Events Around Llandovery

Following the sad death of our Treasurer and good friend, Ron Skilton to Motor Neurone Disease in December 2005, this event was added to our Green Events calendar.

Whether you are a hardened mountain biker or a fun rider who happens to like a drop of real ale, The Real Ale Wobble will be right up your street. The wobble is a non-competitive event marking the beginning of the 10-day Mid Wales Beer Festival.

Here at National Trust, conservation is at the heart of everything we do. Join us for a conservation short talk every Tuesday and get an insight as to what it takes to protect our special places and collections. Booking not needed.

From portrait conservation and protecting our historic ceilings, to insect pest prevention and carpet tamping; no day is the same and there’s always lots of important work to be done. For the first time we’re inviting visitors to try your hand at house and collection conservation too.

Discover something new at Dinefwr with a guided walk and talk with our expert. Each walk will be tailored for the weather conditions on the day but you can guarantee you’ll learn something new each time you visit. Booking not needed.

Newton House is reputedly one of the most haunted houses in Wales, and we invite you to join us on an night time tour to experience the house when the sun goes down. You never know what you might come across in this dark, spooky house...

Join our Mini Ranger Academy at Dinefwr and learn all about what it takes to be a Ranger on a National Nature Reserve. There is a different session each month and booking is essential so call up today for more information and to book - Call 01558 824512. Suitable for ages 5-13 years.

An award - winning one - woman comedy-musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness. Carys Eleri’s outrageously fun evening comes with plenty of sass, chocolate, hugs and bangin’ tunes too. Age Guidance 16+

A puppet show for children aged 4-12 years and their families celebrating Celtic Festival of the Dead traditions and the circle of life.

Llanerchaeron has an action-packed half term with events and activities every day to keep the whole family entertained. We’ll have spooky activities every day of the school holidays, with pumpkin carving, Halloween trails and ghostly tales! Booking not needed.

Enjoy the autumn colours in the lovely mixed woods at Longwood, near Lampeter. From the Visitor Centre, the route follows forest tracks for the first part of the walk. Then paths along the woodland edge and across open fields crossing a couple of Iron Age forts on the way lead us back to the start.

Mid Wales Opera’s SmallStages team romps onto stage with a radical reworking of John Gay’s 1728 work The Beggar’s Opera. Horrified to learn of Polly’s illicit marriage to an errant highwayman, Mrs P contrives to get the rascal hanged so Polly can claim the reward.

Lleu isn’t half the god he was in the Mabinogi, and in this iconoclastic piece Aled explores the loss of faith, the destruction of myths and the everlasting tenderness of mankind. Cast: Carwyn Jones, Siôn Pritchard, Dyfan Roberts Director: Betsan Llwyd Age guide: 14+

Orig Williams/El Bandito carried the Welsh flag to all parts of the World, he fought the fiercest of fighters, experienced the wins and the loses – without a doubt, he lived life to the limit! A wrestler, a family man and an entrepreneur!

Join our Conservation Volunteer for a short talk about the work we’re doing to ensure our special places and features can be enjoyed by visitors for centuries to come. Booking not needed. Meet at the front of Newton House. A member of our team will be there to welcome you.

Join our Conservation Volunteer for a short talk about the work we’re doing to ensure our special places and features can be enjoyed by visitors for centuries to come. Booking not needed. Meet at the front of Newton House. A member of our team will be there to welcome you.

Meet some really creepy creatures this Halloween - slippery snakes, scary spiders, furry rats and a bearded dragon lizard! Spooky trail available all day too! Dewch i gyfarfod anifeiliaid Andros o arswydus yn ystod Calan Gaeaf - nadroedd llithrig, corynnod brawychus, llygod mawr blewog a draig Comodo farfog!

Try your hand at creepy crafts, including bouncy bats and monstrous masks! Spooky trail available all day too! Rhowch gynnig ar wneud crefftau dychrynllyd, gan gynnwys ystlumod sy’n bownsio a mygydau brawychus! Bydd llwybr arswydus ar gael drwy’r dydd hefyd!

Sheila Evans-Pritchard and Helen Rowlands will exhibiting pictures, prints and cards at Aberaeron TIC. Details of their artwork can be found in the Ceredigion Art Trail Directory (available online).

The show is managed by the Brecon & Borders Welsh Pony & Cob Breeders Association. The show is a WPCS Silver Medal show and has foal classes for Welsh Section As, Bs, Cs, Ds, riding ponies and Welsh part breeds.

Conversations, support and influence about how we live with dementia. Run by and for people living with dementia.

The Cards for Good Causes Christmas card pop up shop returns to St Mary’s Church Brecon for 2019.

On Saturday 2nd November Tea at Three at The Tower Café St Marys Church Brecon. It’s an opportunity to make new friends in the comfortable surrounding of the Tower Café whilst enjoying a hot drink and cake. It’s open to all and it’s free so why not come and join us we would love to see you.

Four short pieces of dance from Wales, each different from the one before it. Roots is a guided tour through contemporary dance. We take some of our favourite pieces and pair them with a discussion to help you get to the heart of the stories, and learn behind-the-scenes secrets.

Our Visitor Centre is packed with local crafters and artists offering handmade jewellery, wildlife art, wooden crafts, paintings, craft demonstrations, up-cycled products, and traditional Welsh crafts. Parents browse at your leisure thanks to our children’s craft table.