Must-see attractions in Powys

  • BN0JCE The Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, Powys Wales UK

Centre for Alternative Technology

    Centre for Alternative Technology

    Powys

    A small but dedicated band of enthusiasts have spent 40 years practising sustainability at the thought-provoking CAT, set in the Dyfi Unesco Biosphere…

  • Powis Castle

    Powys

    Surrounded by magnificent gardens, the redbrick Powis Castle was originally constructed in the 13th century by Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, prince of Powys,…

  • MOMA Machynlleth

    Powys

    Housed partly in the Tabernacle, a former Wesleyan chapel, the Museum of Modern Art exhibits work by contemporary Welsh artists in a permanent collection…

  • Gregynog Hall

    Powys

    While Gregynog Hall has been here in some form for 800 years, its current mock-Tudor manifestation – notable as one of the first uses of concrete in…

  • St Nicholas' Church

    Powys

    Evocative Norman St Nicholas' Church dates from 1226 and boasts a vaulted ceiling decorated with intricate coloured bosses, a beautifully carved pre…

  • Oriel Davies Gallery

    Powys

    One of Wales' leading contemporary spaces hosting often edgy national and international exhibitions, Oriel Davies is the largest visual-arts venue in the…

  • Robert Owen Museum

    Powys

    Housed in Newtown's Edwardian library and council chambers, this sober museum is the best place to bone up on Robert Owen's legacy. The son of a saddler…

  • National Cycle Museum

    Powys

    Housed in the art nouveau Automobile Palace, the National Cycle Museum comprises more than 250 bikes. The exhibits show the progression from clunky…

  • Owain Glyndŵr Centre

    Powys

    Housed in a rare example of a late-medieval Welsh town house, the Owain Glyndŵr Centre houses an exhibition telling the story of the Welsh hero's fight…

  • Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

    Powys

    The supremely flouncy and fascinating Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture is a surprise find in this tiny village. Occupying a former squash court, it's a…

  • Powysland Museum & Montgomery Canal

    Powys

    The Montgomery Canal originally ran for 35 miles, starting at Newtown and ending at Frankton Junction in Shropshire, where it joined the Llangollen Canal…

  • Cloverlands Model Car Museum

    Powys

    With over 3000 exhibits, Cloverlands is one of the most extensive collections of its kind in the UK, and a must for model-car lovers. Around half the cars…

  • St Mary's Old Parish Church

    Powys

    Dating from at least 1253, St Mary's was allowed to fall into ruin after a bigger church was built in 1856; it's now a public garden, thanks to the local…

  • Spaceguard Centre

    Powys

    The hilltop Spaceguard Centre is the UK's National Near Earth Objects Information Centre, keeping an eye out for any potential Judgment Day scenarios. As…

  • Rhayader Museum & Gallery

    Powys

    Focusing on local history and life in and around Rhayader, this small museum uses artefacts, film and more than 50 oral histories to explore everything…

  • Judge's Lodging

    Powys

    The Judge's Lodging offers an intimate glimpse into Victorian times through an audioguided wander through the town's 19th-century courthouse and lock-up…

  • WH Smith Museum

    Powys

    Newtown's WH Smith bookshop has been lovingly restored to its original 1929 look, complete with wooden furniture, mirrors, signage and skylights. Upstairs…

  • Rock Park

    Powys

    Rock Park, the site of the earliest spa development, is an artfully wild, well-strewn oasis at the centre of town. The bathhouse is now a complementary…

  • Radnorshire Arms

    Powys

    The date on this venerable half-timbered inn, 1616, belies the true antiquity of a building once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, alleged lover of Queen…

  • Old Bell Museum

    Powys

    Set in a former inn, slaughterhouse and temperance hotel, this local history museum explores the the town's long history (granted a Royal Charter in 1227,…

  • Montgomery Castle

    Powys

    Rising from the craggy outcrop above the town are the ruins of Montgomery Castle. Work on the Norman fortress began in 1223, and in 1267, during treaty…

  • Textile Museum

    Powys

    In former weavers' cottages and workshops, just north of the river, the Textile Museum has impressively recreated rooms to show what living conditions…

  • Llandrindod Wells Lake

    Powys

    Just southeast of the centre is a sedately pretty, tree-encircled lake, built at the end of the 19th century to allow Victorians to take their exercise…

  • Radnorshire Museum

    Powys

    Small and low-key, rather like the town itself, this museum offers a taste of local social history, archaeology and palaeontology. Radnorshire was a…

  • St Edward's Church

    Powys

    All that remains of medieval St Edward's Church is its 14th-century bell tower; the rest of the building was rebuilt in early Decorated style, in the 19th…

  • Penarth Vineyard

    Powys

    This small vineyard by the Severn makes a sparkling pink, from pinot noir and pinot meunier.

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