Browsing local attractions within 25 miles of Highgate Holiday Cottages

Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8RF, (9 miles, 15kms), Tel: 01938 551944, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle/

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

The Old Sawmill, Lake Vyrnwy, Oswestry, Powys, SY10 0NA, (16 miles, 26kms), Tel: 01691 870317, Email, www.artisans-lakevyrnwy.co.uk

Explore beautiful Lake Vyrnwy - hire a tandem or cycle, walk, birdwatch or just relax! - Artisans coffee shop also offers a variety of excellent refreshments and a large selection of gifts in our craft shop including home made products.

Nr Newtown, Ceri, Powys, UK, (3 miles, 4kms), Tel: 0300 068 0300, Email, www.forestry.gov.uk/walesapp

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

Banwy Workshops, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, SY21 0SG, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01938 810128, Email, www.colinette.com

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, (6 miles, 10kms), Tel: 01443 336000

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.

Powys, UK, (14 miles, 22kms), Tel: 0300 068 0300, Email, www.forestry.gov.uk/walesapp

Dyfnant and Vyrnwy Forests are in a part of Mid Wales renowned for its rolling hills, lush green valleys and picturesque farmsteads and villages. The Forest caters for horse riding and carraige driving as well as walking and picnic areas.

Tregynon, Nr Newtown, Powys, SY16 3PW, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01686 650224, Email, www.gregynog.wales.ac.uk

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.

Llanidloes, Powys, UK, (17 miles, 27kms), Tel: 0300 068 0300, Email, www.forestry.gov.uk/walesapp

The Hafren Forest takes its name from the River Severn, the Afon Hafren in Welsh, which takes its rise about a mile from the western boundary of the forest, high up on the slopes of Pumlumon, the highest mountain in Mid Wales.

Powys, SY10 0LY, (16 miles, 26kms), Tel: 01691 870278, www.lake-vyrnwy.com

Lake Vyrnwy lies just to the south of Snowdonia. It is a man-made water reservoir with a perimeter road 11.75 miles long. Located a short drive from the Shropshire border. It is a great day-out with plenty of activities, local craft shop.

Powys, SY22 5BZ, (15 miles, 24kms), Tel: 01938 551296

Llanfyllin is thriving market town on the upper reaches of the Cain valley and is an ideal centre to explore the area including nearby Lake Vyrnwy and Welshpool.

Powys, UK, (12 miles, 19kms), Email, www.llanidloes.com

Llanidloes is a small historic town in Central Powys. It's central position within Wales makes it the first town along the River Severn.

nr Llanidloes, Powys, UK, (15 miles, 24kms), Tel: 01686 412287

Llyn Clywedog is a man made reservoir formed by the construction of the Clywedog Dam. A number of viewing points and picnic areas are arranged along the 15 mile circular drive around the Lake

The Old Village Hall, Llanbrynmair, Powys, SY19 7AA, (14 miles, 23kms), Tel: 01650 521738, Email, www.machinationswales.co.uk

Visitor Centre The Museum of Mechanical Magic Gallery - one of the few significant permanent exhibitions of automata in the UK.

Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9LS, (20 miles, 32kms), Tel: 01650 531311, Email, www.meirionmill.co.uk

Mill shop offering a huge range of rugs, tweeds, outdoor & country clothing, knitwear, Portmeirion Pottery, crafts & gifts. Refreshments available.

Montgomery, Powys, UK, (6 miles, 10kms), Tel: 01443 336000, Email, www.cadw.wales.gov.uk

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, (3 miles, 4kms), www.visitmidwales.co.uk

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

The Park, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ, (2 miles, 4kms), Tel: 01686 625041, Email, www.orieldavies.org

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.

Berriew Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7SQ, (10 miles, 16kms), Tel: 01938 555715, Email, www.polacinema.webs.com

Replacing its predecessors The Picturedrome and Clive Picture House, The Pola was opened in 1938. Since then it's undergone a few changes of hands, and brief closures, and is now run by father and son team: Richard and Simon Thacker.

Powys, UK, (19 miles, 31kms), Tel: 01597 810706, Email, www.rhayader.co.uk

Situated in the heart of Mid Wales, set in spectacular unspoilt countryside. Various events taking place in and around the town to suit all ages.

East Street, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5ER, (19 miles, 31kms), Tel: 01597 810561, Email, www.carad.org.uk

Our Museum Gallery explores how landscape, culture and the social and economic environments shape our community.

Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 4HU, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01686 614555, Email, www.thehafren.co.uk

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

Abbeycwmhir, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6PH, (15 miles, 25kms), Tel: 01597 851 727, Email, www.abbeycwmhir.com

Within a setting of breathtaking beauty, history & romance, the 52 roomed Hall offers tours combining outstanding architecture, stunning interiors, fascinating collections and beautifull gardens. Overlooking the 12th C Abbey.

Powys, UK, (10 miles, 16kms), Email, www.visitmidwales.co.uk

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, (6 miles, 9kms), Tel: 01686 640478

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 Llanidloes, Powys, UK, (14 miles, 22kms), Tel: 01443 336000

Buildings and structures associated with the nineteenth-century extraction and processing of lead ore.

Nr Rhayder, Powys, UK, (15 miles, 24kms), Tel: 01597 823298, Email, www.rwtwales.org/index.php/radnorshire-wildlife-trust-reserves/cefn-cenarths.html

A sessile acid woodland nature reserve. Birds, bats and lichens thrive here. There are two trails to follow, one is quite steep but the view is well worth it.