Abbey Cwmhir Hall
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Facts and practical information
Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys. ()
WalesUnited Kingdom
Abbey Cwmhir Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Rhayader Castle, Willow Globe Theatre, Cwmhir Abbey, Old Swan.
Forts and castlesRhayader Castle, Rhayader
147 min walk • Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
Concerts and shows, TheaterWillow Globe Theatre, Rhayader
168 min walk • The Willow Globe Theatre is an open air community theatre in Powys, Wales. It is a scaled-down version of the Globe Theatre in London, about a third of its size in diameter and similar to the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in London.
MonasteryCwmhir Abbey
3 min walk • Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of Abbeycwmhir in 1176.
Vernacular architectureOld Swan, Rhayader
141 min walk • The Old Swan is a former historic public house at the centre of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The buildings are timber framed and while there is a datestone of 1683, it is very probable that it is late 16th century, if not earlier.
Forts and castlesTinboeth Castle
93 min walk • Tinboeth Castle was a medieval castle situated midway between Llanbister and Llanbadarn Fynydd in Wales, on a bend in the River Ithon. The castle is believed to have been built by Roger Mortimer during the 13th century. Following Mortimer's death, the castle fell into ruin and little of the structure remains.
Town, Forts and castlesCefnllys
143 min walk • Cefnllys is an abandoned ghost village, formerly a medieval castle town and borough, near Llandrindod Wells in Radnorshire, Wales.
Forts and castlesBuddugre Castle
77 min walk • Buddugre Castle was a motte and bailey defensive fortification overlooking the River Ithon, located in the community of Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshire, Wales.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRed Lion Hill
84 min walk • Red Lion Hill or Banc y Dolau is a hill in Powys, Wales, with a summit 484.6 metres above sea level. It is located in Mid Wales between the towns of Newtown and Llandrindod Wells, approximately three point two kilometres to the west of the A483 road.
Cwmythig Hill
111 min walk • Cwmythig Hill is a motocross circuit situated approximately 2 miles from the town of Rhayader, Powys. As the name suggests, the circuit is predominantly a hillside circuit, with steep, natural hills mixed with man-made supercross inspired table-top jumps, along with a 'wall of death' banked hairpin turn.
Wales