The Mountain Centre is an outdoor education centre located in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. It offers a range of activities and courses for individuals, schools, and groups, including rock climbing, caving, kayaking, and hiking. The centre provides accommodation and meals for its guests, and its experienced instructors cater to all skill levels, from beginners to advanced adventurers. The centre's stunning location amidst the beautiful Welsh mountains provides an ideal setting for outdoor enthusiasts to explore and develop their skills.
We spent 3.5 hours here in the cafe, in the sun on the bench with the best view of Pen Y Fan and walking on the common. A very dog friendly place to spend an afternoon.
We were enroute for a special weekend in mid-Wales and stopped off here for a break on the journey. When we arrived, we knew we were in for a treat. We paid for parking, which was excellent value for what the visitor centre had to offer. We bought drinks, using our travel mugs, to have with our picnics and sat outside, looking up towards Pen-y-Fan and the surrounding hills. We walked over the hills, visiting the pools and settlements before continuing our journey. This centre appears to be relatively new and a great experience, enjoyed by everyone and one we will return to. The cafe offered a good selection of various drinks and food and the shop was well stocked and large. I would say arriving early would be an advantage as the car park is not very big; and there are electric charging points. The play area has been well planned and laid out, and ideal for children. There were plenty of picnic tables and open spaces for family picnics.
We had a lovely time at the Mountain Centre. We walked across the Common and up Mynydd Illtyd. It's a nice steady gradual climb and reveals the most fab views of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. If you are feeling energetic, you can carry on and climb Twyn y Gaer which is just behind, be sure to look out for the Alpacas from 'Alpaca my Boots'. The centre is packed with information about the area and is filled with unique gifts made by local crafters. We had a lovely chat with the guy that was working in the shop, who also makes great leather gifts that are on sale. We popped in to the cafe to have a quick drink and some 'skin on fries' which seemed to have lost their skins lol! They were just a bowl of fries but still lovely. The centre has a lovely big garden with lots of picnic benches, a fantastic park for the kids and a smaller garden accessible from the shop. Plenty of parking, disabled parking and electric charging points. Simply a lovely place to visit.
Reasonable priced parking lovely cafe and great gift shop. Lovely walks for the dogs although if your dog likes eating poo there's a lot of sheep poo about!
Our planned day hadn't worked out, so I stopped here on the way back to our holiday rental. We just wanted to spend some quiet time with nature, and here it was. We only had a coffee and an hour there, but we fed the birds, and it was exactly what we needed! The shop was really nice, with lots of great things to buy. But the number of friendly, hungry birds made our day! You need to bring your own bird food, but it's worth it!
Such a nice staff. They were so helpful. The cafe offers many good dishes and even had a choice of gluten free cakes.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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We spent 3.5 hours here in the cafe, in the sun on the bench with the best view of Pen Y Fan and walking on the common. A very dog friendly place to spend an afternoon.
We were enroute for a special weekend in mid-Wales and stopped off here for a break on the journey. When we arrived, we knew we were in for a treat. We paid for parking, which was excellent value for what the visitor centre had to offer. We bought drinks, using our travel mugs, to have with our picnics and sat outside, looking up towards Pen-y-Fan and the surrounding hills. We walked over the hills, visiting the pools and settlements before continuing our journey. This centre appears to be relatively new and a great experience, enjoyed by everyone and one we will return to. The cafe offered a good selection of various drinks and food and the shop was well stocked and large. I would say arriving early would be an advantage as the car park is not very big; and there are electric charging points. The play area has been well planned and laid out, and ideal for children. There were plenty of picnic tables and open spaces for family picnics.
We had a lovely time at the Mountain Centre. We walked across the Common and up Mynydd Illtyd. It's a nice steady gradual climb and reveals the most fab views of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. If you are feeling energetic, you can carry on and climb Twyn y Gaer which is just behind, be sure to look out for the Alpacas from 'Alpaca my Boots'. The centre is packed with information about the area and is filled with unique gifts made by local crafters. We had a lovely chat with the guy that was working in the shop, who also makes great leather gifts that are on sale. We popped in to the cafe to have a quick drink and some 'skin on fries' which seemed to have lost their skins lol! They were just a bowl of fries but still lovely. The centre has a lovely big garden with lots of picnic benches, a fantastic park for the kids and a smaller garden accessible from the shop. Plenty of parking, disabled parking and electric charging points. Simply a lovely place to visit.
Reasonable priced parking lovely cafe and great gift shop. Lovely walks for the dogs although if your dog likes eating poo there's a lot of sheep poo about!
Our planned day hadn't worked out, so I stopped here on the way back to our holiday rental. We just wanted to spend some quiet time with nature, and here it was. We only had a coffee and an hour there, but we fed the birds, and it was exactly what we needed! The shop was really nice, with lots of great things to buy. But the number of friendly, hungry birds made our day! You need to bring your own bird food, but it's worth it!
Such a nice staff. They were so helpful. The cafe offers many good dishes and even had a choice of gluten free cakes.
