Where Wales Comes Together

For four days each summer, Wales gathers beside Builth Wells. Stay one more day and discover what lies beyond the Showground.

The Royal Welsh Show brings livestock, food, rural businesses, competition, music and thousands of visitors to Llanelwedd, just across the River Wye from Llanfair-ym-Muallt | Builth Wells. In 2026, the Show runs from 20–23 July, filling its 150-acre Showground with one of the most important celebrations in the British agricultural calendar.

For many visitors, that is where the journey begins and ends.

But stay a little longer and the area reveals a much broader story.

This is a place shaped by farming, markets, river crossings and the movement of people through the heart of Wales. The town offers independent shops, cafés, riverside spaces and an arts centre beside the Wye. Beyond it, quieter roads lead towards working farms, lakes, open countryside and the northern landscapes of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

Come for the Show.

Stay to discover the countryside that gives it meaning.

Cross the river and slow the pace

The Royal Welsh Showground stands at Llanelwedd, while Builth Wells lies immediately across the River Wye.

The bridge between them is more than a practical crossing. It connects the national stage of the Showground with a compact Welsh market town whose story has long been shaped by people arriving, trading and continuing their journeys.

From The Groe, the town’s riverside green space, you can look towards the stone bridge, walk beside the Wye or simply find a quieter place after the movement and noise of the Show. The present bridge dates from 1779 and was later widened, an unexpectedly useful piece of foresight for a town that now welcomes huge numbers of visitors each July.

The change of pace can be immediate.

One day may be filled with show rings, demonstrations, shopping and conversation.

The next can begin beside the river, without a schedule.

That contrast is one of the strongest reasons to stay.

Where rural Wales takes the national stage

The Royal Welsh Show is much more than a large day out.

It brings together the people, animals, skills and businesses that sustain rural Wales. Livestock competitions sit alongside food, forestry, horticulture, crafts, music, education and rural enterprise, giving visitors an unusually concentrated view of Welsh agricultural life.

The Showground remains active well beyond July. It hosts events throughout the year, including agricultural gatherings, exhibitions, conferences, competitions and the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.

Yet the fullest experience begins when you look beyond the gates.

The fields surrounding Builth Wells are not scenery created for visitors. They are part of a living agricultural landscape. Farms, rural communities and local businesses continue the work represented inside the Showground throughout the year.

Stay longer and the connection becomes clearer.

The Show celebrates rural Wales.

The surrounding countryside allows you to experience it.

From show rings to quiet fields

After a busy day at the Royal Welsh, the greatest luxury may be space.

Beyond Builth Wells, the roads become quieter and the landscape opens into farmland, wooded valleys and distant hills. This is where an event visit can become a proper Welsh short break.

A countryside stay gives you the freedom to return from the Show, take off your boots and let the evening unfold without another long journey home.

At Beacons Bluff, near Builth Wells, ensuite glamping cabins sit beside a private lake on a working farm within Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The setting offers a striking contrast to the crowds: meadows, open countryside and direct access to walking and cycling routes.

Near Hundred House, Fforest Fields provides camping, glamping and self-catering accommodation across a 500-acre family-run organic farm. Lakes, rural trails and wide skies make it another natural base for visitors who want to combine Royal Welsh week with a slower experience of Mid Wales and northern Bannau Brycheiniog.

These places are not simply somewhere to sleep after the Show.

They are part of the reason to extend the visit.

One day brings the energy of rural Wales gathered together.

The next brings the landscape itself.

Let the river guide the day

The River Wye gives Builth Wells much of its character.

It curves around The Groe, passes beneath the town bridge and continues through a wider landscape of fields, woodland and Welsh communities. The long-distance Wye Valley Walk also passes through Builth, giving walkers the opportunity to follow sections of the river north or south from the town.

You do not need to complete a major route to enjoy the setting.

A gentle riverside walk, a picnic on The Groe or an hour spent watching the water can provide exactly the pause needed after a full day at the Showground.

As with every river landscape, conditions can change. Keep to established paths, supervise children closely near the water and follow any local advice or restrictions.

The aim is not to fit another attraction into the day.

It is to give the day room to breathe.

A town that welcomed visitors before the Show

The word Wells carries another chapter of the town’s visitor story.

During the 19th century, Builth developed as a spa destination, attracting people to its springs and growing in popularity as transport connections improved. Long before agricultural crowds filled Llanelwedd, visitors were already coming here in search of rest, health and a change of scene.

That history adds a different dimension to the modern town.

Builth has known the rhythms of arrival and departure for generations. Its inns, shops and places to eat grew around farmers, traders, residents and visitors who needed somewhere to meet, refuel and stay.

Today, the town centre still rewards unhurried browsing.

Rather than trying to follow a fixed itinerary, allow time for independent shops, books, gifts, country clothing, food and the small discoveries that make market towns worth exploring.

Then stop for coffee, lunch or an early evening meal.

The most useful thing a town can offer during a major event is sometimes simply somewhere welcoming to sit down.

Where a cattle market became a centre for culture

Builth’s relationship with gathering is not limited to agriculture.

Wyeside Arts Centre stands beside the River Wye in a Grade II-listed building once associated with the town’s cattle market and public gatherings. Today it is an independent cinema and arts venue offering film, live performance, exhibitions and community activity.

There is something particularly fitting about that change.

A building once shaped by livestock, traders and market-day noise now gathers people for theatre, music, cinema and conversation.

The purpose has evolved.

The instinct to come together has remained.

An evening performance or film can also give visitors another reason not to leave immediately after the Show. Instead of joining the traffic home, cross the river, eat locally and allow the day to become an evening.

One more event does not have to mean more rushing.

Sometimes it simply means staying.

Remembering Llywelyn, the last native Prince of Wales

The countryside around Builth carries one of the most painful and significant stories in Welsh history.

Near Cilmeri, a short journey from the town, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed in 1282. Known as Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf — Llywelyn, Our Last Leader — he was the last native Prince of Wales recognised as such before the conquest of Wales by Edward I.

His death marked a devastating turning point in the struggle for Welsh independence.

The places associated with his final days connect Builth Wells and Cilmeri with the wider story of the Princes of Gwynedd and the loss of native Welsh rule.

This is not a story to be treated as a casual sightseeing stop.

It deserves time, context and respect.

For Welsh visitors, it remains part of national memory. For visitors from elsewhere, it offers an important introduction to a history that cannot be understood solely through castles built by English kings.

The landscape around Builth is beautiful.

It is also a landscape in which Wales remembers.

Look for the town’s less expected details

Builth Wells has a serious place in Welsh agricultural and political history, but it also has character.

At The Groe, giant redwoods planted in the early 20th century rise above the riverside. Elsewhere, a Welsh Black bull sculpture reflects the town’s livestock heritage and the identity of Builth Rugby Club, known as The Bulls. A stone circle and town mural add further layers to a place where local memory, art and civic pride sit close together.

These details matter because they stop a town becoming a collection of dates and buildings.

They show how people continue to interpret its story.

