Where to Stay in Powys
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Powys is the largest county in Wales and one of the most sparsely populated in the whole of the British Isles, a vast and largely unspoilt landscape of mountain ranges, river valleys, ancient market towns and a borderland countryside that stretches from the Brecon Beacons in the south to the Berwyn Mountains in the north. It is a county of enormous geographic variety and a deep, quiet beauty that rewards those who are prepared to explore it slowly and on its own unhurried terms.
The Brecon Beacons National Park covers much of the southern part of the county, its dramatic sandstone ridges, open moorland, waterfalls and dark sky reserve offering some of the finest walking and outdoor adventure in Wales. The Beacons are a landscape of considerable variety, from the sharp ridges of Pen y Fan and Corn Du to the hidden waterfalls of the Mellte and Hepste valleys and the limestone country of the south, each area with its own distinct character and its own rewards for those who venture into it.
The heart of the county is a landscape of green hills, ancient drovers roads and the headwaters of some of Wales’s greatest rivers — the Wye, the Severn and the Usk among them — rising in the moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains and flowing outwards through valleys of increasing beauty and fertility. The Elan Valley, a dramatic series of Victorian reservoirs set in a landscape of mountain and moorland in the west of the county, is one of the most beautiful and least visited landscapes in Wales, its dams, viaducts and surrounding countryside offering a walking and cycling destination of real quality and a dark sky reserve of international significance.
Brecon, the principal town of the south, is a handsome and well served market town with a fine cathedral and an excellent range of places to stay, making it the natural base for exploring the national park. Builth Wells, Llandrindod Wells and Knighton each have their own distinct character, while Welshpool in the north is home to Powis Castle, one of the finest and most beautifully situated castles and gardens in Wales, its terraced gardens overlooking the Severn Valley in a setting of exceptional beauty.
Whether you are looking for a walking holiday in the Brecon Beacons, a cycling break in the Elan Valley, a stay in a remote farmhouse in the Cambrian Mountains or a gentle exploration of the border market towns that give Powys much of its quiet character, this is a county of profound natural beauty and an authentically Welsh identity that offers one of the most genuinely restorative experiences in the British Isles.
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