Royal Welsh Winter Fair

The Royal Welsh Showgrounds, Builth Wells
Having a Hot Chocolate while walking around the stalls at the Winter Fair
animals and handlers in the showring at the Winter Fair
Christmas Trees for slae at the Winter Fair
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Having a Hot Chocolate while walking around the stalls at the Winter Fair
animals and handlers in the showring at the Winter Fair
Christmas Trees for slae at the Winter Fair
a Horse getting ready for the parade at the Winter Fair
the Sheep barn with owners and sheep under heated lamps at the Winter Fair
enjoying the stalls at the Winter fair

Welcome to Royal Welsh Winter Fair

The Royal Welsh Winter Fair brings livestock, food, shopping and seasonal entertainment to the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd.

Held over two days at the start of the festive season, the programme centres on prime stock and equine competitions, alongside hound, butchery, homecraft, floral art and horticultural classes.

Visitors can browse the Food Hall and Christmas market for Welsh produce, gifts and seasonal treats, with live entertainment and activities adding to the day.

Use the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s live visitor information for dates, tickets, travel and the current programme before setting out.

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Visit our website
requests@rwas.co.uk
01982 553 683

The Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY

a Horse getting ready for the parade at the Winter Fair

Amenities

  1. Cafe on Site
  2. On-line Booking
  1. Family Friendly
  2. Wi-fi

Things to do nearby

The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park is full of beautiful, interesting places to visit. Take a look at a few suggestions.

Things to Do
Sunlight across patchwork fields and woodland, with Sugar Loaf rising beyond the valley.

Dragon Trails

Small-group walking holidays from Crickhowell, with guided hill walks and guesthouse stays.
The Visit Brecon information centre entrance, with signs and window displays at Lion Yard.

Visit Brecon

Local advice, maps and guided town walks at Visit Brecon Tourist Information Centre.
An orienteering group navigating outdoors at Glyntawe Outdoor Centre.

Glyntawe Outdoor Centre

Group stays, self-catering and outdoor activities for up to 35 guests at Pen y Cae.
Four walkers silhouetted against low sunlight over mountain valleys

Wild Trails Wales

Private guided walks, outdoor-skills coaching and nature connection in Bannau Brycheiniog and Wales.

Talgarth Mill, Tours and Craft Shop

Working watermill tours, riverside gardens and a local craft shop in the centre of Talgarth.
Three horses looking over a wooden fence beneath leafy trees.

Grange Horse Riding and Trekking Centre

Grange Trekking: Horse Riding Adventures in the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons
Two adults and two children wearing helmets, wetsuits and buoyancy aids beside trees.

Black Mountain Adventure

Outdoor activity days, group adventures and canoe hire near Hay-on-Wye and Bannau Brycheiniog.

Market Hall Cinema

First-run films in Wales’ longest continually run cinema, a historic venue in Brynmawr.
Dark, modern exterior of Penderyn Distillery in Bannau Brycheiniog.

Penderyn Distillery

Award-winning Welsh whisky tours and tastings across Penderyn’s three distilleries.
A group of walkers smiling beside a woodland waterfall, with a Walk Hay hat in the foreground.

Sarah Price Hiking

Guided walks and hiking experiences in Bannau Brycheiniog with a local walking guide.
Participants arranging colourful wool fibres on towels around a shared wet-felting table.

Fabulous Feltings

Wet-felting workshops for small groups with textile artist Jane Evans near Cilycwm, Llandovery.
Aerial view of the Greenman hedge maze surrounded by trees and lawns at Penpont.

Penpont

Self-catering, riverside camping, gardens and a farm shop at a family-run estate near Brecon.
A person looking through a telescope illuminated by red light, with trees and hills behind.

Dark Sky Wales

Dark Sky Wales: Stargazing and Astronomy Experiences in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
A row of mountain bikes lined up outside a wooden café kiosk at Drover Cycles.

Drover Cycles, Hay on Wye

Bike Hire and Cycling Adventures with Drover Cycles in Bannau Brycheiniog
White Shire horse grazing beside a dark foal at Dan-yr-Ogof

Shire Horses, Victorian Farm and Iron Age Village at Dan-yr-Ogof

Meet Shire horses and farm animals, then explore Victorian and Iron Age life at Dan-yr-Ogof.
Three children wearing helmets and harnesses crossing suspended obstacles between trees.

Adventures at Llangorse Multi Activity Centre

Indoor and outdoor adventures, horse riding, climbing and places to stay at Llangorse.
A visitor leading a miniature donkey along a leafy lane lined with trees and foxgloves.