Pause long enough and Builth begins to feel less like the town beside the Royal Welsh Showground and more like a place with its own rhythm, humour and confidence.

Stay for food, conversation and another morning

The Royal Welsh Show can fill an entire day without difficulty.

That does not mean the visit should end at the gate.

Stay nearby and you can take time over dinner, explore the town, find a rural pub or return to accommodation surrounded by countryside.

The following morning might begin with a farm view, a lakeside walk or breakfast without an early drive. You could return to the Showground for another day, follow the Wye, explore the town more fully or travel south towards Bannau Brycheiniog.

A longer stay also spreads the benefit of Royal Welsh week beyond the event itself.

It supports accommodation providers, food businesses, rural attractions and communities across the wider area. More importantly for the visitor, it transforms a busy event trip into a more balanced experience of Wales.

The Show provides the occasion.

The extra day creates the memory.

Tomorrow begins in northern Bannau Brycheiniog

Builth Wells sits outside Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, but it is an important northern gateway to the wider destination.

From the town and surrounding countryside, visitors can continue towards rural stays, walking and cycling routes, dark skies and the northern reaches of the National Park.

The landscape changes gradually rather than at a visitor boundary.

Fields rise towards hills.

Busy roads give way to quieter lanes.

The energy of the Showground gives way to farms, lakes and open skies.

This is where the One More Day idea becomes especially valuable.

You do not need to choose between the Royal Welsh Show and a countryside escape.

They belong to the same wider journey.

Plan your visit

The Royal Welsh Showground is at Llanelwedd, immediately across the River Wye from Llanfair-ym-Muallt | Builth Wells. The 2026 Royal Welsh Show takes place from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 July. Tickets, travel arrangements, accessibility guidance and current visitor information should be checked directly with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society before travelling.

Accommodation demand is particularly high during Show week, so booking ahead is essential. Consider staying for more than one night and exploring countryside accommodation towards northern Bannau Brycheiniog as part of the wider visit.

Check individual opening hours for shops, cafés, venues and attractions, particularly outside the main summer season.

For four days, the Royal Welsh Show brings Wales together.

Stay one more day and discover the landscape that holds it all together.

Where Welsh Stories, Skills and Journeys Meet

Some towns invite you to pass through. Llandovery has spent centuries persuading travellers to stay.

Drovers once arrived here with cattle bound for distant markets. Traders, poets, farmers and travellers followed, finding food, shelter and company in a Welsh market town shaped by movement and exchange.

Today, Llanymddyfri | Llandovery remains a meeting place.

Set on the western edge of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, the town brings together independent shops, Welsh craft, local food, droving heritage, folklore, rugby and stories of national courage. Its streets are easy to explore on foot, but its influence reaches far beyond their modest scale.

Spend one more day here and you begin to see how generations of Welsh stories, skills and traditions have been carried forward rather than simply preserved.

Begin in a town made for stopping

Llandovery grew at an important crossing of the River Tywi, where roads and journeys met.

Its historic role as a drovers’ town shaped much of what visitors still experience today. Drovers travelling east with livestock needed inns, supplies, financial services and places to gather before continuing towards markets beyond Wales.

The town grew around that welcome.

Even the local banking story began with the drovers. Banc yr Eidion Du, the Bank of the Black Ox, was established in Llandovery in 1799 and issued banknotes bearing the image of the Welsh Black cattle associated with the town’s prosperity. It is a remarkable reminder that the droving economy did more than move livestock. It helped create businesses, relationships and systems of trust that connected rural Wales with a much wider world.

You can still feel something of that history in the market square, Georgian buildings, old inns and streets made for people arriving, pausing and moving on.

But there is no need to hurry.

Llandovery rewards visitors who take time to look.

Discover a culture made by hand

Llandovery’s creative identity does not begin with a modern festival or gallery. Making has always belonged here.

Practical skills grew from the surrounding landscape: wool, timber, plants, food, farming and materials shaped by rural life. Those traditions continue today through independent shops, artists, designers and makers working with textiles, glass, print, jewellery, flowers, natural fibres and other crafts.

The town’s Creative Weekend gives that living culture a particularly visible moment each summer. Workshops take place in shops and venues around Llandovery, inviting visitors to try techniques including weaving, felting, embroidery, printmaking, stained glass and working with foraged fibres.

The event may last for a weekend, but the creative character behind it is present throughout the year.

Browse the independent shops and you will find Welsh blankets, crafts, books, interiors, gifts, local produce and pieces made with care. Many are family-run businesses, adding their own chapter to a town whose commercial life has always depended on personal knowledge, conversation and trust.

This is not creativity presented behind glass.

It is creativity you can meet, touch, learn and take home.

Follow the drovers into the present

Llandovery’s droving story remains visible in the town’s identity, from the drover sculpture near the visitor centre to the name carried proudly by Llandovery RFC.

Each autumn, the Llandovery Sheep Festival brings that rural heritage into the present. Sheep farming, wool, craft, local food, music, talks and family activities come together in a celebration rooted in the relationship between the town and its surrounding farming communities.

The festival is not simply a nostalgic look backwards.

It shows how agriculture still shapes the area’s culture, economy and sense of place. Wool becomes craft. Farming knowledge becomes conversation. Local produce becomes food shared around the town.

The routes have changed, but the connection between Llandovery and the countryside remains strong.

A story of Welsh courage and resistance

Above the town, the remains of Llandovery Castle stand beside one of its most powerful landmarks: the memorial to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan.

A Carmarthenshire landowner and loyal supporter of Owain Glyndŵr, Llywelyn risked his life in 1401 by deliberately leading the forces of Henry IV away from the Welsh leader. His actions helped Glyndŵr escape, but Llywelyn was captured and brutally executed in Llandovery for his loyalty to the Welsh cause.

The 16-foot stainless-steel figure overlooking the town was unveiled in 2001, six centuries after his death. Its empty armour has become a striking symbol of sacrifice, defiance and Welsh national identity.

Together with the castle ruins, it reminds visitors that Llandovery’s history is not only one of markets, travellers and trade.

It is also part of the wider story of Wales: a place shaped by resistance and by people prepared to defend their country and convictions.

Where legend, landscape and healing meet

Llandovery’s stories extend beyond the town into the landscapes and communities of western Bannau Brycheiniog.

Nearby Myddfai is associated with one of Wales’ most enduring legends. According to tradition, a young farmer met a mysterious woman who emerged from Llyn y Fan Fach. They married, and their sons became the first of the celebrated Physicians of Myddfai.

The supernatural beginning belongs to Welsh folklore, where lakes, mountains and the Otherworld are often closely connected. Behind the legend, however, lies a genuine tradition of medieval Welsh medicine. Remedies and teachings associated with the Physicians of Myddfai survive in Welsh manuscripts, linking the area with generations of herbal knowledge and healing.

The story feels entirely at home here.

Around Llandovery, creativity has always been practical as well as expressive. Knowledge was passed through families, skills were shaped by the land and stories helped people understand their relationship with place.

From healing herbs and farming to poetry, craft and contemporary making, the same thread continues: Welsh knowledge carried forward, adapted and shared.

