Rugby at Dolwen
The Bears Roar once more on Dolwen Fields! On Saturday, Dolwyn Fields in Llanwrtyd Wells hosted its first rugby match for almost 20 years, as the recently reformed Llanwrtyd Bears took on French opponents Les Coquovins . After coming together last year, …. Read More
Bird Watching Guide
SHORT LOCATION GUIDE TO BIRD WATCHING IN THE AREA All photographs by Paul Hazell. From Llanwrtyd Wells town centre to Abergwesyn, follow the river Irfon and you may see these birds on the water. Spring is the best except for Goosanders, which …. Read More
Real Ale Wobble
The 34th Real Ale Wobble at Llanwrtyd Wells took place on November 16th, 2019. 500 riders entered and 475 started from the Bromsgrove Hall. Riders had a choice of 15 or 25 miles with technical sections and bonus loops. On the course …. Read More
Kinder Transport
KINDER TRANSPORT: THE WINTON CHILDREN Llanwrtyd Wells has been twinned since 1993 with Krumlov in the Czech Republic. In 1939 as the Germans invaded Czechoslovakia 120 Czech refugee children and their teachers arrived in Llanwrtyd at the Abernant Lake Hotel as part …. Read More
Walking Festival
The Mid-Wales Four Day Walking Festival took part between the 18th September to the 21st, 2019. Walkers came from Meriel in France, a large group from Belgium. and there was also some English walkers. On day 1 the marked route offered a …. Read More
Bog Snorkelling
The Rude Health World Bog Snorkelling Championships were held on Sunday, August 25th, 2019. On a beautiful, hot day 175 people entered to bog snorkel the 60-yard bog twice. The World Champion, Neil Rutter was once again attempting to beat his world …. Read More
Bog Triathlon
On Saturday, August 24 the annual Bogsnorkelling Triathlon took place with 31 competitors. The competitors in the full version had to run 8 miles on mixed terrain passing below the Garn Dawd , the last Cumbrian Mountain peak, 12-mile cycle mostly in …. Read More
Llanwrtyd Show
The Llanwrtyd Wells and District Show took place on Saturday, 17th August 2019. The officials for the show were President Mr and Mrs Willie Jones of Llawrdre; ChairmanTrevor Jones of Penhenwernfach and the Show Secretary is Mrs Hiliary Davies of Ffoysrhyddod, Llanwrtyd …. Read More
Sheep Dog Trials
The Annual Abergwesyn Sheep Dog Trials took place on August 8, 2019 There were 95 competitors run on the day, with some of our competitors coming from – Italy, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, France and Texas The judge on the day was Kelvin …. Read More
