Browsing attractions within 10 miles of Montgomery

Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8RF, Tel: 01938 551944, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle/, (6 miles, 10kms)

World famous terraced garden and medieval castle containing one of the finest collections of paintings and furniture in Wales.

Nr Newtown, Ceri, Powys, UK, Tel: 0300 068 0300, Email, www.forestry.gov.uk/walesapp, (8 miles, 13kms)

Ceri Forest is a coniferous forest which sits astride the Kerry Ridgeway in the uplands of Montgomeryshire.

Banwy Workshops, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, SY21 0SG, Tel: 01938 810128, Email, www.colinette.com, (10 miles, 15kms)

Colinette Yarns hand-knitting and creative yarn mill and shop is beautifully positioned on the banks of the River Banwy, beside the picturesque Llanfair Light Railway

Nr Abermule, Powys, UK, Tel: 01443 336000, (0.0 miles, 0.0kms)

The remains of this castle, begun by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ('the Last') in 1273 and captured by the English in 1277, have been revealed by excavations.

Tregynon, Nr Newtown, Powys, SY16 3PW, Tel: 01686 650224, Email, www.gregynog.wales.ac.uk, (8 miles, 13kms)

Gregynog Hall is an ancient house with a Victorian face. Once a landed estate, now a university conference centre, the house is still at the heart of the local community.

Montgomery, Powys, UK, Tel: 01443 336000, Email, www.cadw.wales.gov.uk, (0.0 miles, 0.0kms)

Montgomery Castle is a masonry castle standing on a rocky promontory above the town of Montgomery. Precipitous slopes to the north and east make this an excellent defensive site.

Powys, UK, www.visitmidwales.co.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

Newtown, known in Welsh as Y Drenewydd lies on the River Severn.

The Park, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ, Tel: 01686 625041, Email, www.orieldavies.org, (8 miles, 12kms)

A contemporary art gallery in the heart of Wales. Oriel Davies Gallery is the largest and most significant visual arts venue in the region, and a key gallery of Wales, showing groundbreaking national and international art and craft.

Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 4HU, Tel: 01686 614555, Email, www.thehafren.co.uk, (9 miles, 14kms)

The Hafren provides all year round entertainment and cultural experiences fo the population of Montgomeryshire.

Powys, UK, Email, www.visitmidwales.co.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

Welshpool is Mid Wales town which lies only 4 miles from the border with England. Its Welsh name 'Y Trallwng' means 'the marshy or sinking land' referring to the fact that the town is low-lying on the River Severn.

Powys, SY21 8BQ, Tel: 01686 640478, (4 miles, 6kms)

Berriew (Welsh: Aberriw) is a village in Powys, Wales, situated on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the river Rhiw near the confluence (Welsh: aber) with the River Severn.

Nr Forden, Powys, UK, Tel: 01938 555654, (3 miles, 4kms)

The River Severn loops lazily across its valley floor, its loops and bends creating oxbow lakes which are now good wetland habitat for waterfowl.

Guilsfield, SY, Tel: 01938 552043, (0.0 miles, 0.0kms)

Llanfair Caereinion, UK, Tel: 01938 810366, (10 miles, 15kms)

Llanfair Caereinion in Montgomeryshire's Banwy Valley is one of the smallest towns in Powys. Almost 3,000 people lived here in the mid 19th century when the woollen industry was at its peak.

Welshpool, Powys, SY20 8UJ, Tel: 01938 555654, Email, www.montwt.co.uk/dinas.html, (6 miles, 9kms)

A splendid example of opportunistic creation of a nature reserve. The lake was a gravel pit for the by-pass, then allowed to flood. Wetland wildlife.

Powys, SY15 6PA, Email, www.montgomery-wales.co.uk/, (7 miles, 11kms)

A historic market town, Montgomery is a pleasant place to explore with its mixture of timber-framed houses, cobbled streets and Georgian and Victorian architecture.

Arthur Street, Montgomery, Powys, SY15 6RA, Tel: 01686 668313, Email, www.oldbellmuseum.org.uk, (0.3 miles, 0.4kms)

The Old Bell, a 16th century inn, has been converted into a local history museum by Montgomery Civic Society.

The Cross, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2BB, Tel: 07986 961819, (7 miles, 12kms)

Small museum dedicated to the life & work of Robert-Owen, 19th Century Social reformer and inspiration of the co-operative movement.