A small town with a large place in Welsh rugby

Rugby is another tradition that Llandovery has carried into the national story.

Llandovery College played a foundational role in the development of rugby in Wales and is recognised alongside Lampeter College as one of the early homes of the Welsh game.

Its influence did not end with rugby’s beginnings. More than 50 former pupils have represented Wales, earning close to 550 caps between them. The College’s rugby alumni include some of the most recognisable names in the modern Welsh game, including Alun Wyn Jones and George North.

In the town itself, Llandovery RFC still plays as The Drovers, linking the modern club directly to Llandovery’s historic identity.

Here, rugby is more than a sport.

It is part of education, community and Welsh pride, passed from one generation to the next before being carried onto fields across Wales and beyond.

Leave time for shops, food and conversation

A town known for welcoming travellers should never be rushed through.

Llandovery’s independent businesses give you every reason to slow down. Browse shops selling books, Welsh blankets, art, crafts, gifts, antiques, clothing and locally produced food. Stop at the butcher, patisserie or grocery shop, or see what is being sold at the town’s monthly farmers’ market.

There is no single prescribed route.

Follow the streets that interest you. Step inside somewhere because the window catches your eye. Ask about the maker behind a piece or the story behind a local product.

Then pause for coffee, lunch or something more substantial.

The town has cafés, tearooms, pubs, restaurants and traditional inns serving visitors throughout the day. The choice ranges from relaxed café food and baked treats to pub meals, fish and chips, international food and places where an evening meal can become part of the reason to stay.

The important thing is not to fit in every business.

It is to give yourself enough time to enjoy being here.

Stay where travellers have always stayed

One more day becomes easier when there is no need to drive home.

Llandovery offers hotels, inns, guest houses, bed and breakfasts and nearby self-catering accommodation, giving visitors a choice between staying in the heart of the town or using it as a base for the surrounding countryside.

An overnight stay changes the rhythm of the visit.

You can take longer over dinner, see what is happening locally, walk through the town as evening settles or simply enjoy the fact that tomorrow begins here.

Llandovery’s hospitality is not a new visitor proposition.

It continues a welcome extended to travellers for generations.

Arrive by one of Wales’ great rural railways

There is something fitting about arriving in a town shaped by journeys.

Llandovery sits on the Heart of Wales Line, the 121-mile rural railway linking Swansea and Shrewsbury through Carmarthenshire, Powys and the Welsh borders. The line remains both an important connection for rural communities and one of the most scenic ways to travel through Wales.

The station is close enough to walk into the town, making rail a practical option for visitors who want to explore at a gentler pace.

The railway also connects with the Heart of Wales Line Trail. Walkers can follow routes between stations, including sections that approach Llandovery through landscapes with views towards the western hills of Bannau Brycheiniog.

Drovers once reached the town on foot.

Today, the railway offers another way to arrive slowly, look out of the window and allow the journey to become part of the experience.

Tomorrow begins beyond the town

Llandovery is a destination in its own right, but it is also a natural base for exploring the western side of Bannau Brycheiniog and the wider Tywi Valley.

From here, you can continue towards Myddfai, explore the stories of William Williams Pantycelyn, follow walking and cycling routes, discover rural communities or travel onwards through Carmarthenshire.

The landscape offers far more than can be understood in a single visit.

That is the idea behind One More Day.

Give Llandovery enough time and its separate stories begin to connect.

The drovers’ roads lead to independent inns and shops.

Wool becomes contemporary craft.

Folklore leads towards inherited medical knowledge.

A castle ruin becomes a story of Welsh courage.

A school playing field becomes part of the history of Welsh rugby.

And a small market town reveals an unexpectedly large place in the cultural story of Wales.

Plan your visit

Llanymddyfri | Llandovery sits on the western edge of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park and can be reached by road or rail.

The town centre is compact and largely level, making its independent shops, places to eat and main heritage points easy to combine during a relaxed day.

Check opening times and event details before travelling, particularly when planning around workshops, festivals or seasonal activities.

For current local information, forthcoming events, businesses and practical visitor guidance, the Llandovery town website and its local community team provide a useful source of up-to-date knowledge.

Some towns invite you to pass through.

Llandovery gives you every reason to stay.

Lle mae antur yn dechrau

Mae rhai lleoedd yn haeddu awr ychwanegol. Mae Merthyr yn haeddu diwrnod ychwanegol.

Mae llawer o ymwelwyr yn cyrraedd Merthyr Tudful gyda chynllun clir. Efallai mai diwrnod ar lwybrau BikePark Wales, taith ar Reilffordd Fynydd Aberhonddu neu antur ar ymyl ddeheuol Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog sydd dan sylw.

Ond arhoswch ychydig yn hirach, ac fe welwch ochr arall i’r dref.

Yma, mae treftadaeth ddiwydiannol yn cwrdd â thirweddau agored, mae caffis a busnesau annibynnol yn croesawu cerddwyr, beicwyr a theuluoedd, ac mae’r gorffennol yn rhoi cefndir i gyrchfan sy’n llawn bywyd ac egni heddiw. Nid man cychwyn ar gyfer archwilio’r Parc Cenedlaethol yn unig yw Merthyr, ond cyrchfan sy’n haeddu ei lle yn ei rhinwedd ei hun.

Efallai mai’r antur sy’n dod â chi yma. Y chwilfrydedd sy’n gwneud i chi aros.

Dechreuwch y diwrnod yn hamddenol

Un o bleserau treulio diwrnod ychwanegol ym Merthyr yw nad oes angen brysio.

Mae amser i fwynhau brecwast cyn penderfynu ble fydd y diwrnod yn eich arwain. Amser i edmygu’r bryniau sy’n codi uwchlaw’r dref. Amser i sylweddoli nad yw’r profiadau gorau bob amser yn dod o ruthro o un atyniad i’r llall.

Mae Merthyr yn cynnig dewis.

Gallwch fynd allan i’r tirweddau, archwilio hanes rhyfeddol y dref neu ddilyn eich chwilfrydedd eich hun.

Dewiswch eich antur

Prin yw’r lleoedd yng Nghymru sy’n cynnig cymaint o brofiadau awyr agored o fewn cyrraedd mor hawdd.

Mae BikePark Wales yn denu beicwyr o bob cwr o’r DU gyda’i rwydwaith enwog o lwybrau. Mae teuluoedd yn mwynhau taith hamddenol ar Reilffordd Fynydd Aberhonddu, lle mae trên stêm yn teithio drwy dirweddau godidog ger Cronfa Ddŵr Pontsticill. I eraill, mae Zip World Tower neu weithgareddau Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer yn cynnig ffordd wahanol o fwynhau’r awyr agored.

Mantais aros yn hirach yw nad oes rhaid dewis un profiad yn unig.

Beicio yn y bore.

Taith ar y trên yn y prynhawn.

Pryd da gyda’r nos.

Nid rhestr o atyniadau yw Merthyr. Mae’n lle i lunio diwrnod sy’n addas i chi.

