Gliffaes

WHAT'S IT LIKE? Independent, eccentric and indulgent with a capital “I”, it's everything a country house hotel should be. Tucked away down a mile-long drive, it has magnificent views over the River Usk and the Brecon Beacons beyond. The quirky, ivy ...

Best for... fishing Gliffaes, Brecon Beacons, Wales Fishing aficionados will appreciate a stay at Gliffaes, a country-house hotel in shadow of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons. There are five salmon and trout beats along the rushing River Usk ...

Derek Brockway and I started our walk for Weatherman Walking from the Gliffaes (being shown in January) and he also fell in love with the garden. Now you can share the delights of Gliffaes's magnificent grounds in a series of organised 'Tree Walks ...

A friend who is in the Army recommended the Gliffaes Hotel in the Brecon Beacons. He goes there for a couple nights to de-climatise on returning from unpleasant skirmishes abroad. I can see why. A few miles outside the charming (if not quite as ...

Here at Gliffaes, I have a rare treat: two full days without agenda. Andrew and Fergus are fishing on the Usk below and I am reading, walking, relaxing in the sunshine. And as I unwind, I ask myself: “What, for me, is the greatest reward a hotel can offer?

Cars and bikes were noticeable by their absence on the roads that led us from the Gliffaes Hotel in Crickhowell, where Jeremy Paxman had recently found post-election peace through river, rod and line. We skirted Bwlch and Cwmdu and a host of other ...