nose back through the Rhondda back to Bridgend, heading through Hirwaun and Treorchy.

Hopefully the weather will allow you to see the hills. Plenty of time to stop and look/eat locally - Beacons mountain centre for a lunch at Libanus.

Good day out.
 Choss 28 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Stroll along the Usk, or boat trip on Canal From Brecon, to cafe or pub?
 Ander 29 May 2014
In reply to Mark Morris:
Ice cream in Brecon!

http://www.llanfaesdairy.com/
 lone 29 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Hi,

A walk up Allt yr Esgair GR (SO 125 244) would be good, great views from the top, start at Llangasty Hall GR (SO 122 256) and just make your way up to the top. You can drop down to the venison centre the other side and follow lanes back to Llangasty. Around 5 miles. There’s a cafe at Langorse lake to which would make for a nice finish

Jase
 kingborris 29 May 2014
In reply to Postmanpat:

The drive from Hay on Wye up over the pass to the Priory is pretty spectacular. Definitely worth heading that way for at least one leg of the way in / out
 Choss 29 May 2014
In reply to kingborris:

> The drive from Hay on Wye up over the pass to the Priory is pretty spectacular. Definitely worth heading that way for at least one leg of the way in / out

And if they Like old books, hay Itself isa treasure trove of musty old Second Hand bookshops.
 Rob Exile Ward 29 May 2014
In reply to Choss:

(You're just taking the mick now with your capitalisation, aren't you?!)
 Mark Morris 29 May 2014
In reply to Wingnut:

Avoid Hay this week, it's the Festival, parking poor at the best of times.
 Rob Exile Ward 29 May 2014
In reply to Mark Morris:

Love it! One of the greatest cultural and intellectual events in the world - to be avoided because parking is difficult!

Ah well.
 Mark Morris 29 May 2014
In reply to Rob Exile Ward:
And you have to buy tickets to see anything, everything else is packed, so you can't eat anywhere. Your problem with warning people is??
 Postmanpat 31 May 2014
In reply to Rob Exile Ward:

> Love it! One of the greatest cultural and intellectual events in the world - to be avoided because parking is difficult!

>
Full of Guardianista luvvies. Definitely to be avoided
 Rob Exile Ward 31 May 2014
In reply to Postmanpat:

What is it with you and Simon4, I'm beginning to feel like a persecuted minority... We're not all sandal wearing, bearded, public sector employees you know.
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