Looking for a memorable experience during your next visit to Mid Wales? Think ancient legends, safari thrills, artisan retreats and cosy, countryside magic, each experience offering their own Welsh twist that makes Mid Wales such a unique holiday destination.
Whether you're a couple chasing new memories or a young family making your first wild adventures, these one-of-a-kind experiences provide a perfect mix of chill and thrill.
Powys
Take a tour! Welsh Mountain Cider | Tours & Tastings
Prospect Orchard, Newchapel, Llanidloes, Powys, SY18 6JY
Welsh Mountain Cider specialises in making fine, natural ciders and grafting and growing hardy apples and pear trees. A guided tour takes visitors through a museum orchard of more than 450 apple and 50 pear varieties. Learn about orchard practices, growing organically and at altitude and minimum intervention, biodiverse orchards.
Also learn about production techniques for making live, naturally fermented, vintage ciders. Visitors taste three bottled vintage ciders and learn about the different flavours and styles of cider produced.
Trekking with alpacas – Alpaca my Boots
Blaenrheon, Penpont, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ES
Alpaca my Boots is located on a working family farm 3.5 miles outside of Brecon, in the heart of the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.
Visitors can enjoy a fantastic, family friendly experience lasting about 90 minutes. They trek on Mynydd Illtyd Common, taking in Twyn Y Gaer, the remnants of an Iron Age fort and fantastic views of the Brecon Beacons, Usk valley and the Black Mountains.
You will be surrounded by breathtaking scenery with ample opportunity to take a good selfie with an alpaca by your side!
Develop your photo skills – Brad Carr Photography
Brad Carr is a professional nature and landscape photographer based in Welshpool. Much of his photography is focused on small pockets of Powys and around the magical landscape of Eryri (Snowdonia).
Brad offers a range of learning experiences that include group landscape photography workshops throughout various locations in Wales, private one to one photography tuition and photo editing workshops online.
Carriage rides with Fraithwen Friesians
Fraithwen Friesians, Adfa, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3DB
As seen on ITV’s ‘Love your Weekend’, Fraithwen Carriage Driving can cater for two people - possibly an additional small one! - and can provide one or two-hour experiences around stunning lanes, past bubbling streams, through woods and peaceful farmland.
Visitors can choose either a Marathon wagon with side facing seats or one person can choose to sit up front with the driver, or you can upgrade to a beautiful Victoria carriage with a forward-facing seat for two people and a hood, if required.
Fraithwen Carriage Driving can also travel to a location of the customer’s choice and other route options include picnic drives, pub drives, stately homes and events. Call the business to discuss ideas and see if they can accommodate special plans. Drives start at £150 for two people for one hour drive from the stud farm.
Custom full or half-day tours – Silver Sherpa
Powys & Shropshire border, SY21 9PL
Relax and enjoy the scenery of Mid Wales with Silver Sherpa’s bespoke tours, lasting either a half or a full day, designed for all interests and abilities. These excursions take guests through idyllic valleys and over mountain passes, showcasing rural villages, lakes and castles, with the opportunity to observe diverse wildlife, including red kites, buzzards and herons, all part of a customisable experience.
For hikers, Silver Sherpa specialises in daily luggage transfer services for walkers on Offa's Dyke Path, covering the central section between Knighton and Llangollen.
Ceredigion
An adventure of discovery - Silver Mountain Experience
Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AB
The Silver Mountain Experience is not your usual day out. It’s a visitor attraction encompassing a 250-year-old Victorian mine, exciting escape rooms, mining museum and much more, where history, myth and legend collide in a fantastic day out for the whole family.
Make something beautiful – Mud and Wool | Creative Workshops
Mud and Wool is located on a beautiful 14-acre smallholding with outstanding views over the Cambrian Mountains. Jo and Adam are artists, Jo a weaver and Adam a potter. Art workshops are held in a beautifully converted barn which is now the studio and teaching area.
A two bedroomed, self-catering cottage in rural West Wales, situated in an elevated position with magnificent views of the Cambrian Mountains. This barn conversion has been lovingly restored and completed to a high standard. For an extra charge, guests also have access to a wood fired sauna.
Holiday spa days – Pure Indulgence Mobile Treatments
Based in Cardigan (travels across Ceredigion)
Imagine having a spa day – but the spa comes to you on holiday! Relax and rejuvenate at your holiday destination with Pure Indulgence’s experienced therapists who provide an extra level of comfort to customers.
Gwynedd
Get lost in Welsh legends – King Arthurs Labyrinth
King Arthurs Labyrinth, Corris Caverns, Corris, Gwynedd, SY20 9RF
Sail through the magical veil of an underground waterfall into a legendary world awash with stories of dragons, giants, fierce battles and King Arthur.
Once the boat docks, you will be guided through winding tunnels and vast caverns of the labyrinth by your guide, a hooded Dark Age Boatman. Inside the labyrinth, ancient Welsh legends unfold.
Experience a Victorian slate mine - Corris Mine Explorers
Corris Caverns is also home to Corris Mine Explorers which has guides to take visitors on an underground adventure, following in the footsteps of Victorian slate miners. Experience broad tunnels and cavernous chambers where the world’s finest slate was excavated by both hand and explosive, before being shipped around the world.
Having barely been touched since it was abandoned in the 1970s, the mine offers an authentic and fascinating experience for families. A great place to visit, especially if it’s raining!
Osprey spotting – Glaslyn Ospreys
Visit the stunning Glaslyn Valley in Southern Eryri (Snowdonia) and see breeding ospreys in the spring and summer close to the Pont Croesor Visitor Centre, near Porthmadog.
Enjoy live images from high-definition cameras of these magnificent birds of prey on their nests. Learn about the fascinating lives of the resident osprey families from knowledgeable and friendly volunteers and use telescopes for close up views of the nests.
White water rafting – National White Water Centre
The National White Water Centre is located in Bala, in the heart of the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. The centre is the UK’s original white water rafting venue with more than 30 years’ experience. Set in stunning Welsh hills, the dam controlled River Tryweryn has high flows ideal for exhilarating white water rafting and canyoning adventures on natural rapids throughout the year.
There is plenty more to see and experience in Mid Wales. For additional information on nearby accommodation, local events and other attractions, check out www.visitmidwales.co.uk to start planning your trip.
Visit Mid Wales has an interactive map where you can find new experiences at: https://shorturl.at/qaCML .
For additional information on nearby accommodation, local events and other attractions, visit: www.visitmidwales.co.uk .
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