Feriehus i Brecon Beacons

A wonderful and rare opportunity to see the Brecon Beacons in all its truly night – time glory. The Brecon Beacons National Park is a registered Dark Sky Reserve. In fact it’s often described as a five million star hotel – and we’d love to show you why. Meeting at a place that is most convenient for you, I will give a short talk on First Aid and Health and Safety. Then we'll set off! On the way I’ll tell you about the history of the park and point out some of it’s features, and at the top we’ll spend some time taking in the Beauty of the stars, constellations and planets that I’ll point out to you. Oh – and we’ll enjoy some of my amazing hot chocolate too! We do this because we enjoy it, and we do all we can to ensure that you do too. Take a look at our reviews – we think they bear us out. So we take our time, enjoy the walk and hopefully when we come down, we’ll part as friends. Other things to note: This event can go ahead in all weathers, but we tailor things to you. If the weather forecast says it’s too risky or dangerous, then we won’t take you up – and in those circumstances we make sure you’re refunded in full. Equally if it’s safe but cloudy, we can try a different date, or make sure you’re refunded in full. Alternatively if you want to come along to experience the thrill of hiking the mountains at night, stars or no stars, then come along with us!

We will explore the grand mountains of South Wales during this experience as we journey Dorian will share stories and legends of the Brecon Beacons. We will climb up onto Corn Du and watch the sunset from this excellent vantage point until darkness engulfs us. We will then head across to the highest mountain in South Wales, Pen Y Fan, to enjoy exceptional views that the dark skies reserve can provide. Fingers crossed for a clear night as our location will provide an ideal vantage point to see the Milky Way, major constellations, bright nebulas and even meteor showers, a must for any star gazer! On the summit of Pen Y Fan Dorian will help you orientate yourself by pointing out the major constellations. All you will need is your hiking gear including warm layers, a head torch and your camera to capture the night skies. Dorian Thomas, your guide for the night is a fully qualified mountain leader and a Brecon Beacons Dark Skies Ambassador, ideal to look after you and also provide insight to the area.

I'll send you directions and we'll meet at the farmyard where the donkeys live. After introducing the donkeys, you will groom them, pop on their little panniers and we'll start the walk with one or two lead reins on each donkey depending on group size & condfidence of the walkers. Unless people book together as a group, we would not take more than eight people per session as this is a micro-group experience, spending a lot of time getting to know the donkeys. We walk for about 30 minutes to a scenic picnic point with panoramic views towards Pen y Fan and the Central Beacons. The walk is fairly easy, through some woodland and then open hilltop meadow with a bit of uneven ground and gentle inclines with one or two steeper parts but we take our time and never rush anyone. The picnic is a light snack meal, usually with crisps, cake, granola bars, fruit and a drink (we can accommodate differing food intolerences with enough notice) During the picnic, the dinkeys graze nearby and you can pet them or just relax with the view. The walks can be timed to suit you but generally will start at either 10am or 2pm and last 90 mins - 2 hours. If your preferred date or start time isn't shown, please do get in touch to see whether we can add in a another date or start time to suit you. Sorry but no dogs on this experience as the donkeys are scared of them.

Let us show you this place of immense beauty. This 5.5 mile guided walk/hike along rocky paths takes you along riverside scenery, with steep sided wooded valleys and four breath-taking waterfalls. In a National Park renowned for its sweeping, barren, high altitude scenery, mountain lovers are in danger of missing out on this hidden gem. This beautiful valley, where 4 stunning waterfalls are within a relatively short walk of each other is a truly unique location like no other in the UK. The highlight of the area is 'Sgwd yr Eira' waterfall, where you'll venture right behind the gushing torrent of water, a truly unique and memorable experience that you won't forget.

Andy's Amazing Waterfalls Walk is a 15km day with 400m of ascent and is over often rough, muddy and broken ground but doable by most although some feel pretty tired at the end of the day. We visit eight waterfalls of note and several smaller falls too. One of the waterfalls is available to walk behind as that is where the footpath takes us! Andy has been delivering walks at this location for over thirty years and his knowledge of the area, it's industrial heritage and it's natural environments, will be his to share with you as you take in the best valley walks in Brecon Beacons National Park! Lilly said 'Andy is simply an amazing person! He’s an excellent guide, delivering amazing outdoor activities in Wales. Being new to Wales, joining Andy’s tours has been for me a great opportunity to get to know Wales. The 8 waterfalls walk is wonderfully led by Andy whose expertise perfectly matches with the beauty of the place.' Andy is assisted on this walk by Kate who is a keen walker and has been joining Wales Outdoors on many adventures since 2017. Other things to note We may change the route to suit conditions on the day but you'll always see a good few waterfalls :) Dogs are very welcome Walking boots please Warm layers and waterproofs essential You'll need a good packed lunch We don't cancel due to weather unless it is unsafe to drive