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Craig-y-Nos Country Park

Tourist attraction Country park

One of the Best Places To Visits in Pen y Cae


Address

Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, United Kingdom

Website

www.breconbeacons.org

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (765 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), 10 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 10 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (16) walk (11) shop (8) beautiful (7) friendly (6) parking (6) picnic (6)
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  • 5/5 Explorer 6 months ago on Google
    Awesome country park with an information center and cafe. The guide at the information center is very friendly and helpful. The park is spread over a large area and has lots of resident birds. Entry is free but need to pay for the parking - nominal £2 for 2 hours. Very much recommend a visit on a bright day.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nick B. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful park with a wide variety of rivers, woods and open parkland. There is an easy route with a hard surface gravel track all the way around with lots of other more adventurous routes. There are plenty of benches and picnic tables around to stop and rest or eat a picnic if you bring one. The car park is cheap to stay in, only £2.50 for the day. Toilets facilities are available as well as a cosy coffee shop to get refreshments.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Emma C. 1 year ago on Google
    A beautiful setting for a walk. Climbing to the top of the hill that overlooks the country park is a killer but the view is so worth it! We loved the access to the river for our dog and I can imagine in the spring/summer it must be so beautiful with the flowers and plants being in bloom. It's also great that it's fully wheelchair accessible to the river and some parts of the park. The only mar on the day was the fact that the gift shop was closed on the one day we chose to go (the weather was glorious so we knew we'd get a good view) so that was a shame. We didn't go into the coffee shop but we did use the toilets which were clean. You can pay for your parking by either card or coins. Plenty of parking.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Z A. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful, well kept park complete with ponds and a river. Option to purchase a bag of feed for the ducks, other pond dwelling birds. Nice little cafe with a menu which includes vegetarian options. Plenty of picnic areas as well as toilets and parking on site. The park also has the former residence of opera singer Adelina Patty. A pleasant, relaxing day out.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emma J. 8 months ago on Google
    Absolutely beautiful.. We spend on average 4 hours here. Walking on the paths , playing hide & seak. Throwing stones in the river and of course a picnic. Perfect place to connect with nature 👌
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Katie M. 8 months ago on Google
    Lovely place to come for a walk. I visited the shop by the cafe, and it sells some truly gorgeous pieces.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kerry F. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to visit for a walk with family. Dog friendly, so much space to have a quiet moment. Wonderful views all round of the hiils and the castle. Take a picnic as the café can be a bit expensive, plenty of parking, not badly priced if staying for more than 2 hrs. If you are a little unsteady under foot take your time, and there are plenty of seats.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 simon l. 2 years ago on Google
    We where recommended to visit. We arrived and paid to park. Had a look around and found a paper map of a walk. The walk took us out the park and across the road then up the mountain. The map was not easy to follow but this didn’t really matter as there where so many parts. So we ended up walking across the ridge and along to Donna rogoff and come out in the caves carpark. Then across the road and back into Craig-Y-Nos park it was a walk of about 5 miles The park itself it really lovely and has some brilliant places to just sit and think or let the kid’s play. Toilets where clean Did not go in for food or the gift shop but both were busy
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elen N. 11 months ago on Google
    Absolutely stunning place, plenty of people enjoying it on a sunny Saturday but still felt peaceful. Loads of interesting corners of the park to explore and hang out in. Dog friendly. Heaven for an adventurous toddler! It has a really special feeling and I can't wait to go back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mags J. 11 months ago on Google
    A beautiful place for a quiet stroll. So picturesque and peaceful. Ideal place for taking our dog for a walk. Afterwards you can enjoy a coffee and a bite to eat. The food looked delicious.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gary A. 10 months ago on Google
    Superb walk, you only pay for parking, £3.00 so great value. Be sure to pick up the free guide / map.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jessica R. 7 months ago on Google
    Lovely area for a walk with the dogs. Public toilets. Cafe and a small crafty shop.

  • 5/5 HMT 6 months ago on Google
    Great place, beautiful walks and scenery.

  • 5/5 Wendy B. 6 months ago on Google
    Amazing place. Flat gentle walks by the lake and river. Ducks. Beautiful scenery. Backdrop of hills and trees. There's a reasonably priced coffee shop and gift shop. Well worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Michael J. 7 months ago on Google
    Nice country park, with lots of walks and cafe.

  • 5/5 Karen H. 8 months ago on Google
    Always a lovely outing and lots to see, cafe is good and disabled toilet, picnic spaces if you want alfresco

  • 3/5 Tomasz G. 10 months ago on Google
    Short paths, good for a short walk, not really worth the drive if coming from far away. Not much here except some nice flowers and a nice lake

  • 5/5 David B. 10 months ago on Google
    Great spot for a wander with the dog. Plenty of routes to explore and sine fascinating history. Great spot for a post walk snack too.

  • 5/5 Gabrielle O. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful country park with access to the hills and mountains. Cafe is fab, friendly and has a good selection of food including vegan options.

  • 5/5 Ryan O. 2 years ago on Google
    We visited Craig-y-Nos Country Park for the first time yesterday and were surprised at how beautiful and peaceful a place it is. There was plenty of room to park and we paid £1.50 for 2hrs - the machine takes card as well as cash. The Country Park is managed by the Brecon Beacons National Park and is 40-acres large. It is part of the grounds of Craig-y-Nos Castle. There's a network of paths which are easy to follow, and we found ourselves walking through some beautiful woodlands and alongside the River Tawe that runs through the area. It's dog friendly but they have to kept on a lead. We were surprised at how quiet it was there, we walked the whole area and only saw a few people out walking. This is definitely somewhere we will be visiting again, it makes for a nice day out!

  • 5/5 catherine s. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful i have always loved it there fabulous area of natural beauty, were welcomed to free tea and coffee as there was a bridal fayre there yesterday when we went in hoping for some tea and cakes after horse riding but lovely staff and thank you. Did a stay and ghosthunt then a childs halloween and ghost hunt few years back loved it. And a stunning family sunday lunch a while back. Also dog friendly 😊and the history well what can i say , if you've never been you need to go and will not be disappointed.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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