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Dates for 2010

The Guardian Hay Festival. 27 May -6 June  www.hayfestival.com

Events at Royal Welsh Show including the Smallholder and Garden Festival 15 & 16 May, Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 19 - 22 July and the Winter Fair 29 & 30 November. A range of events and shows take place throughout the year at the showground. www.rwas.co.uk


Victorian Festival, Llandrindod Wells. Last week of 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 12th 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 10 & 11 July. 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 12 - 14 November 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.