Cwmachau Cabins

Brecon is 15 minutes’ drive from the park – make a beeline for this town to see the cathedral and have a poke around the old market hall. It’s also just the spot for scavenging some supplies ready for strolls in the Brecon Beacons National Park (25 minutes' drive). Scale the highest peak in the area, Pen Y Fan (40 minutes), or have flatter forays around Llangorse Lake (half an hour). Fishing and boat hire is also available here, plus there’s an activity centre for all sorts of watersports. If subterranean saunters are more your style, head to the National Showcaves Centre for Wales (40 minutes) to totter around the 10.5-mile underground system, then ascend back above ground for meanders around a manmade structure at Tretower Castle (35 minutes). Should your feet need a break, sit down on the Brecon Mountain Railway (45 minutes), running along the southern side of the Beacons and climbing north from the Pant beside the pretty Pontsticill reservoir. For more time out in nature, see the splashing water of Henrhyd Falls (50 minutes) or wander around the Weir Garden, a parcel of land protected by the National Trust.