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Visit Brecon

Start your Brecon adventure today—come for the views, stay for the experience, and return for the memories.

Events Calendar
Resilience Project Workshops
Sep 22
Resilience Project Workshops
Valley Rock Voices
Sep 27
Valley Rock Voices
Brecon Baroque Festival
Oct 17
Brecon Baroque Festival
Brecon Choir Festival
Jul 16
Brecon Choir Festival
Brecon Jazz Festival
Aug 7
Brecon Jazz Festival

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Our Popular Events

Events Calendar
Brecon Baroque Festival
Oct 17
Festivals
Brecon Baroque Festival
Festivals

We now look ahead to a new chapter and look forward to welcoming you to Brecon Baroque Festival 2025, taking place from Friday 17 to Monday 20 October.

Festivals
Brecon Choir Festival
Jul 16
Festivals, Music
Brecon Choir Festival
Festivals, Music

Join us in Brecon from 17–20 July 2025 for a weekend of unforgettable choral music, community, and song.

Festivals, Music
Brecon Jazz Festival
Aug 7
Festivals, Music
Brecon Jazz Festival
Festivals, Music

Jump into Jazz with a look at Brecon Jazz Festival’s programme!

Festivals, Music
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Map of Brecon

Brecon, the beating heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, nestles in the Usk Valley between the Brecon Beacons to the South and the Black Mountains to the East.

Map of the town of Aberhonddu Brecon, showing streets, landmarks, parks, churches, and natural features in the town.
Logo for Bannau Brycheiniog with the tagline 'Where Nature & Community Thrive'
A coat of arms featuring a shield with a crown, flanked by a lion and a dragon, with a crest of a lion above.
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Logo for Brecon Beacons Tourism with a stylized rainbow and the text 'Brecon Beacons Tourism actively working together' in white on a black background.
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Local Knowledge

We generally know the what, when, where, who and why…just ask!

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Navigators

We sell OS maps, books on walks and local history, alongside postcards, a range of Brecon Beacons National Park leaflets and free walking routes.

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Group Activities

We provide information to help you organise your visit, and why not ask our Visit Brecon White Badge Town Tour Guides to help you step into the heart of our fascinating town?

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Helpful Volunteers

We are available to answer queries at Visit Brecon from Monday to Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Here to help

Walk, look and listen as you immerse yourself in the town’s rich history, culture and heritage. Discover the stories of Brecon’s military legacy, its Cathedral, remarkable women, theatrical past, its agricultural and industrial heritage – right up to its vibrant cultural present. There’s history around every corner – book your guided tour today and experience Brecon like never before! 

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Things to do

  • View of a town square with colorful buildings, a stone church with a clock tower, festive bunting, and a statue in front of the church. People are sitting at outdoor tables, and cars are parked along the street, under a clear blue sky.

    History & Culture

    The lovely old market town of Brecon nestles in the shadow of the majestic Beacons at the confluence of the Rivers Usk and Honddu, the latter providing the town’s Welsh name, which is Aberhonddu.

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  • Street signpost with multiple directional signs pointing to Canoly Dref Town Centre, Theatre, Canolfan Croeso Tourist Information Centre, Amgueddfa Regimen, Lilwyr Taff/Taff Trail, Gamlās/Canal Basin, Toilets, and Car Parks, against a clear blue sky, with leafless trees in the background.

    Local Walks

    etails of walks are available from Visit Brecon. These include those accessible from the town itself and the wider Brecon Beacons National Park (BBNP)

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    ‘Super helpful – very useful information on our first trip to Brecon. So impressed with everything the town has to offer. The staff gave us lots of options for our stay, which now seems too short!’


    - Jenny E, Kent

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    ‘So great to find a tourist info office open and staffed by somebody who is so knowledgeable and helpful. Well done! Many thanks!

    - SL, Ross-on-Wye

Help Local

Have an upcoming event you’d like to share? Get in touch with Visit Brecon, and we can help promote it.