Things to do from Ty Gwyn Farm

Places of interest
Activities
Events
Eating in and out

Llandrindod Wells. A beautiful Victorian town built to accommodate visitors taking the spa waters. Llandrindod Wells still retains its magnificent buildings many of which surround the Temple Gardens. Within the town there are supermarkets, local food shops, a Victorian theatre, gift shops, coffee shops, restaurants and pubs. The 13 acre lake is a particular feature with a magnificent dragon fountain in the middle. Surrounded by a walk and with a boathouse café the lake is a peaceful place to spend some time. www.llandrindod.co.uk

Thomas Museum and Gallery, Pennybont, an authentic restoration of a Victorian village shop, celebrating the social history of Radnorshire.
www.thomas-shop.co.uk

Builth Wells built on the banks of the River Wye, home to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, is an attractive small town. The Wyeside Arts Centre is located at Builth and has a full programme of recently released films. The cinema is extremely comfortable and you can take a glass of wine in with you! There is also full programme of live shows and exhibitions. www.wyeside.co.uk

The small towns of Hay on Wye - famous for its bookshops, Rhayader, Llanwrtyd Wells, and Knighton are all within easy reach.

The Elan Valley The dams and reservoirs of the Elan Estate are situated within an area of outstanding scenic beauty. Summer or winter they provide spectacular scenery and the waterfalls in the wet weather are a sight not to be missed. www.elanvalley.org.uk

The Hall at Abbey Cwm Hir is Grade 1* listed as one of Wales' finest example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. www.abbeycwmhir.com

Red Kite Feeding Centre Rhayader. Mid Wales was home to the last remaining Native Red Kites, now Red Kites are back in Wales. Watch them feed every day at Gigrin Farm. www.gigrin.co.uk

Open gardens in the area include: Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington www.hergest.co.uk

Others open through the National Gardens Scheme www.ngs.org.uk

Walking Whether you want a gentle stroll or a day's hike, the area offers superb walking. A book of walks around the immediate area is available for your use. Two footpaths cross the farm and lead on to other paths. Or use the ordnance survey for walks further afield and in our wonderful hillside country. www.fourwells.powys.rambling.org.uk
Golf Llandrindod Wells Golf Course is three quarters of a mile away and offers spectacular views as you play. www.lwgc.co.uk
Shooting The Griffin-Lloyd shooting ground offers a wide variety of clay target shooting facilities to suit your needs whether you are an expert shot or a complete novice. Open seven days a week for practice and tuition by fully qualified instructors. www.griffinlloyd.co.uk
Rally Driving. Phil Price's Rally School is 15 miles away at Llangunllo. The rally stages were specifically designed by Phil and used by club men and top world rally teams for pre-event practice and testing. The School offers a days course in Rally driving for complete beginners - it is great fun and you get the ride of your life! www.philprice.co.uk
Fishing Fishing is available on the world renowned Wye and its tributaries. A passport scheme allows access to a wide range of rivers and streams. www.wyeuskfoundation.org
Racing Hereford www.hereford-racecourse.co.uk and Ludlow www.bobdavies.f2s.com are our closest racecourses There are numerous point to point courses in the area www.pointtopoint.co.uk Trotting is popular and there are many meetings are within easy reach. www.welsh-trotting.co.uk
For a day's pampering after your efforts! Visit the Metropole Spa located in a Victorian-style conservatory with an 18m heated swimming pool with whirlpool spa, sauna, steamroom and gym. A range of treatments are available - or book a day escape which includes, treatments, use of pool and lunch. Just 2.5 miles away www.metropole.co.uk

The Guardian Hay Festival. 22nd May -1st June 2008 www.hayfestival.com
Events at Royal Welsh Show including the Smallholder and Garden Festival 17 & 18 May, Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 21 - 24 July and the Winter Fair 1 & 2 December. A range of events and shows take place throughout the year at the showground. www.rwas.co.uk
Victorian Festival, Llandrindod Wells. 16th - 24th August. Set against the stunning back drop of the spa town's Victorian architecture this unique Festival transforms the town back to the Victorian Era. www.victorianfestival.co.uk
Man Vs Horse Marathon, Llanwrtyd Wells 14th June. The race starts in the Town Square and is run over a 22 mile course through some of the finest scenery in Mid Wales. For the first time in 2007 a man beat the horse. www.green-events.co.uk
Bog Snorkeling Championships 25 August. Now infamous worldwide and attracting competitors from around the globe. www.green-events.co.uk
There are several village agricultural shows and fetes in the area all through the summer.
Wales Rally GB 4-7 December www.walesrallygb.com

Eating out

There are a wide variety of pubs and restaurants in the area, catering for all tastes and pockets:
The Drawing Room, Cwmbach-Newbridge www.the-drawing-room.co.uk (about 15 minutes)
The Stagg, Titley (about 40 minutes) www.thestagg.co.uk
The Felin Fach Griffin between Builth Wells and Brecon about 40 minutes) www.eatdrinksleep.ltd.uk
River Café, Glasbury (about 40 minutes) www.wyevalleycanoes.co.uk

Severn Stars Inn, Aberedw. (about 20 minutes) 01982 560494
The 100 House Inn, Bleddfa ( about 25 minutes) 01547 550333

In Llandrindod Wells ( 5 minutes)

Jules Restaurant and Wine Bar serve excellent home cooked meals and a good selection of wines all very reasonably priced. 01597 824642
The Metropole Hotel has a good reputation for food either in the dining room or in Spencer's Brasserie www.metropole.co.uk
There are several cafes and coffee shops in Llandrindod including one overlooking the lake.

In Howey 5 minutes away

The Laughing Dog A real ale pub with home cooked food 01597 822406

Drovers Thai Restaurant 01597 822508. They also do an excellent takeaway

Eating in

We are blessed with small food shops as well as two supermarkets, Somerfield and Aldi with Tesco opening soon. We hope our guests will use the local shops, apart from providing excellent quality food, it also supports our local community. The town provides fresh bread and cakes, a butcher, a good food shop with excellent cheeses, coffees, chocolates, ice-creams, yogurts, every pulse, flour, dried fruit and spice known to man - a great shop, fresh fish and the WI cake stall on a Friday morning.