Pen y Cae

hamlet in the county of Powys, Wales

Pen y Cae is a village in the Upper Swansea Valley, Wales.

Get in

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Craig y Nos Castle. A fairy-tale castle and former home of the Italian opera diva, Adelina Patti. 
  • 🌍 Craig y Nos Country Park. located in the Upper Swansea Valley Craig y Nos is part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Craig y Nos Country part was once part of the estate of opera star Adelina Patti who made her home in Craig y Nos Castle at the entrance to the park. 
  • 🌍 Dan-yr-Ogof (The National Showcave Centre for Wales), ☏ +44 1639 730284. The showcaves centre features several showcaves formed from carboniferous limestone. The showcaves centre features a dinosaur park, children's activity centre and farming history exhibition. The caves can be found on the A4067 road in the Upper Swansea Valley at the foothills of the Brecon Beacons. 
  • 🌍 Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary, Caehopkin Rd, Abercrave, ☏ +44 1639 730276. (updated Dec 2016)

Do

  • Stroll. the magnificent gardens of Craig y Nos Castle. 
  • hiking. Pen y Cae is the perfect country. 
  • 🌍 Glynneath Golf Club, Pont Nedd Fechan. 

Buy

Eat

  • Pen y Cae Inn, ☏ +44 1639 730100. The. - a lovely country inn offering excellent meals. 

Drink

  • The Pen y Cae Inn serves alcohol and coffee.
  • Craig y Nos Castle serves refreshments.

Sleep

Go next

  • Wales' sea-side city of Swansea - a forty minute drive.
  • The mountain market town of Brecon - a forty minute drive.
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