Tirwedd sydd wedi’i llunio gan bobl

Mae’r bryniau o amgylch Merthyr yn drawiadol, ond maent hefyd yn adrodd un o straeon pwysicaf Cymru.

Bu cenedlaethau’n gweithio yn y diwydiannau haearn, peirianneg a glo, gan drawsnewid y cymoedd hyn a dylanwadu ar ddatblygiad y byd modern. Mae eu hetifeddiaeth yn parhau i siapio’r dirwedd sydd i’w gweld heddiw.

Mae Parc a Chastell Cyfarthfa yn lle delfrydol i ddechrau deall y stori honno. Yma, mae treftadaeth, mannau gwyrdd a golygfeydd eang yn cyd-fyw’n naturiol, gan adlewyrchu hanes Merthyr fel canolfan arloesi ac uchelgais.

Wrth ddeall y gorffennol, daw pob taith gerdded, pob golygfan a phob ymweliad yn gyfoethocach.

Cymerwch amser i oedi

Nid oes rhaid i bob eiliad gofiadwy fod yn llawn adrenalin.

Mwynhewch ginio mewn caffi annibynnol.

Crwydrwch drwy’r siopau lleol.

Cerddwch yn hamddenol ym Mharc Cyfarthfa.

Neu eisteddwch am ennyd a mwynhau’r awyrgylch.

Yn aml, y rhain yw’r eiliadau sy’n aros yn y cof hiraf.

Archwiliwch yn gyfrifol

Mae’r tirweddau o amgylch Merthyr yn werth eu harchwilio drwy gydol y flwyddyn, o gronfeydd dŵr heddychlon a llwybrau coetir i ddyffrynnoedd afonydd dramatig a llwybrau sy’n arwain i mewn i Barc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.

Os ydych yn ymweld ag afonydd neu ardaloedd rhaeadrau, rhowch ddiogelwch yn gyntaf bob amser. Gall amodau newid yn sydyn, gall llwybrau a chreigiau fod yn llithrig, ac mae dŵr sy’n ymddangos yn dawel yn gallu bod yn beryglus. Cadwch at y llwybrau dynodedig, dilynwch gyngor lleol, parciwch yn ystyriol, parchwch y cymunedau lleol a helpwch ddiogelu’r mannau arbennig hyn drwy ddilyn egwyddorion Leave No Trace.

Drwy ofalu am y dirwedd heddiw, rydym yn helpu i’w gwarchod ar gyfer cenedlaethau’r dyfodol.

Arhoswch tan gyda’r nos

Wrth i’r prynhawn droi’n nos, mae Merthyr yn datgelu ochr arall ohono’i hun.

Yn lle troi am adref, mwynhewch bryd arall, edrychwch beth sydd ymlaen yn lleol neu ymlaciwch gan wybod nad oes rhaid gadael ar unwaith.

I gael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddigwyddiadau, syniadau tymhorol ac ysbrydoliaeth leol, mae tîm Visit Merthyr yn ffynhonnell ardderchog o wybodaeth i ymwelwyr drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Yn aml, mae un noson ychwanegol yn troi’n reswm i ddychwelyd.

Ymlaen at eich antur nesaf

Mae lleoliad Merthyr yn ei wneud yn fan delfrydol i barhau i archwilio de Bannau Brycheiniog a’r Cymoedd.

O’r fan hon gallwch fynd ymhellach i’r Parc Cenedlaethol, ymweld â threfi marchnad cyfagos, archwilio safleoedd treftadaeth neu ddarganfod llwybrau cerdded a beicio newydd.

Dyna yw hanfod Un Diwrnod Arall.

Rhowch ychydig mwy o amser i bob lle.

Efallai y byddwch yn gadael gyda llawer mwy nag yr oeddech yn ei ddisgwyl.

Bydd Ei Huchelder Brenhinol Duges Caeredin yn ymweld â Sioe Frenhinol Cymru ar ddydd Mawrth, 21 Gorffennaf 2026.

Bydd y Dduges, a fu’n flaenorol yn mynychu Sioe Frenhinol Cymru yn 2003 a’r Ffair Aeaf yn 2018, yn ymweld â’r Sioe Frenhinol am y tro cyntaf yn rhinwedd ei rôl fel Noddwr ASAO (Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations), rôl sydd wedi bod ganddi er 2012.

ASAO yw’r corff cynrychiadol ar gyfer digwyddiadau amaethyddol, garddwriaethol, ceffylau a chefn gwlad y DU, ac mae’r Dduges yn cefnogi sioeau amaethyddol yn rheolaidd ar draws y wlad.

Meddai Nicola Davies, Cadeirydd Cyngor Cymdeithas Amaethyddol Frenhinol Cymru:

“Mae’n anrhydedd o’r mwyaf i ni i groesawu Ei Huchelder Brenhinol Duges Caeredin i’r Sioe Frenhinol. Mae’n galonogol dros ben fod aelodau’r Teulu Brenhinol yn dal i gymryd diddordeb mor weithgar a dwfn mewn materion gwledig. Bydd hwn yn achlysur arbennig iawn i ni. Hanfod Sioe Frenhinol Cymru yw dod â phobl at ei gilydd, a bydd Ei Huchelder Brenhinol yn cael cyfle i gwrdd â rhai o’r bobl wych sy’n sicrhau bod y Sioe Frenhinol yn ddigwyddiad mor arbennig.”

Yn ystod ei hymweliad, bydd Ei Huchelder Brenhinol yn teithio o amgylch Maes y Sioe, yn cwrdd ag arddangoswyr, ffermwyr ifanc a gwirfoddolwyr, ac yn gweld rhai o’r ychwanegiadau cyffrous at y Sioe Frenhinol sy’n newydd eleni.

Mae Ei Huchelder Brenhinol yn cael ei chydnabod yn eang am gefnogi ffermio, cynhyrchu bwyd a chymunedau gwledig.

Meddai Richard Price, Cyfarwyddwr Anrhydeddus y Sioe:

“Mae Duges Caeredin yn wybodus iawn am sioeau amaethyddol, â hithau wedi ymweld â llawer o ddigwyddiadau yn ei rôl fel Noddwr ASAO, felly mae’n siŵr o’n cadw ni ar flaenau’n traed! Byddwn yn gwneud ein gorau glas i ddangos y gorau o fyd amaethyddiaeth Cymru iddi ac i sicrhau ei bod yn gadael gydag atgofion melys iawn am y Sioe Frenhinol a’i phobl.”

Cynhelir Sioe Frenhinol Cymru 2026 o ddydd Llun 20 Gorffennaf i ddydd Iau 23 Gorffennaf 2026 ar Faes y Sioe Frenhinol, Llanelwedd, Llanfair-ym-Muallt.

Mae’r digwyddiad pedwar-diwrnod yn un o uchafbwyntiau’r calendr amaethyddol, ac yn dathlu cystadlaethau da byw a cheffylau, sgiliau cefn gwlad, bwyd a diod, garddwriaeth, coedwigaeth, campau cefn gwlad, siopa ac adloniant.

Cewch fanylion llawn y digwyddiad a gwybodaeth am docynnau ar wefan CAFC.

