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Mrs Lucienne Bennett The Wern Llanfihangel Talyllyn Brecon Powys, LD3 7TE |
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Horse & Rider B&B Accommodation in Wales
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Horse Holidays in the Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales, riding the Brecon Beacons and Radnor Loop, petal rides in the Black Mountains or for the 3 Rivers Ride. |
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To contact us: |
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Phone: 01874 658401 E-mail: lucienne_bennett@hotmail.com |
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The Brecon Beacons and Radnor Loop a 75 mile circular ride through Mid Wales |
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The Brecon Beacons and Radnor Loop was created after guests expressed the wish to ride a longer circular route through this part of Wales, along the principles of the Mary Towneley Loop. The route has now been ridden many times in 2007 and 2008 and proved very successful. To our surprise horse/mountain bike combination (husband and wife) works really well on the Loop! We wanted to make best use of the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Radnor Hills and the Eppynt and set about exploring nice routes for horse riders in this part of Wales. We think we have created a lovely, 4 day ride for horse riders who want to come riding in Wales, riding from horse and rider B&B to B&B over a variety of terrain, using bridleways, hills, open moorland and quiet country lanes. To make this work we have linked up with friends near Hay-on-Wye at the edge of the Black Mountains, Rhosgoch in the Radnorshire hills and at Lower Chapel on the edge of the Eppynt, who offer similar bed and breakfast facilities for horse and rider. We will liaise with the other B&Bs for availability, saving you multiple phone calls. See the Related links for details of one of the other B&B for horses, New House Farm.
For a link to a zoomable map of the route you can use the link below:
The suggested route Starting from The Wern, where you can leave your transport, you ride on the hills circumnavigating Llangorse Lake before crossing into the foothills of the Black Mountains. Just before reaching the river Wye you reach your first night’s accommodation. The second day starts with crossing the river before riding up onto the Begwns, National Trust owned open moorland, and then into the Radnor hills where you make your second B&B stop. The third day sees you ride along the southern ridge of the Radnor Hills, on old drovers roads, re-cross the river Wye, and then ride over more open hill, common and forestry before making your last overnight stop at Lower Chapel. On the last day you head south and then east, on a linked series of bridleways, pass through Brecon via quiet back lanes, before taking bridleways and lanes back to the Wern. As the 3rd day goes over open moorland with few distinguishing landmarks and multiple tracks which change with use, we advise that you need to be able to navigate using a compass in conjunction with the maps, ( a GPS can be useful too). We provide a luggage transfer between the B&Bs if required. If you would like we can ride with you for the day as a guide to save you doing the navigating, subject to availability. Please ensure horses are well shod. A farrier can be arranged but not necessarily immediately a shoe is lost as he covers a large area. We therefore suggest, as a shoe can always be lost, that you carry an equiboot or similar as part of your first aid kit.
From the start of the 2009 season, the combined cost of the 4 day Loop, with a centralised booking service to take the hassle out of arranging your holiday, is £255.00 (unfortunately due to steeply rising fuel and food costs this had to go up from last year) per horse and rider and includes: 4 nights Bed and Breakfast with evening meals Grazing at each B&B (stabling and fodder extra at £10/pn) Coarse mix at each B&B Parking for the duration Suggested route maps and descriptions Provision of grooming kit Drying facilities Washing down facilities for the horses Overnight tack storage Certificate on completion of the Ride Luggage transfer available at £120.00 per group (4 transfers) Packed lunches at £5.00 pp Trail guide £70 per day Extra nights at our partners can be added at £55 per night per rider / horse
To book please contact Lucienne Bennett, the contact details are at the foot of the page.
Two centre holiday If the Loop is too daunting a proposition, we do a ‘two centre’ holiday, spending a few days at the Wern and a few days at New House Farm.
Winner of the Sustainable Tourism Award 2007 Sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government |
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Brecon Beacons and Radnor Loop Schematic map |
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Above Erwood |
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Brecon Castle |