Brecon Beacons Cycle Tour - 5 days

 

Price 2025	Guest House	Hotel/ Inn
Per person	£875	£930
Single room	£55 p/n	£60 p/n
E-bike	n/a	n/a
Extra night	£75	£85

 

Based on two adults sharing a room and luggage transfers.

Solo price.  Own bike reduction £75pp.

Day 1. Petchfield to Leintwardine

Cycle to Leintwardine, following the River Teme on an idyllic lane. You also have a choice of routes to  explore the Teme valley; Cycle to Hopton Castle or upstream to Knighton and the Offa's Dyke.  Total 5 - 28 miles (8 - 45km) 

 

Day 2 Leintwardine to Hay on Wye

Cycle along the border with England and Wales, crossing the dramatic Offa’s Dyke at Hergest Ridge. Then down to cross the toll bridge to Hay on Wye, a lovely town, famed for its bookshops, castle and great places to eat. Total 33 miles (53 km)

 

Day 3. Hay on Wye to Crickhowell

Cycle around the base of the Black Mountains to the mystical Llangorse Lake (with its ancient Crannog), and on into the Cathedral town of Brecon.  Follow the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal to Crickhowell,  a grand Georgian coaching town with a reputation for good eating places.   Total  36 miles (58 km)

 

Day 4. Crickhowell to Hay on Wye

A challenging day. Cycle up the Vale of Ewyas to the picturesque ruins of Llanthony Abbey (the Abbey Hotel is a great place for lunch). Then continue over Gospel Pass for fantastic views from Hay Bluff and a great downhill ride into Hay on Wye.   Total 29 miles (47 km)

 

Day 5. Hay on Wye to Petchfield Farm

Time to explore Hay and all those bookshops before you start the easier ride through the Black and White villages of North Herefordshire. Unique half-timbered architecture in all the villages – including medieval dovecots at Eardisland and Luntley. Finishing any time in the afternoon, back at Petchfield Farm.  Total 34 miles (53 km)

The Lion Hotel. A lovely Victorian fishing hotel on the banks of the River Teme. Excellent restaurant, local produce, local beer and cider. Riverside garden

 

The Swan at Hay. Hay’s principal coaching inn - dating from 1821. Full of character, from the original Georgian windows overlooking the garden to the cobbled stable block, with the original horses' name places still intact. Lovely garden.

 

The Firs Guesthouse, modern house with beautiful garden and outstanding welcome in a quiet area of Hay on Wye. Great breakfasts in the conservatory.

 

The Bear. This former coaching inn,has been welcoming guests for 500 years. You can eat and drink in the historic bar with its oak beams, wooden floors and open fires. There is also a restaurant and a garden for summer meals and evening drinks.