Events and Places of Interest

• Brecon Theatre – Whilst in Brecon why not visit the Brecon theatre.
• Music Festivals in August, visit the Jazz Festival in Brecon or the Green Man Festival in Crickhowell.
• Abergavenny Food Festival – Here in September, visit the renowned food festival in Abergavenny.
• Earlier in the year you could visit the Abergavenny Steam Rally in May or the Abergavenny Arts Festival in June.
• Stopping in Crickhowell in May why not catch the Crickhowell Music Festival or Crickhowell Open Studios.
• The official Brecon Beacons site – Discover the beautiful Brecon Beacons.
• Brecon Walks – For information on local walks.
• Get the kids involved and go geocaching along the canal.
• As you are in one of the four dark sky reserves in the UK why not look up and enjoy the view with a stargazing podcast.

Don’t feel like cooking?

• Beaufort Arms – Gilwern
  Keith and Andrea offer a wide range of local produce, cooked to order.
• Rectory hotel and Golf Course – Llangattock
  A restaurant based within a conservatory overlooking the golf course and the Black Mountains.
• Bear Hotel – Crickhowell
  The menu offers a wide range of locally sourced ingredients, well cooked to suit traditional tastes or those guests with an appetite for finer dining.
• Each village offers its own selection of pubs, though we do recommend booking in advance especially with larger groups.

For more information on the renovation of the canal and plans to reopen it down to Newport.

• Mon and Brec Canal Trust – The trust is working to restore the 200 year old waterway.

Why not leave the car at home

• National Rail

All of our narrowboats are named after Welsh castles, click below to find out more about the castle your boat is named after.

• Cardiff Castle
• Dryslwyn Castle
• Monmouth Castle
• Beaumaris Castle
• Kidwelly Castle
• Skenfrith Castle
• Grosmont Castle
• Pencelli Castle