Mae bwyd a diod yn rhan annatod o brofiad ymweld â Pharc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). Ledled y rhanbarth, mae caffis annibynnol, tafarndai traddodiadol, bwytai, siopau fferm a chynhyrchwyr lleol yn cynnig blas gwirioneddol ar yr ardal, gan gysylltu ymwelwyr â’r dirwedd, y bobl a’r cymunedau sy’n gwneud y Parc Cenedlaethol mor arbennig.

O gaffis clyd mewn trefi marchnad a thafarndai gwledig i gynnyrch crefftus a gwyliau bwyd tymhorol, mae Bannau Brycheiniog yn eich gwahodd i arafu, mwynhau’r foment a darganfod ochr wahanol i’r Parc Cenedlaethol.

Mae llawer o fusnesau lleol yn gweithio’n agos gyda ffermwyr, cynhyrchwyr a chyflenwyr lleol, gan greu profiadau bwyd a diod sy’n adlewyrchu’r dirwedd, cynnyrch Cymru a’r croeso cynnes sy’n nodweddiadol o’r ardal.

P’un a ydych yn ymweld am wyliau cerdded, seibiant byr, gwyliau teuluol neu daith olygfaol, mae’r bwyd a’r diod yn aml yn dod yn rhan o’r atgofion sy’n para hiraf.

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Trefi Marchnad, Caffis a Lleoedd i Fwyta

Mae trefi a phentrefi Bannau Brycheiniog yn cynnig amrywiaeth eang o brofiadau bwyd a diod.

Gallwch ddarganfod:

• Caffis a phoptai annibynnol
• Tafarndai Cymreig traddodiadol
• Bwytai sy’n defnyddio cynnyrch lleol
• Siopau fferm a delicatessens
• Marchnadoedd tymhorol a digwyddiadau bwyd
• Mannau delfrydol i gael coffi neu fwynhau picnic gyda golygfa

Mae trefi marchnad fel Aberhonddu, Crughywel, Y Gelli Gandryll a Y Fenni yn arbennig o adnabyddus am eu diwylliant bwyd annibynnol a’u lletygarwch.

Mae llawer o gaffis, tafarndai a bwytai hefyd yn gweithio’n agos gyda chynhyrchwyr lleol, gan sicrhau bod blasau’r ardal yn rhan o brofiad pob ymwelydd.

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Cynhyrchwyr Lleol a Blasau’r Rhanbarth

Mae cynhyrchwyr lleol wrth galon hunaniaeth fwyd Bannau Brycheiniog.

Ledled y rhanbarth gallwch flasu cawsiau Cymreig, bara crefftus, cyffeithiau, cynnyrch mwg, cig lleol, cwrw crefft a gwirodydd Cymreig, i gyd wedi’u cynhyrchu gan fusnesau annibynnol sy’n angerddol dros eu crefft.

Ymhlith y cynhyrchwyr lleol mae:

• Black Mountain Smokery
• Black Mountain Preserves
• Welsh Venison Centre
• Antur Brew Co
• Cascave Gin
• Penderyn Distillery

Mae pob un yn cyfrannu at stori gyfoethog bwyd a diod Bannau Brycheiniog.

Mae eu cynnyrch i’w gael mewn caffis, bwytai, llety, siopau fferm a busnesau annibynnol ledled y rhanbarth.

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Gwyliau Bwyd a Phrofiadau Tymhorol

Mae bwyd a diod yn rhan annatod o galendr digwyddiadau Bannau Brycheiniog.

Mae Gŵyl Fwyd y Fenni yn denu ymwelwyr o bob cwr o’r DU bob hydref, tra bo marchnadoedd ffermwyr, gwyliau bwyd a digwyddiadau tymhorol yn cael eu cynnal drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Mae’r digwyddiadau hyn yn dathlu’r cysylltiad rhwng cynhyrchwyr lleol, busnesau lletygarwch a’r dirwedd sy’n eu hamgylchynu.

Mae’r hydref a’r gaeaf yn gyfnodau arbennig o bleserus i archwilio byd bwyd y rhanbarth, gyda thafarndai clyd, bwydlenni tymhorol a seibiannau tawel yn cynnig profiad gwahanol i ymwelwyr.

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Bwyd a Diod fel Rhan o Archwilio’r Parc Cenedlaethol

Mae bwyd a diod yn cyd-fynd yn naturiol ag archwilio Bannau Brycheiniog.

Mae llawer o ymwelwyr yn cyfuno:

• Taith gerdded ag egwyl mewn caffi
• Taith olygfaol â chinio mewn tafarn wledig
• Diwrnod ar y beic â galw heibio becws lleol
• Arhosiad awyr dywyll â phryd o fwyd yng nghefn gwlad
• Siopa mewn tref farchnad â blasu cynnyrch lleol
• Antur yn yr awyr agored â swper hamddenol gyda’r nos

Mae’r ffordd fwy hamddenol hon o deithio yn annog ymwelwyr i dreulio mwy o amser yn darganfod y bobl, y lleoedd a’r blasau sy’n gwneud Bannau Brycheiniog mor unigryw.

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Archwiliwch Ragor o Brofiadau Bwyd a Diod

Gallwch hefyd ddarganfod mwy drwy ein canllawiau:

• Cynhyrchwyr Lleol ym Mannau Brycheiniog
• Caffis, Bwytai a Lleoedd i Fwyta ym Mannau Brycheiniog
• Trefi Marchnad a Phyrth Bannau Brycheiniog
• Digwyddiadau Tymhorol a Gwyliau Bwyd
• Lleoedd i Aros ym Mannau Brycheiniog

P’un a ydych yn chwilio am flasau lleol, lletygarwch annibynnol neu rywle i ymlacio ar ôl diwrnod yn yr awyr agored, mae bwyd a diod yn rhan o’r hyn sy’n gwneud ymweliad â Bannau Brycheiniog mor gofiadwy.

Discover Brecon’s Venues, Performances & Evening Atmosphere

Music has become an important part of Brecon’s atmosphere. Across the year, visitors can discover intimate gigs, theatre performances, jazz weekends, acoustic sessions, choir events and live entertainment woven naturally into the life of the town.

What makes Brecon different from larger music destinations is the scale and closeness of the experience. Performances here often feel personal. Visitors can spend the day exploring the landscapes of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park before settling into an evening of live music just a short walk away.

Whether you arrive during a festival weekend or a quieter midweek break, Brecon’s growing mix of venues and events helps create a lively cultural scene throughout the year.

Theatr Brycheiniog

Canal-side performances in the heart of town

One of Brecon’s best-known cultural venues is Theatr Brycheiniog, located beside the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin.

The theatre hosts a varied programme including live music, comedy, drama, touring productions, spoken word performances and family events. Throughout the year, visitors can experience everything from jazz and folk performances to larger touring acts and community productions.

Its waterside location also makes it part of the wider visitor experience in Brecon. Many visitors combine an evening performance with dinner in town, a canal-side walk or an overnight stay nearby.

