Willow Globe Theatre, Rhayader
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Facts and practical information
The Willow Globe Theatre is an open air community theatre in Powys, Wales. ()
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Willow Globe Theatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: National Cycle Collection, Albert Hall, Rhayader Castle, Elan aqueduct.
Specialty museum, MuseumNational Cycle Collection, Llandrindod Wells
122 min walk • The National Cycle Museum for the UK is a collection of bicycles through the ages established in 1981 in premises on the estate of Belton House, near Grantham. After the National Trust were gifted the house the museum was without premises until a new location at Lincoln was offered.
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, TheaterAlbert Hall, Llandrindod Wells
115 min walk • The Albert Hall is a period Victorian theatre in Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. Originally built as a church hall in 1896, it became a theatre in 1922, with the addition of an art-deco foyer.
Forts and castlesRhayader Castle, Rhayader
83 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.
AqueductElan aqueduct
121 min walk • The Elan aqueduct crosses Wales and the Midlands of England, running eastwards from the Elan Valley Reservoirs in Mid Wales to Birmingham's Frankley Reservoir, carrying drinking water for Birmingham.
Nature, Natural attraction, ValleyElan Valley
111 min walk • The Elan Valley is a river valley situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys, Wales, sometimes known as the "Welsh Lake District". It covers 70 square miles of lake and countryside.
ChurchOur Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church, Llandrindod Wells
113 min walk • Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Llandrindod Wells. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1907. It was rebuilt in 1972. Its original foundation was the only church the Jesuits built in central Wales.
MonasteryCwmhir Abbey
167 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
80 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.
Museum, History museumAbbey Cwmhir Hall
168 min walk • Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
Sport, Sport venueCwmythig Hill
122 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