A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US

The bunkhouse is owned and run by Emma and Peter Harrison.
Emma and Peter are both holders of the Mountain Leader award, and also offer guided walks in the Black Mountains as well as the Central and Western Beacons.

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Walking

There are many walks in the area, for those that are interested in a leisurely stroll and those that are more adventurous.

There are approximately 100km of public rights of way in Brecon, 23km of these lay within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

The Star Bunkhouse
Brecon Road (A40)
Bwlch
Powys
LD3 7RQ

Email: info@starbunkhouse.com

The Star Bunkhouse

At the Star Bunkhouse both Emma and Peter are holders of the Mountain Leader (Summer) award, and also offer guided walks in the Black Mountains as well as the Central and Western Beacons.

The bunkhouse is situated alongside The Beacons Way long-distance footpath in the gap (‘bwlch’) between the Black Mountains and the Central Beacons mountain range (which includes Pen Y Fan).

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Crickhowell Walking Festival

The Crickhowell Walking Festival takes place around the beginning of March each year and lasts nine days. It consists of a number of guided walks of various grades, all led by local experienced guides. There is something for every level of walker, whether you are happy trekking all day across the tops of the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons or would rather keep to paths and the lower slopes.

Talgarth Walking Festival

Kevin Walker Mountain Activities is a small, long-established business based in Crickhowell. We pride ourselves in providing the highest quality instruction and guiding delivered by friendly, experienced, enthusiastic, qualified instructors. We run a wide range of navigation and hill-skills courses at all levels from total novice to aspirant instructor, and offer bespoke guided walking looking at the history and heritage of the area.

Brecon Beacons WAAT4 Challenge

The WAAT4 Challenge is a prestigious navigation event in Wales’ beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park. Teams from all over the UK take part every year.

Its reputation is growing quickly and it features in the walking calendar for such events. In 2014 more than 500 competitors took part over either 30km or 40km Challenges which included South Wales’ highest peak - Pen y fan.

Walking in the Brecon Beacons…

Walk this way. Why wouldn’t you? It’s what we do in the Brecon Beacons National Park Our green – and very fresh – landscapes are renowned for their big, open spaces. There are big skies too – and Dark Skies for night-time strolls into star trek territory.

There are few places in Wales that can beat the Brecon Beacons for the beauty of its landscape – from wild rugged mountains to remote moorland and gentle wooded valleys. One of three National Parks in Wales it covers a vast area of more than 1344 km².

The Brecon Beacons range, in its truest sense, is a series of mountains to the south of Brecon. There are six main peaks: from west to east these are: Corn Du (873 m or 2864 feet), Pen y Fan, the highest peak (886 m or 2907 feet), Cribyn (795 m or 2608 feet), Fan y Big (719 m or 2359 feet), Bwlch y Ddwyallt (754 m or 2474 ft) and Waun Rydd (769 m or 2523 ft). These summits form a long ridge, and the sections joining the first four form a horseshoe shape around the head of the Taf Fechan river, which flows away to the south-east. To the northeast of the ridge, interspersed with long parallel spurs, are four round-headed valleys or cwms; from west to east these are Cwm Sere, Cwm Cynwyn, Cwn Oergwm and Cwm Cwareli.

The Brecon Beacons are said to be named after the ancient practice of lighting signal fires (beacons) on mountains to warn of attacks by invaders, or more recently to commemorate public and national events such as coronations or the Millennium.

The round of the Taf Fechan skyline forms a popular ridge walk commonly known as the 'Beacons Horseshoe'. Many other fine walks exist in this part of the National Park.

In 2005 its western reaches gained global status with its membership of the Global Network of National Geoparks. The Fforest Fawr Geopark with its red sandstone peaks of Pen Y Fan and Corn Du brings visitors from all over the world to enjoy some of the most breathtaking views in the whole country.

The National Park means many different things to the people
who live, work in and visit the area.

The National Park has its own history and heritage, and its own
cuisine, traditions, myths and culture.

Brecon Beacons National Park

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

You can download Brecon Beacons - a guide.

Kevin Walker Mountain Activities

The ancient market town of Talgarth is an ideal base for visitors wishing to explore the Brecon Beacons National Park on foot, particularly as it forms the "Gateway to the Black Mountains". We offer visitors a taste of our town and the wonderful walking opportunities we have on our doorstep. We hope that you thoroughly enjoy your experience with us and return to our town in the near future.