For visitors looking for cultural experiences within the National Park, Theatr Brycheiniog often provides a useful anchor point throughout the seasons.

Brecon Cathedral & Sacred Music Traditions

Brecon Cathedral also plays an important role in the town’s cultural and musical atmosphere.

Alongside its historic significance, the Cathedral regularly hosts concerts, choir performances, seasonal music events and visiting musicians throughout the year. The building’s atmosphere and acoustics create a very different musical experience to Brecon’s pubs, theatres and festival venues, adding another layer to the town’s cultural identity.

For visitors, performances at the Cathedral often become part of a wider experience of exploring Brecon’s heritage, independent businesses and surrounding landscapes within Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

Intimate Gigs & Grassroots Music

Alongside larger performances, Brecon also has a strong grassroots music atmosphere.

Live music regularly appears in independent venues, pubs and smaller performance spaces across town, particularly at weekends and during event periods. Acoustic evenings, blues nights, folk sessions and contemporary live music all contribute to the town’s evening economy.

What visitors often remember most is the closeness of these performances. Smaller venues create a much more relaxed and welcoming atmosphere than many larger city settings, with audiences able to experience live music in an informal and sociable way.

For visitors staying in Brecon for a few days, checking local listings or venue socials before arriving can often uncover smaller events that become unexpected highlights of a trip.

Festival Weekends in Brecon

Brecon’s music reputation is also closely tied to its festivals and seasonal events.

The internationally recognised Brecon Jazz Festival brings live music into venues and public spaces across the town each summer, attracting visitors from across the UK and beyond.

Alongside jazz, Brecon also hosts choir events, arts festivals, touring performances and community celebrations that contribute to a broader cultural calendar throughout the year.

During major event weekends, the atmosphere across the town changes noticeably. Cafés, pubs, independent shops and streets become busier, creating a lively but still approachable festival feel that suits the scale of the town.

Music After a Day Outdoors

One of the strengths of Brecon as a destination is the way outdoor experiences and culture naturally work together.

Visitors can spend the morning walking beside the canal, exploring the surrounding hills or visiting nearby market towns before returning for an evening performance or live music event.

That combination of landscape, culture, food and evening entertainment is increasingly important for visitors planning longer stays or year-round short breaks within Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

For accommodation providers, restaurants and independent businesses, Brecon’s cultural life also helps encourage visitors to stay in town later into the evening rather than simply passing through.

Planning a Music Weekend in Brecon

Music can easily become part of a wider short break in Brecon.

Visitors may choose to:

• stay overnight in the town centre
• book dinner before a performance
• combine live music with walking or cycling
• explore galleries, bookshops and cafés during the day
• visit during one of Brecon’s larger festival weekends

Because the town is compact and walkable, many venues, restaurants and accommodation options sit within easy reach of one another, helping create a relaxed and accessible visitor experience.

Before You Visit

Brecon’s music and events calendar changes regularly throughout the year, particularly during spring, summer and autumn weekends.

Checking venue websites and local event listings before travelling can help visitors discover:

• live music nights
• theatre performances
• touring productions
• seasonal festivals
• community music events
• family entertainment

Many performances are also paired naturally with the wider attractions of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, making Brecon a strong base for visitors looking to combine outdoor experiences with culture and evening entertainment.

Looking for live music, festivals and cultural events in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park? Increasingly, visitors are discovering that Brecon offers one of the strongest year-round music scenes anywhere in the National Park.

From internationally recognised jazz performances and atmospheric cathedral concerts to grassroots blues nights, touring productions and community choir events, Brecon has quietly developed into a cultural hub where music plays a central role in the life of the town.

And importantly, it’s not only about major festivals.

Music in Brecon is woven into everyday life — shaping evenings out, supporting independent venues and helping connect visitors with the people, places and atmosphere that make the town special.

For visitors planning a weekend break, cultural getaway or evening out after exploring the mountains, Brecon offers something few market towns in Wales can match: a remarkable concentration of live music and cultural experiences within a National Park setting.

Tref farchnad lle mae diwylliant a chymuned yn ffynnu

Mae Aberhonddu wedi bod yn borth i dirweddau Bannau Brycheiniog ers cenedlaethau. Mae cerddwyr, beicwyr a phobl sy’n mwynhau’r awyr agored wedi defnyddio’r dref fel canolfan ar gyfer archwilio’r ardal ers blynyddoedd.

Ond ochr yn ochr â’r awyr agored, mae Aberhonddu hefyd yn ennill enw fel canolfan ar gyfer diwylliant, creadigrwydd a digwyddiadau drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Mae hynny’n bwysig i ymwelwyr ac i’r gymuned leol fel ei gilydd.

Un o gryfderau trefi marchnad llwyddiannus yw eu gallu i greu profiadau sy’n teimlo’n fyw ac yn ddilys drwy gydol y flwyddyn, yn hytrach na bod yn brysur yn ystod y tymor gwyliau yn unig. Mae cerddoriaeth a pherfformio yn chwarae rhan allweddol yn dod â’r egni hwnnw i Aberhonddu ym mhob tymor.

Mae ymwelwyr sy’n dod i gyngherddau a gwyliau yn aml yn aros dros nos, yn bwyta’n lleol, yn ymweld â busnesau annibynnol ac yn dychwelyd y tu allan i’r prif dymor gwyliau. Ar yr un pryd, mae trigolion lleol yn elwa ar galendr diwylliannol cynyddol sy’n cefnogi lleoliadau, busnesau lletygarwch a mannau cymunedol ledled y dref.

Mewn sawl ffordd, mae sîn gerddoriaeth Aberhonddu yn adlewyrchu cyfeiriad twristiaeth ym Mannau Brycheiniog yn ehangach – annog ymwelwyr i dreulio amser yn ymgysylltu â’r lleoedd, y bobl a’r profiadau sy’n gwneud yr ardal mor unigryw.

Amrywiaeth Ryfeddol o Wyliau a Pherfformiadau

Yr hyn sy’n gwneud Aberhonddu mor arbennig yw ehangder y gerddoriaeth a’r perfformiadau sydd ar gael drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Mae Brecon Jazz Festival yn parhau’n un o ddigwyddiadau diwylliannol mwyaf adnabyddus y dref, gan ddenu cynulleidfaoedd o bob cwr o’r DU a dod â pherfformiadau byw i leoliadau, caffis, tafarndai a mannau cyhoeddus ledled Aberhonddu.

Ochr yn ochr â’r jazz, mae Brecon Baroque Festival wedi ennill enw da yn rhyngwladol am berfformiadau eithriadol mewn lleoliadau hanesyddol ac agos-atoch.

Mae Brecon Choir Festival, sy’n parhau i dyfu, yn ychwanegu dimensiwn arall drwy ddathlu canu ar y cyd, cyfranogiad a cherddoriaeth gymunedol yng nghanol y dref.

Y tu hwnt i’r gwyliau mwyaf, mae cerddoriaeth fyw yn parhau drwy gydol y flwyddyn gyda chyngherddau, cynyrchiadau teithiol, perfformiadau corawl, nosweithiau cerddoriaeth annibynnol a digwyddiadau tymhorol.