Good Day Out – Mini Donkey Walks and Agility Games

Quiet mini donkey walks and agility games near Sennybridge.
An instructor and a helmeted participant handling ropes during indoor abseiling practice.

Climbing and Bouldering at Llangorse Multi Activity Centre

Indoor Climbing and Bouldering at Llangorse Multi Activity Centre
A climber wearing a red helmet and sunglasses on a rock face beside a climbing rope.

Borderlands Outdoor

Climbing, caving, bushcraft, archery and navigation courses in South Wales and the Forest of Dean.
Stone Lakeside Boat Hire hut beside the jetty, with colourful kayaks and the lake behind.

Llangorse Lake Boat Hire and Fishing

Boat Hire at Llangorse Lake: Paddle, Row or Fish in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
A helmeted pilot in a yellow jacket checks paraglider lines on a grassy hillside while visitors wait nearby

Crickhowell Paragliding

BHPA-approved tandem paragliding flights and training above Bannau Brycheiniog from Crickhowell.
A black-and-white sheepdog running in front of a flock of sheep, with fields and hills behind.

Good Day Out – Sheepdog Herding Experience

Hands-on sheep herding with a Welsh Border Collie near Crickhowell.
Stone frontage and entrance steps at Penderyn Community Centre

Penderyn Community Centre

A community centre in Penderyn with a café, local events and rooms for meetings and celebrations.

Brecon Story

Stories, heritage, a self-guided town walk and what's on in Brecon.
Brown cow wearing a rosette at the Royal Welsh Show

Royal Welsh Show

One of Europe’s largest agricultural shows near Bannau Brycheiniog each summer.

Adventure Britain / Call of the Wild

Outdoor activities and group adventure breaks across South Wales, including Bannau Brycheiniog.
Visitors wearing helmets and headlamps during an underground visit to Big Pit.

Big Pit, National Coal Museum

Coal-mining history, underground tours and surface exhibitions in Blaenafon.
Sunlight over a lake beneath steep mountain slopes in Bannau Brycheiniog

Friends of the Brecon Beacons / Cyfeillion Bannau Brycheiniog

Year-round guided walks, talks and conservation work from Friends of the Brecon Beacons.
Runner in red shorts using poles on a grassy mountain path at a Limitless Trails event.

Limitless Trails

Trail-running events, mountain races and ultras around Crickhowell and Bannau Brycheiniog.
Three helmeted participants practise rope handling beside a rock face.

Argoed Lwyd Outdoor Education Centre Activities

Instructor-led outdoor activities near Libanus, with group days and residential options.
People leading horses through a gate beside the stone farmhouse at Trans Wales Trails.

Trans Wales Trails

Horse riding days and holidays near Talgarth, with farm stays for riding guests.
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Carreg Cennen Castle

Medieval castle ruins, a limestone cave and valley views near Llandeilo, with walks and tea rooms.

Fishing at Llandyfan Camping

Coarse fishing in a one-acre woodland lake near Trapp, open to campers and day visitors.
Multi-level climbing structure with wooden platforms, climbing panels and Zip World Tower signage.

Zip World Tower

Four outdoor adventures and Cegin Glo Bar & Bistro at the former Tower Colliery near Aberdare.
A helmeted participant in a harness travelling along a zip wire above a grassy area.

Activities at Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer

Outdoor activities for families, schools and groups beside Pontsticill Reservoir.
Wooden sauna benches, heater stones and a bucket with ladle.

Peterstone Court Spa

Vaulted-cellar spa near Brecon, with bookable treatments, spa days, Jacuzzi and sauna.
Footpath through bracken towards Table Mountain above Crickhowell

Muddy Boots Hiking Adventures

Guided walks with Cari Evans, from countryside routes to mountain days in Bannau Brycheiniog.
A visitor brushing a miniature donkey’s neck as it lifts its head towards him.

Good Day Out – Animal Experiences

Small-group pig walks, mini-donkey experiences and sheepdog sessions in Bannau Brycheiniog.
Fresh seasonal food served at The Kitchen at the Chapel

The Kitchen at the Chapel

Seasonal food, homemade baking and great coffee in a restored chapel in Abergavenny.
Snow-covered mountain ridge and steep slopes beneath a blue sky

Trig Point Adventures

Guided walks and Hill and Mountain Skills courses with Dorian Thomas in Bannau Brycheiniog.
Stone exterior of Brecon Cathedral with lawn and trees in the foreground.

