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Visitor Information Centres

You will be given a warm welcome when you visit one of the many Tourist Information Centres, National Park Information Centres and Village Information Points in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Staff will help you to plan your visit, update you on local events and suggest places to stay and enjoy the local fare. The National Park Centres will also be able to give you detailed advice on outdoor activities.

National Park Information Centres

  • National Park Visitor Centre (Mountain Centre)- Libanus, six miles south of Brecon. Tel: 01874 623366. Open all year with the following exception for Christmas:
    Wednesday 24th December the Information Centre will close at 2pm and the Tea Rooms will close at 4pm with both reopening on Friday 26 December.
    Regular visitor? Save money on parking by using a season ticket - for one or both Visitor Centres (download application form)
  • Craig-y-nos Country Park - in Upper Swansea Valley near Abercraf.  Please note that the Country Park will be closed over Christmas from Wednesday 24 December to Monday 5 January 2009.
  • Abergavenny National Park & Tourist Information Centre
    Swan Meadow, Monmouth Road, Abergavenny NP7 5HL.
    Tel: 01873 853254.  Open:
    Easter-October 9.30am-5.30pm. October-Easter 10am-4pm.
    Please note that the Information Centre will be closed over Christmas and the New Year from:
    12 noon on Wednesday 24 December, reopening Saturday 27 December 2008 and again from:
    12 noon on Wednesday 31 December and will reopen on Thursday 1 January 2009.
  • Llandovery Tourist Information & Heritage Centre 
    The Heritage Centre, Town Centre, Llandovery SA20 0AW.
    Tel: 01550 720693. Open:
    Easter-October: 9.30am-1pm and 1.45-5pm daily.
    October-Easter: 10am-1pm and 1.45-4pm Monday-Saturday,
    11am-1pm Sunday.
    Please note that the Information Centre will be closed over Christmas and the New Year from:
    12 noon on Wednesday 24 December, reopening Saturday 27 December 2008 and again from:
    12 noon on Wednesday 31 December and will reopen on Thursday 1 January 2009.
  • Waterfalls Centre, Waterfalls Centre, Pontneathvaughan Road, Pontneddfechan, Nr Glynneath, SA11 5NR.
    Tel: 01639 721795. Open:
    Saturday 8th November - Easter:
    10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm weekends only.
    Easter-Sunday 2 November:
    9.30am-1pm and 2pm-5.30pm, seven days a week.
  • Village Information Points - local shops and garages across the Park acting as local information points. Open: all year.

Other Information Centres

  • Blaenavon World Heritage Centre - April to September
    Tuesday - Sunday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Bank Holidays and October to March: 9.00am - 4.00pm. Closed Christmas Eve to New Years Day. Tel:01495 742333, Email: blaenavon.tic@torfaen.gov.uk
  • Brecon - Cattle Market Car Park, Brecon LD3 9DA. Tel: 01874 622485. Open: April-September: 9am-5.30pm daily. October-March: 9am-5pm daily.
  • Crickhowell - Beaufort Street, Crickhowell. Tel: 01873 812105 Email:tic@crickhowellinfo.org.uk  Open: Easter - October
  • Hay-on-Wye - The Craft Centre, Oxford Road, Hay on Wye HE3 5AE. Tel: 01497 820144. Open: Easter-October 10am-5pm daily. November-Easter 11am-1 and 2-4pm daily. Times may change.
  • Llandeilo - Crescent Road Car Park, Llandeilo SA19 6HN. Tel: 01558 824226 Open: all year
  • Merthyr Tydfil - 14a Glebeland Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Tel: 01685 379884 Open: all year
  • Talgarth - The Tower Shop, Talgarth LD3 0BW. Tel: 01874 712226. Open: Easter - October.

The Brecon Beacons National Park Welcome Guide, a 72 page colour booklet will give you huge amounts of information on everything from walking to world heritage as well as details of some of the best accommodation in the area. You can get a copy of the Guide by emailing us your name and address or picking up a copy from our Centres and many other outlets across the Park!

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