Mid Wales Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do in Mid Wales


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  • cycling
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  • nature
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the scenery here is both beautiful and diverse - rolling countryside and valleys, wide open spaces to the wild beauty of the waterfalls and caves

Bryngwyn Hall

Bwlch-y-cibau

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • seasonal opening
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  • pre-booking advised
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  • guided tours
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  • antiques
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all visits include a guided tour of the House and Garden. Many interesting mature trees and shrubs. The Poison Garden is unique containing over 110 poisonous plants, including ricin and hemlock, intrigues and fascinates the visitors

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • family-friendly
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  • seasonal opening
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  • National Trust
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  • antiques
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  • needlecraft
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world famous garden with Italianate terraces and fine statuary. With period paintings, furniture and tapestries in the castle, including a beautiful collection of Indian treasures

Red Kite feeding Station

Llandrindod Wells

  • something different!
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  • seasonal opening
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  • photography
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up to 400 of these beautiful birds of prey gather to be fed, with general hides and specialist photographic hides, all just a few metres away from where the birds are fed

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peaceful and secluded with a winding path down to a lake and small waterfall. Autumn is a particularly time to visit with spectacular colouring and a magnificent view looking back up from the other side of the lake

  • museum
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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with a continuing programme of exhibitions of Wales' top artists, events and festivals and a permanent exhibition of Welsh art post 1900

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  • museum
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  • limited opening
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  • geology
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  • history

one of Wales' best loved museums and art galleries with three floors displaying a wide range of exhibits, exploring the local history and culture

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  • all-weather attraction
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  • free admission
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  • architecture
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  • religion

although a building of relatively modest proportions, the Cathedral is set in a walled Close, unique in Wales