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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Crickhowell

  

Crickhowell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crickhowell

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Crickhowell etymology

The name Crickhowell is derived from that of a nearby Iron Age hill fort called Crug Hywel. The Welsh language name was anglicised by map-makers and local English-speaking people.

You can visit Crickhowell places with Walkfo Crickhowell to hear history at Crickhowell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crickhowell has 22 places to visit in our interactive Crickhowell map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Crickhowell, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Crickhowell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crickhowell & the surrounding areas.

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22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Crickhowell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Crickhowell

  

Best Crickhowell places to visit

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Crickhowell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crickhowell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crickhowell’s information audio spots:

St Elli’s Church, Llanelly The Church of St Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. It underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911. The church is dedicated to the 6th-century Saint Elli.

Ty-uchaf Farmhouse, Llanelly Ty Uchaf Farmhouse, Llanelly, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century. Located 0.5km north-west of the Church of St Elli, it is a Grade II* listed building.

St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell St Edmund’s Church is located in Crickhowell, southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr. It has been known by this name from its establishment in 1303.

Crickhowell Castle An alternative name, “Alisby’s Castle”, is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby. Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building.

Bear Hotel, Crickhowell The Bear Hotel, formerly the White Bear, stands on Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. A coaching inn from the mid 18th century, the building has older origins from the 17th and 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Llangattock (Crickhowell) Llangattock (Welsh: Llangatwg) is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through the village en route between Brecon and Pontypool.

Cwrt y Gollen Cwrt-y-Gollen is a British Army training base in southeastern Powys, Wales. It is 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Crickhowell and just north of the A40 road and the River Usk.

Ogof y Daren Cilau Ogof y Daren Cilau is one of several cave systems in the Llangattock escarpment near Crickhowell in south Powys, Wales. The cave was discovered in 1957 and one of Wales’ longest cave systems.

Crug Hywel Crug Hywel is a flat-topped mountain at the southern edge of the Black Mountains in south-east Wales. It rises to 451 m above sea level, from the southern flank of Pen Cerrig-calch (701 m) The name is from Welsh crug, a hillock, and hywel, conspicuous.

Pen Cerrig-calch Pen Cerrig-calch is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Powys, Wales. Its summit, at a height of 701m (2,300 ft), is marked by a trig point.

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