Walk Talybont-on-Usk to Brecon

For other information about staying at Nythfa House see the page here.

There are many walks possible by getting the bus from Talybont. In this case I did a nice walk along the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal.

Catch the 43 bus from the bus interchange (not the X43 which goes fast along the A40 and does not stop near Talybont).

The 43 bus only goes about every 2 hours so check the timetable. When I was there the but left the interchange at 09:04.

Get off the bus at Talybont.

This is the bus stop on the other side of the road for the other direction.

Go up the slope to the canal and turn right along the towpath:

Pencelli (could have got off the bus here for a shorter walk).

Cambrian Cruisers Marina:

Brynich Lock:

About 300m after the lock there is a path that slopes, to the left, down from the towpath to the riverbank. This gives an alternative route back to Brecon along the river bank:

The canal ends in Brecon at the Brecon Canal Basin, this is next to the Theatr Brycheiniog.

Back in Brecon:

Other Walks from Brecon

I have put more detail on these pages:

Pen y Fan
Talybont and the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Llanfrynach
Hay-on-Wye
Cardiff
Merthyr Tydfil
Abergavenny
Y Gaer - Roman Fort
Mynydd Illtud
Tretower Castle
Blaenavon and Big Pit National Coal Museum

For other information about staying at Nythfa House see the page here.

Other Documents on this site

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Getting To HF Houses on Public Transport
Abingworth Hall
Dolserau Hall in Dolgellau
Longmynd Hotel in Church Stretton
Holnicote House - Selworthy
Newfield Hall - Malham
Derwent Bank - Keswick
Freshwater Bay House
Chy Morvah - St Ives
Harrington House - Bourton-on-the-Water
Nythfa House - Brecon Beacons
The Peveril of the Peak - Dovedale
Larpool Hall - Whitby
Thorns Hall - Sedbergh
Monk Coniston
Nether Grange - Alnmouth
Alitshellach - Glen Coe

Former HF Houses
Conwy (1914- 2011)
Newlands (1914- 1987)
Swanage (1947- 1995)
Isle of Arran (1925- )
Scarborough (1954- 1998)
Lulworth
Beddgelert
New Inns
Penrith
Milford-on-Sea

About This Site

Here is some information I have gathered together about getting to and walking from HF houses when leaving the car at home. On these pages I have also put some history about former HF houses I have visited.

The information here is based on my visits to HF houses over the years. It may be out of date so don't rely on anything here without checking. If you find any errors why not let others know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial) Facebook forum. I will try to quote such posts here so they don't get lost.

This is information I have discovered over the years which would have been useful to know before. Unfortunately the travel information on the HF website, for getting to houses by public transport, is poor. I think it would be better if the information on this page were on the HF website.