Beacons Bus is back for 2010!

Have a car-free day in the hills and bring your bike too!

Beacons Bus runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays in the summer months from all sorts of places in South Wales and Herefordshire taking you up into the National Park to return that evening.

This year the service runs from 30th May - 3rd October.

If you would like a paper copy of the timetable, send your name and address by email or phone 01873-853254, and one will be sent to you as soon as it is printed.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BEACONS BUS OPERATES FROM THE BUS INTERCHANGE IN BRECON, ADJACENT TO THE LONG STAY CAR PARK ON HEOL GOUESNOU (near Morrisons supermarket). The nearest public toilets are situated in the Cattle Market car park in the centre of Brecon and at Morrisons supermarket.

What is Beacons Bus?

Beacons Bus is a network of specially commissioned buses that runs from major towns and cities bringing you into Brecon in the morning. The buses then run on various routes around the National Park before returning home via Brecon at the end of the day. Whether you’re planning a trip to the Brecon Beacons or are already here, Beacons Bus is ideal for a car free, stress free day out. It operates every Sunday and Bank Holiday from 30th May to 3rd October in 2010.

Go free!

Welsh Senior Citizens (and other Bus Pass users) go free! Just show your pass to the driver.

What can I do with Beacons Bus?

You can get off the bus at a huge variety of places en route or go all the way to Brecon. There you simply hop off one bus and onto the next to get to many great destinations. The Cardiff service carries bikes on an award winning trailer so you can bring your bike too.

Beacons Bus runs from Cardiff via Caerphilly and Merthyr, Newport, Hereford, Carmarthen, Swansea via Neath, Bridgend, Porthcawl via Pontypridd and Aberdare. It then has services running during the day from Brecon to the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llangors Lake, Hay on Wye, along the Canal, to Garwnant Forest, on a Roundabout route into the mountains and around the Geopark (service B13). Use the service B15 to visit Blaenavon World Heritage Site and Big Pit.The 11.15am and 1.40pm B16 Roundabout services also have guides on-board who’ll point out places of interest as you travel along.

Please note:

From Sunday 11th July until further notice Beacons Bus Service B4 will not stop at Newport Rail Station because of roadworks in the station yard.

The nearest alternative bus stop is located at Newport Bus Station (Stand 10).

The National Botanic Garden of Wales is offering half price entry to Beacons Bus passengers in 2010. Just show your bus ticket. There are other discounts available for Beacons Bus passengers - see the timetable booklet for details.

"Offa's Dyke Flyer" is linked to Beacons Bus and operates during the same period, taking you from the cultural centre of Hay on Wye down the picturesque Llanthony Valley and then back through Herefordshire to the east of the mountains. You can use it to visit Llanthony Priory, Longtown Castle and a superb collection of churches or to walk Offa's Dyke Path and be taken back to your start by the bus.

Walking using Beacons Bus

There are loads of walks you can do with Beacons Bus. The joy of the network is that you can walk one way across the mountains or along the canal and pick up the bus at the other end. A booklet of walks using Beacons Bus is available from Information Centres or the address below.

Train Connections

Train connections are possible at Newport and Hereford.

Feedback and Advice

Once you have had the experience of using Beacons Bus, tell us how you found it with our downloadable survey form. Please return to:

Brecon Beacons NPA, FREEPOST NATW1599, Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys. LD3 7XA.

For advice on Beacons Bus and copies of timetables and other literature contact 01873-853254 from May to August.

For a free copy of Beacons Bus or Offa's Dyke timetables, One Way Walks booklet or Discover/Travel Guides, please email your name and address or visit an Information Centre.