The Bear Hotel – Bar and Restaurant

Crickhowell
Visitors in The Bear Hotel’s timber-beamed bar, with pottery jugs hanging beside the seating.
A layered trifle in a glass, topped with cream and served on a plate with a spoon.
A browned mackerel fillet served over vegetables on a round plate.
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Visitors in The Bear Hotel’s timber-beamed bar, with pottery jugs hanging beside the seating.
A layered trifle in a glass, topped with cream and served on a plate with a spoon.
A browned mackerel fillet served over vegetables on a round plate.
A bowl of risotto with peas, topped with a poached egg and green shoots.
Fish stew with mussels and vegetables in a black handled bowl, served with toasted bread.
A summer pudding with mixed berries and a scoop of cream on a grey plate.
Red poppies and colourful flowers in front of garden tables with parasols and seated visitors.
The Bear Hotel on Crickhowell’s High Street, with the town monument in front and green hills behind.

Welcome to The Bear Hotel – Bar and Restaurant

The Bear Hotel’s bar and restaurant are on Crickhowell’s High Street in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. This family-run former coaching inn has welcomed travellers for more than five hundred years and remains a place for local people and visitors to meet over a meal or a drink.

The kitchen serves modern British comfort food, pub favourites and dishes with international influences. It uses Welsh and local produce where possible, including suppliers in and around Crickhowell. Current menus, afternoon food and Sunday lunch options are available on the owner’s website; dishes and service arrangements can change.

The historic bar has oak beams, wooden floors and open fires, with local and regional ales, cider, wines, spirits and soft drinks. Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the bar, and the garden offers an outdoor place for a drink when the weather allows.

Call the team to book a table and check which dining area is serving at your preferred time. A children’s menu is available, and under-eighteens must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Discuss dietary requirements, dogs and any access needs before visiting. If you would like to stay overnight, the hotel also has thirty-five individually furnished rooms; room reservations are separate from table bookings.

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info@bearhotel.co.uk
01873 810 408

The Bear Hotel, High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, NP8 1BW

Red poppies and colourful flowers in front of garden tables with parasols and seated visitors.

Amenities

  1. Dog Friendly
  2. On-Site Parking
  1. Family Friendly
  2. Wi-fi

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How to book

Call 01873 810 408 to book a table. Check current menus and food-service times on The Bear’s website, and tell the team about dietary requirements, children, dogs or access needs. The hotel’s online room-booking system does not reserve a restaurant table.

Visit the website
info@bearhotel.co.uk
01873 810 408

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