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Stone bridge on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal near Llangynidr

History buffs, nature-lovers, book-worms and canal enthusiasts – pretty Powys has something for everyone.

Start your journey at Brecon Basin – the northern terminus of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal – conveniently situated in the heart of the delightful town of Brecon. As well as the shops, pubs and hotels of this busy market town, Brecon is a major tourist base for those wishing to explore the National Park and its surrounding attractions - including the book town of Hay-on-Wye, Abergavenny, Crickhowell, the World Heritage Site at Blaenavon, the Brecon Mountain Railway at Merthyr Tydfil and numerous border castles and historic houses.

Elsewhere, you can leave the real world behind you and explore a sparkling wonderland at the Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture, or simply sit back and enjoy the lovely Banwy Valley from an open-balconied carriage on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway.

Llefydd i fynd ym Mhowys

Mae Powys yn ardal hardd sydd â rhywbeth i bawb, waeth beth fo’ch diddordeb – llyfrau, hanes, byd natur neu gamlesi.

Dechreuwch eich taith ym Masn Aberhonddu - terfynfa ogleddol Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu - a leolir yng nghanol tref hyfryd Aberhonddu. Mae Aberhonddu yn dref farchnad brysur gyda llawer o siopau, tafarndai a gwestai. Mae hefyd yn ganolfan boblogaidd i ymwelwyr â’r Parc Cenedlaethol a’i atyniadau cyfagos - gan gynnwys y Gelli Gandryll, sy’n enwog am ei siopau llyfrau, y Fenni, Crucywel, Safle Treftadaeth y Byd Blaenafon, Rheilffordd Fynydd Aberhonddu ym Merthyr Tudful a nifer o gestyll a thai hanesyddol ar y ffin.

Yn ogystal, mae cyfle i chi adael y byd go iawn am ychydig ac ymweld â byd rhyfeddol Amgueddfa Cerflunwaith Andrew Logan, neu ymlacio a mwynhau golygfeydd hyfryd Dyffryn Banwy o un o gerbydau agored Rheilffordd Gul y Trallwng a Llanfair.

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  1. Sculpture at entrance to Llanymynech Heritage Area, © Tim Heaton - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Llanymynech Heritage Area and Visitor Centre »

    This area gives you an insight into the limestone past of this area. The many lime kilns, canals, disused railways …

  2. Newtown Textile Museum »

    The Textile Museum is housed in an early 19th Century weaving shop, originally six cottages, and now three …

  3. Image for Powis Castle

    Powis Castle »

    In the year 1200 the Welsh princes of Powys built the imposing fortress which perches dramatically on cliffs above …

  4. Powysland Museum. © Jennifer Luther Thomas - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Powysland Museum »

    The museum on its present warehouse site has been open to the public since 1990 and in 1993 won the Gulbenkian Award …

  5. Robert Owen Museum »

    The Robert Owen Memorial Museum is on the ground floor of the Town Council building in the centre of Newtown. It is …

  6. Beside the Vyrnwy Aqueduct. © Chris Heaton - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Vyrnwy Aqueduct »

    The Vyrnwy Aqueduct is one of the architectural landmarks of the ever-scenic Montgomery Canal. Like the canal …

  7. Castle Caereinon: Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. © Martin Bodman - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway »

    Here's your chance to see the best of the lovely Banwy Valley, and all its interesting flora and fauna. Take a ride …

  8. Weir in Wern Claypit Reserve. © John Firth - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Wern Claypit Nature Reserve »

    The Wern Claypit Nature Reserve was one of the first reserves to be built on the Montgomery Canal and is located at …

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