Ychydig iawn o drefi marchnad yng Nghymru sy’n cynnig cymaint o gerddoriaeth a digwyddiadau diwylliannol mewn canol tref mor gryno a hawdd ei harchwilio ar droed.

Lleoliadau Hanesyddol a Mannau Perfformio Modern

Mae rhan fawr o apêl Aberhonddu yn gorwedd yng nghymeriad ei lleoliadau.

Mae Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu yn cynnig un o’r lleoliadau cyngerdd mwyaf awyrgylchus yng Nghanolbarth Cymru, lle mae treftadaeth, acwsteg a thraddodiad diwylliannol yn dod ynghyd.

Ar yr un pryd, mae Theatr Brycheiniog yn parhau i gyflwyno cerddoriaeth, theatr, dawns, comedi a chynyrchiadau teithiol drwy gydol y flwyddyn, gan gefnogi economi fywiog yr hwyr yng nghanol y dref.

Mae cynyrchiadau tymhorol, gan gynnwys bale a ffefrynnau’r Nadolig fel The Nutcracker, yn denu cynulleidfaoedd i Aberhonddu yn ystod yr hydref a’r gaeaf. Mae’r digwyddiadau hyn hefyd yn cefnogi siopau, bwytai, darparwyr llety a chaffis y tu hwnt i brif dymor yr haf.

Dyma sy’n gwneud sîn gerddoriaeth Aberhonddu mor arbennig – cyfuniad o ddigwyddiadau o fri rhyngwladol, diwylliant lleol bywiog a mannau cymunedol hygyrch.

Cerddoriaeth Leol ac Awyrgylch Unigryw

Nid yn ystod penwythnosau’r gwyliau yn unig y mae cerddoriaeth yn ffynnu yn Aberhonddu.

Mae lleoliadau lleol a thafarndai yn parhau i chwarae rhan bwysig wrth greu awyrgylch y dref drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Mae Mid Wales Rhythm and Blues Club yn dod â pherfformiadau byw rheolaidd i gynulleidfaoedd lleol, tra bod lleoliadau fel Brecon Tap a The Muse yn cynnal nosweithiau cerddoriaeth fyw sy’n cyfrannu at ddiwylliant nos cynyddol y dref.

I ymwelwyr, mae hyn yn cynnig profiad gwahanol iawn i gyrchfannau lle mae’r gweithgarwch yn dod i ben pan fydd yr atyniadau’n cau. Yn Aberhonddu, gall taith gerdded ar hyd y gamlas neu ddiwrnod yn y mynyddoedd arwain yn naturiol at gyngerdd gyda’r nos, perfformiad theatr neu noson hamddenol yn mwynhau cerddoriaeth fyw.

Mae’r cysylltiad naturiol rhwng ymwelwyr a bywyd lleol yn un o’r rhesymau pam mae Aberhonddu yn teimlo mor groesawgar, dilys a chysylltiedig.

Cerddoriaeth yn Llunio Dyfodol Aberhonddu

Wrth i fwy o ymwelwyr chwilio am gyrchfannau sy’n cynnig cymeriad, dilysrwydd a phrofiadau drwy gydol y flwyddyn, mae hunaniaeth gerddorol Aberhonddu yn dod yn un o’i chryfderau mwyaf.

Mae’r dref eisoes yn cyfuno tirwedd, treftadaeth, busnesau annibynnol a diwylliant mewn lleoliad cryno a hawdd ei archwilio. Mae cerddoriaeth yn cryfhau’r cysylltiadau hynny ymhellach, gan greu mwy o resymau i ymweld drwy gydol y flwyddyn a chefnogi lleoliadau lleol, digwyddiadau a chymunedau.

Yn bwysig, nid hunaniaeth sydd wedi’i chreu’n artiffisial yw hon.

Mae’n adlewyrchu angerdd y trefnwyr lleol, y perfformwyr, y lleoliadau, y gwirfoddolwyr a’r cynulleidfaoedd sy’n parhau i fuddsoddi eu hamser a’u hegni ym mywyd diwylliannol Aberhonddu.

Wrth i’r enw da hwnnw barhau i dyfu, mae Aberhonddu yn cadarnhau ei lle yn raddol fel Calon Cerddoriaeth Bannau Brycheiniog.Music helping shape the future of Brecon

Cysylltiad, creadigrwydd a chanu bythgofiadwy yng nghanol mynyddoedd Cymru

Mae Brecon Choir Festival yn dathlu ei phumed pen-blwydd eleni, rhwng 16 a 19 Gorffennaf, gyda’r thema ‘In Every Corner Sing’, wedi’i hysbrydoli gan farddoniaeth y bardd o Bowys, George Herbert.

Mae’r ŵyl wedi ennill canmoliaeth eang yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Yn 2025, disgrifiodd The Guardian hi fel “unique celebration of song”, tra bod Choir & Organ yn ei galw’n “wonderfully ambitious, imaginative and inclusive festival.”

Ymhlith prif berfformwyr y bumed ŵyl arbennig hon mae The Gesualdo Six, Continuum, Cappella Lacensis o’r Almaen, Côr Llundain, Rowan Williams a The Lyons Mouth.

Bydd yr ŵyl hefyd yn cynnwys pum perfformiad cyntaf byd, gan gynnwys perfformiad cyntaf Prayer gan Owain Park, sydd newydd gael ei benodi’n Brif Arweinydd BBC Singers, yn Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu.

Yn ogystal â’r rhaglen docynnau, bydd nifer o ddigwyddiadau am ddim ar gael, gan gynnwys y Festival Choir Trail eiconig a’r Afterglows poblogaidd ar ôl y cyngherddau.

🎟️ Gwyliwch y trelar a sicrhewch eich tocynnau heddiw yn www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk.

Mae archwilio Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) yn aml yn mynd law yn llaw â darganfod rhywle gwych i fwyta.

Ledled y rhanbarth, gall ymwelwyr ddewis o blith caffis annibynnol, tafarndai gwledig, bwytai, poptai a mannau croesawgar i fwyta sy’n rhan bwysig o brofiad yr ymwelydd. Boed am goffi ar ôl taith gerdded, cinio mewn tref farchnad neu bryd o fwyd mewn tafarn wledig ar ddiwedd diwrnod yn yr awyr agored, mae bwyd a lletygarwch yn rhan annatod o ymweld â’r ardal.

Mae llawer o fusnesau ledled Bannau Brycheiniog yn defnyddio cynnyrch lleol, cynhwysion Cymreig a lletygarwch annibynnol, gan roi profiad mwy personol a dilys i ymwelwyr.

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Caffis Trefi Marchnad a Mannau Annibynnol am Goffi

Mae gan bob tref o amgylch Bannau Brycheiniog ei chymeriad a’i diwylliant bwyd ei hun.

Aberhonddu

Mae Aberhonddu yn cyfuno caffis annibynnol, poptai, tafarndai a bwytai â mynediad hawdd at y cefn gwlad cyfagos. Ceir siopau coffi hamddenol, mannau cinio a lleoedd i fwyta ger Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu, canol y dref a’r llwybrau ar hyd yr afon.

