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Brecon & Builth Wells
Brecon is a historic Cathedral town and the centre for the Brecon Beacons National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It has some of the best views of the Beacons including Pen-Y-Fan the highest point in Southern Britain. August sees an annual Jazz Festival held in the town centre with a wide variety of open air venues and indoor concerts including the market hall and the recently opened 400 seat Theatr Brycheiniog next to the redeveloped Monmouthshire/Brecon Canal Basin.
Brecon has some excellent primary schools, a secondary school, Coleg Powys, a further education college and Christ College, a private boarding school. Brecon is on the River Usk, A40(T) and approximately one hours drive from Cardiff, Swansea, Hereford and the Severn Bridge.
Builth Wells is an ancient market town on the River Wye. It dates back to Norman times although a new bridge in 1779, a new north-south road in the 1820’s and the discovery of health springs led to the growth of the town. This process was helped during the 1860’s by the arrival of the railways when the word Wells was added to Builth. Builth Wells can offer many unrivalled attractions, the surrounding beautiful unspoilt countryside is ideal for walking, pony trekking, leisure and sporting pursuits including fishing on the River Wye and Irfon. The Groe alongside the River Wye has some of the loveliest walks imaginable and on the edge of the town is an attractive 18 hole golf course. The Wyeside Arts Centre includes a cinema as well as exciting and varied lived shows and the town has a modern sports centre. Builth Wells is the home of the Royal Welsh agricultural show, the biggest attraction of its kind in Britain. The site also holds pony and horse events, dog shows, antique and collectors fairs.