Ceri “Endowarrior” Thomas
+5
Such a lovely place to go for a walk and take boat trips. We had an hour long float on the canal. I say float, because the barge moves so gently, it literally feels like you're floating along. Both myself and my wife enjoyed it very much. It was so peaceful and had beautiful scenery.
We had a lovely walk along the canal, bought a lucky horse shoe for £4.50 in the little shop ,went on a hour long Barge ride up the canal at £8 each it was well worth the money was going to have a coffee in penelopes Cafe but it was full there were plenty of seats outside but we thought it might rain all in all we had a wonderful day and £1 all day parking fabulous 👌
A really pleasant place to visit on a sunny day, just £1 for parking and you can enjoy a pleasant walk through the woods and along the canal in the beautiful Welsh countryside. There is also a cafe, boat hire, playground and plenty of benches and picnic tables.
Our first visit to a beautiful day along a local canal. It is £1 to park, so make sure you have a coin on you. Short walk from car park to the canal basin. There were a number of barges that you can pay to ride. Nothing too expensive but you can also hire a barge - please check the website. To get on the footpath there is a short walk under a bridge and then quite a steep walk up an incline. Once at the top you can head right, which takes you in the direction of Brecon or left taking you back towards Pontypool. We went left and had a lovely, quiet walk along the canal for around 45 mins before heading back. Called into Penelope's cafe for a Peroni and a toasted sandwich. We sat outside as the weather was lovely. Slight disappointment in the cleanliness of the toilets, situated behind and outside of the cafe. There are tear off maps in Penelope's cafe but did not see these until almost at the end of our day.
A picture-postcard place to visit. We hired a rooster boat for a day to cruise along the Brecon Canal. It fits up to 8 people and is equipped with a gas ring, sink, bathroom, indoor seating, and water supply. We decided to travel north up towards Llanfoist, which takes about 3 hours one way. Charming scenery along the way, and there wasn't any lock to worry about. In total, there were 95 bridges before returning back to the base. So much peace and tranquillity if you want to get away from the busy life. There's no canalside pub in this direction, but we were happy just picnicking ourselves. They didn't provide tea, so bring yourself if you want to. Important things to know are that the boat's tiller/steering handle is outside, and you have to stand all the way. So the driver needs to consider taking a raincoat in case the weather isn't going on your favour.
There was some God-awful band (my opinion) that caused to to turn around and cycle the full 24km back to Newport because there was no chance I was going to listen to them ruin good music.
Good prices inside the pub however, ample seating area, bit confusing to get there but all in all worth stopping at if you're going down the canal route.
I'll visit again for a more in-depth review.
Excellent for a day out interview country. Ideal for dog owners. Cafe Excellent and reasonably priced.
Friendly staff.
Stunning place, nice to sit relax and have the perfect coffee.
Opens at 10am.
Free parking.
Love the wharf, nice meals in cafe, usually visit to fish in canal
Very dog friendly, I had an oat milk hot chocolate drink with marshmallow topping. Free treats for the dog. Pleanty of choices of doggie beds or blankets with toys available.
Overall, excellent customer service and experience. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Will definitely visit again with my little dog. We look forward to it following a walk in the area.
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