Mae’r dref yn arbennig o boblogaidd ymhlith cerddwyr, beicwyr ac ymwelwyr sy’n chwilio am le i ymlacio wrth archwilio’r Parc Cenedlaethol.

Crughywel

Mae Crughywel wedi ennill enw rhagorol am ei lletygarwch annibynnol a’i lleoedd croesawgar i fwyta ac yfed.

Mae caffis, poptai, tafarndai a bwytai yn cyfrannu at awyrgylch hamddenol y dref, tra bod y llwybrau cerdded a’r cefn gwlad cyfagos yn ei gwneud yn fan poblogaidd i alw heibio drwy gydol y flwyddyn.

Y Gelli Gandryll

Yn ogystal â’i siopau llyfrau enwog a’i hawyrgylch creadigol, mae Y Gelli Gandryll yn cynnig dewis cynyddol o gaffis, bwytai a mannau i fwyta.

Gall ymwelwyr gyfuno pori’r siopau annibynnol â chinio hir, egwyl goffi a phrofiadau bwyd tymhorol, yn enwedig yn ystod cyfnod yr ŵyl.

Y Fenni

Yn adnabyddus ledled Cymru am ei diwylliant bwyd, mae Y Fenni wedi datblygu’n un o gyrchfannau bwyd mwyaf poblogaidd y wlad.

Mae enw da’r dref yn parhau i dyfu diolch i fusnesau sy’n canolbwyntio ar gynhwysion tymhorol, cynnyrch Cymreig a lletygarwch creadigol, ynghyd â digwyddiadau fel Abergavenny Food Festival.

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Tafarndai Gwledig a Bwyta yng Nghefn Gwlad

Mae tafarndai traddodiadol yn rhan bwysig o brofiad ymwelwyr ym Mannau Brycheiniog.

Mae llawer yn cynnig llawer mwy na lle i fwyta – maent yn lleoedd i ymlacio ar ôl diwrnod yn yr awyr agored, treulio amser gyda theulu a ffrindiau, a mwynhau croeso cynnes cymunedau lleol.

Ledled y rhanbarth, gall ymwelwyr fwynhau:

• Tafarndai Cymreig traddodiadol
• Tafarndai gwledig
• Gastropubs
• Prydau wrth y tân yn ystod y gaeaf
• Gerddi cwrw a mannau eistedd awyr agored yn yr haf
• Bwydlenni sy’n dathlu cynnyrch lleol a chynhwysion tymhorol

I lawer o ymwelwyr, y lleoliadau tawel hyn yng nghefn gwlad yw rhai o uchafbwyntiau eu hymweliad.

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Cynnyrch Lleol ar y Fwydlen

Mae llawer o gaffis, bwytai a thafarndai ledled y Parc Cenedlaethol yn gweithio’n agos gyda chynhyrchwyr a chyflenwyr lleol.

Mae hyn yn cefnogi busnesau lleol ac yn rhoi cyfle i ymwelwyr flasu mwy o’r bwyd a’r diod sy’n cael eu cynhyrchu ym Mannau Brycheiniog a’r cyffiniau.

Ymhlith y cynhyrchwyr lleol mae:

• Black Mountain Smokery
• Black Mountain Preserves
• Welsh Venison Centre
• Antur Brew Co
• Cascave Gin

sy’n cyfrannu at brofiad bwyd a diod unigryw’r rhanbarth.

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Caffis Croesawgar i Gŵn

Bydd ymwelwyr sy’n teithio gyda chŵn hefyd yn dod o hyd i nifer o gaffis, tafarndai a mannau eistedd awyr agored sy’n croesawu cŵn.

Mae llwybrau cerdded, llwybrau ar hyd y gamlas a threfi marchnad yn cyd-fynd yn naturiol â lletygarwch sy’n croesawu cŵn, gan ei gwneud hi’n haws archwilio’r Parc Cenedlaethol ar gyflymder hamddenol.

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Mannau Golygfaol i Fwynhau Bwyd yn yr Awyr Agored

Mae rhai o’r profiadau bwyd gorau yn gysylltiedig yn uniongyrchol â’r dirwedd.

Mae picnic wrth ymyl cronfa ddŵr, coffi i fynd cyn taith gerdded, cinio o’r becws gyda golygfa o’r bryniau neu bryd o fwyd yng ngardd tafarn yn edrych dros y cefn gwlad yn creu atgofion arbennig.

Mae bwyd a’r dirwedd yn mynd law yn llaw ym Mannau Brycheiniog, yn enwedig yn ystod y gwanwyn, yr haf a dechrau’r hydref.

Os ydych yn mwynhau picnic, gadewch ddim ôl ar eich hôl. Ewch â’ch sbwriel adref gyda chi neu defnyddiwch y biniau a ddarperir. Drwy helpu i ofalu am y dirwedd warchodedig hon, byddwch yn sicrhau y gall pawb ei mwynhau am flynyddoedd i ddod.

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Profiadau Bwyd Tymhorol

Mae pob tymor yn dod â rhywbeth gwahanol i fyd bwyd Bannau Brycheiniog.

Yn y gwanwyn a’r haf ceir mwy o gyfleoedd i fwyta yn yr awyr agored, gwyliau bwyd a digwyddiadau marchnad. Yn yr hydref a’r gaeaf, daw’r ffocws ar seibiannau tawelach, prydau wrth y tân a bwydlenni tymhorol sy’n dathlu cynnyrch lleol.

Mae’r newid hwn drwy gydol y flwyddyn yn annog ymwelwyr i brofi’r Parc Cenedlaethol mewn ffyrdd gwahanol ym mhob tymor.

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Bwyd, Lletygarwch a Phrofiad yr Ymwelydd

Mae caffis, tafarndai a bwytai yn rhan bwysig o’r hyn sy’n gwneud Bannau Brycheiniog yn gyrchfan mor groesawgar.

Ochr yn ochr â’r mynyddoedd, y rhaeadrau, yr awyr dywyll a’r trefi marchnad, mae busnesau lletygarwch yn helpu i lunio profiad ymwelwyr a’r atgofion y byddant yn eu cymryd adref.

Boed yn goffi ar ôl taith gerdded foreol, cinio mewn tref farchnad neu bryd o fwyd wrth y tân ar ddiwedd diwrnod yn yr awyr agored, mae’r lleoedd i fwyta yn rhan bwysig o ddarganfod Bannau Brycheiniog.Exploring Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park often goes hand in hand with discovering somewhere good to eat.

Across the region, visitors can find independent cafés, country pubs, restaurants, bakeries and welcoming food stops that help shape the wider visitor experience. Whether stopping for coffee after a walk, enjoying lunch in a market town or settling into a countryside pub after a day outdoors, food and hospitality form an important part of visiting the area.

Many businesses across Bannau Brycheiniog focus on local produce, Welsh ingredients and independent hospitality, helping create a more personal and connected experience for visitors exploring the National Park.