Note: Javascript is disabled in your browser.
You need to enable Javascript if you want to see images and video.
Introducing Mid Wales
Falling between Snowdonia to the north and the Brecon Beacons National Park to the south, Mid-Wales is something of a well-kept secret. This is Wales at its most thoroughly rural, a landscape of lakes, forests, lustrous green fields and small market towns. It’s also thoroughly Welsh, with three out of five people speaking the mother tongue. In 1974, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire and Montgomeryshire were combined into the vast new county of Powys, while Cardiganshire kept its boundaries but got back its ancient name, Ceredigion.
Mid-Wales isn’t a secret, however, to people seeking out a more environmentally aware existence or an alternative lifestyle. The scenery, space and laid-back feel have been attracting hippies since the 1970s, while the superb Centre for Alternative Technology, situated near Machynlleth, has become the focal point for Wales’ green consciousness.
Advertisement
