01
A walk
Table Mountain
The flat-topped hill behind town. An hour up, less down, and a 360-degree view from the cairn at the top.
3 miModerate
A field guide · from the front door
Crickhowell & the Beacons
I · Where you are
A market town between the river and the mountains
Here's what we'd send you out to do — walks from the doorstep, three good things in town, and the further-afield list when you want to make a day of it.
II · Walks
02
A walk
Sugar Loaf
The pointed peak you can see from the garden. Longer day out — start from the car park at Llanwenarth.
5 miModerate
03
A walk
The Usk Riverside
Flat, easy, and pretty in any weather. Out as far as you like, then back the same way.
VariableEasy
III · Around town
Three good things on the High Street
Webbs
Family run — traditional but forward-looking store, with a vast array of household, hardware and general goods and furniture.
The Bridge
Thirteen arches, six centuries old. Cross it for the riverside walk to Llangenny.
Saturday Craft Market
Local makers in the Market Hall most Saturdays — crafts, art, gifts and the odd bit of baking.
IV · Further afield
When you fancy a drive
Abergavenny
15 min
Market town with a good food scene and a mainline station.
Hay-on-Wye
30 min
Bookshops, the festival site and the start of the Black Mountains.
Brecon
25 min
Cathedral town and gateway to the central Beacons.
Make a weekend of it
Stay the weekend
Walk in the morning, lunch in the garden, dinner in the restaurant, sleep above the bar. The full Crickhowell.