Crickhowell, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Compact CRICKHOWELL (Crucywel), four miles southeast of Tretower, on the northern bank of the wide and shallow Usk, makes for a lively base from which to explore the surrounding area. There isn't much to see in town, however, apart from a grand seventeenth-century bridge , with thirteen arches visible from the eastern end and only twelve from the west, spawning many a local myth. Table Mountain (1481ft) provides a spectacular northern backdrop, topped by the remains of the 2500-year-old hill fort ( crug ) of Hywel, accessed on a path past The Wern, off Llanbedr Road. Many walkers follow a route north from Table … more »