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| Welcome to Wales Although a small country, Wales has outstanding natural beauty and a wealth of places to visit. The country has three national parks - The Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire and five areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the Isle of Anglesey, the Llyn Peninsula, the ClwydianRange, the Gower Penisula, and the Wye Valley. The country's natural beauty ensures that every visitor is able to explore their own particular interest whilst enjoying the traditional Welsh welcome for which people are famed. |
| Welcome to the Brecon Beacons The Brecon Beacons National Park covers more than 510 square miles and provides a natural barrier between the old industrial valleys of South Wales and rural mid Wales. The park is mainly high open moorland and the Beacons themselves are the highest mountains insouthern Britain and so provide spectacular views in all directions. The Brecon National Park is a walkers paradise with walks that challenge the most seasoned walker but also with many lowland walks for the less ambitious. |
| Welcome to Brecon Today, the busy market town of Brecon boasts a handsome market square, a riverside promenade, a magnificent cathedral, a ruined castle, the Brecknock Museum, the South Wales Borderers' Museum, a superb leisure centre and the new Theatre Brycheuniog. Its location on the north edge of the Brecon National Park and its proximity to so many of the delights of Wales make it an ideal base from which to explore south and mid Wales. The town has been inhabited for at least 4,500 years. Two miles from the town lies Y-Gaer, a Roman fort that dates back to 50AD and may have been occupied as late as 300 AD. The town gets its name from the grand son of a fifth century ruler. The grandson's name was Brychan from which comes from Brycheunuig and later Brecon. During the Norman conquests, Bernard de Neyfmarche, from the village of Neufmarche near Rouen, the capital of Normandy, undertook the development of the town as a fortification against the unruly Welsh. Through the marriage of his daughter Sybil the town passed to theEarl of Hereford and then toWilliam de Braose and later Humphrey de Bohun. In the middle of the fifteenth century the Lordship of Brecon was handed to the Staffords, the Dukes of Buckingham, who were the last Lords of Brecon. The politics of the middle ages were such that the Tudors finally eliminated the semi independent Lordship and by Acts of Parliament in 1536 and 1543 the Welsh Marches were brought under Royal control. The County of Brecknock was created in place of the Lordship of Brecon. In 1974 Brecknock merged into county of Powys. |
Welcome to the Lansdowne Hotel The town house building that comprises the Lansdowne Hotel date from approximately 1780 and are located on the Watton which leads from the town centre towards the historic barracks of the Welsh Borderers. We hope that the atmosphere and setting of the hotel provide you with a comfortable and enjoyable base from which to tour the surrounding area. |
| Rooms En-suite rooms have bath or shower. Some have both. All rooms have colour television; central heating; kettle with tea/coffee and hot chocolate; radio/alarm clock; shampoo; bubble bath/shower gel; soap; direct dial telephone.
Please ask if you require any other services such as taxis, writing paper etc.. We have a number of board games for guests to use in their rooms. Please ask to see what is available. Pets: Although we love animals and have our own dog, a rare breed known as Bitza (bits of this and bits of that!), we regret that pets are not normally allowed, as the hotel does not have suitable facilities. Corporate Discount Rate: We don't believe in special behind the scenes arrangements, all our guests can take advantage of our special offers. Service/Tipping: Excellent service is assumed and fully included in all our prices. Our staff may accept gratuities but it's neither expected nor required. Checkout: Nothing fixed, we just use common sense and ask our guests to do the same. We do ask that our chambermaids can get into the room to clean by 11.00am. |
| Telephone: The telephone is charged at an expensive 20p per unit, this is much higher than the amount charged by BT but we have had to install some pretty expensive telephone equipment. Room Service: Breakfast in bed - no problem but please let us know the evening before. We will be only too happy to serve you tea, coffee, beverages and the odd sandwich in your room between 8.00am and 10pm. We ask that all other meals be taken in the restaurant. Restaurant - Open to Non Residents: We are very proud of our Restaurant, which boasts a wide selection of dishes from our full a la carte menu.  Smoking: Smoking is permitted in designated rooms (if you can see an ashtray then please feel free to smoke) but we ask all smokers to be courteous and considerate to other guests who may be non-smokers. |
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