Brecon Cathedral

Historic cathedral, music, events and Pilgrim’s Café, a short walk from Brecon.
Two railway crew members in caps smile from the cab of a Brecon Mountain Railway locomotive.

Brecon Mountain Railway

Heritage train journeys from Pant to Torpantau, with reservoir views and a stop at Pontsticill.
an outside shot of the Theatr Brycheiniog the canal basin

Theatr Brycheiniog

Live entertainment, cinema and canal-side dining in the heart of Brecon.
Angler casting a fly line while standing in the River Usk beside a wooded bank

Glanusk Estate, Fishing

Trout and salmon fishing on the River Usk near Crickhowell, with guides and tuition on request.
Four riders on parallel zip lines above a lake, woodland and the surrounding valley.

Zip World Tower Colliery, Phoenix

Two zip zones at Tower Colliery, with four parallel lines and speeds up to 70mph.

Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery

Welsh whisky tours and tastings at Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery.
Helmeted participants balancing on wooden and rope obstacles on different levels of Tower Climber.

Zip World Tower Colliery, Tower Climber

Three-storey adventure course with 69 obstacles and junior and full options at Tower Colliery.
Gabled exterior of Penderyn Llandudno Distillery with yellow and green cladding.

Penderyn Llandudno Distillery

Whisky tours and masterclasses at Penderyn’s Llandudno distillery.
Two people holding feed buckets beside KuneKune pigs at the edge of the River Senni on a Good Day Out walk.

Good Day Out – Piggy Walk with a Pignic

Tiny-group piggy walks and pig-nics near Brecon.

Serydda

Stargazing experiences and astrophotography workshops in Bannau Brycheiniog Dark Sky Reserve.
Having a Hot Chocolate while walking around the stalls at the Winter Fair

How to book

Book Direct / Archebwch yn uniongyrchol

Visit the website
requests@rwas.co.uk
01982553683

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The Plough Rhosmaen – Stay, Dine and Celebrate

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Tyn y Coed Cottage

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The Roost Merthyr Tydfil

Eco-friendly cabins and a campervan pitch near BikePark Wales, with bike storage and sauna.

Y Castell – Stay, Eat and Drink

Rooms, a bar and restaurant in a restored coaching inn on Queen’s Square, Llangadog.
Y Golchdy at Black Mountains Escapes, cosy couple’s accommodation in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park with stylish bedroom, bathroom and comfortable indoor living space.

The Old Laundry (Y Golchdy) at Black Mountain Escapes

Dog-friendly cabin for two with private hot tub, wood burner, covered veranda and mountain views.
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The Granary and The Stable: two cottages near Felin Fach, each sleeping four.
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Winnies Hayloft

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Garden Cottage

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Coity Bach Farm – Cottages, Glamping and Camping

Explore Coity Bach’s farm cottages, lodges, glamping and camping near Talybont-on-Usk.
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Tan yr Eglwys, The Barn Cottage

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Three glamping huts near Llangorse Lake, sleeping two each or six together.
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Lakeside yurts for up to four, with wood burners and private kitchens near Builth Wells.

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Mountain View, Cefncoedbach Farm

Self-catering holiday cottage near Brecon, ideal for couples, families and exploring Brecon Beacons
White-rendered cottage with a gravel drive and planted garden at Tan yr Eglwys.

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Two dog-free cottages at Cilybebyll: the Barn sleeps six and the Farm Cottage four plus one.
Room 5 at The Felin Fach Griffin, with a double bed, Welsh blanket and yellow armchair.

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Eight en-suite rooms at Felin-fach, with breakfast, double and twin options, and no televisions.
Taf Fechan Cottage exterior with garden in Pontsticill, Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

The Pencerrig Collection

Self-catering cottages and cabins near Pontsticill for couples, families and groups.
White two-storey farmhouse beside a lawn and drive at Hardwick Farm near Abergavenny.

Hardwick Farm Bed and Breakfast

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Cefncoedbach Farm, Woodland View

Spacious holiday cottage near Brecon, perfect for families, groups, walking holidays and exploring.

Fforest Fields Camping and Touring

Camping and touring pitches on a family-run farm near Builth Wells, with lakes and walking trails.
Six timber glamping cabins beside a lake, surrounded by green fields and hills at Beacons Bluff.

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Stone Coach House Cottage with arched doorways and flowering wisteria across its walls.

Coach House Cottage at Ty Cefn Tregib

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Shepherd’s Hut at Argoed Barns

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Camp Cynrig Glamping Village

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Abercynafon Farm Barn

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