The Star Inn (Talybont-on-Usk)

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Right on the canal at Talybont-on-Usk, the Star is a real-ale pub and a long-standing CAMRA favourite, with a good range of guest beers on the bar. The towpath runs past the door, and Talybont Reservoir is a short way up the valley.

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Bannau Brycheiniog

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Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Canal

The mountain canal of the Bannau Brycheiniog, contouring high above the Usk from Brecon toward Pontypool.

here · Powys, Monmouthshire & Torfaen

Taff Trail

Long-distance path

Cardiff Bay to Brecon on old tramways and towpaths up the Taff — shared with bikes, with Castell Coch on the way out of town.

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Long-distance path

Caerleon's Roman fortress to Brecon, following the Usk by riverside path and canal towpath under an otter's-head waymark.

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Talybont Reservoir

Reservoir near Talybont-on-Usk

Large reservoir in a wooded valley with a lakeside path and good birdwatching, stocked with brown trout.

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Llangorse Lake

Lake near Llangorse (Llan-gors)

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