The following amenities for which we have special arrangements are available close to the hotel:

• Quad- and four wheel drive safaris
• Pony trekking/horse riding
• Golf courses (5 within 20 minutes)
• Caving and abseilling
• White water rafting and canoeing
• Hang- and para-gliding
• Ballooning
• Cycling
• Painting
• Lectured historical/cultural walks and tours.

Allt Yr Ynys can also organise a wide range of special interest trips for a variety of group sizes. These cover a variety of interests including, but not limited to:

• Church Architecture
• The Marcher Castles
• Mediaeval Urban Design
• Geology and its associated land forms
• The poetry of Robert Frost
• Cider, gardens, vineyards, etc.

All special interest group trips are led by highly knowledgeable and qualified guides, a number of whom are leading authors or authorities on their special interest subjects.

Tourist Attractions in our area

First class walking (the renowned Offa's Dyke Pathway is only 600 yards away), horse riding, horse racing, caving, cycling, off-road and quad-bike driving, and many other activities are also easily accessible. Golfers of all standards are well catered for with seven golf courses close to the hotel, and the nearest only a few minutes drive away.

Many major tourist attractions, sites of historic interest and other tourist amenities are within easy reach of the hotel including Hereford with its Mappa Mundi exhibition, Chain Library and Cider Museum.

Llanthony Priory

Well preserved castles such as those at Raglan, Chepstow, Tintern, Skenfrith, Grosmont and Longtown are also easily accessible as are The Abbey Dore with its Court Gardens, the 11th Century Priory at Llanthony and the twisted church tower at Cwmyoy.

Travel through the mystical Golden Valley or the mysterious Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains or take a jaunt to Hay-on-Wye, home to the world-renowned literary festival, with its myriad second-hand book and antique shops. There are a multitude of sites and attractions in and around Wales’ revitalised capital city, Cardiff and throughout the Welsh valleys, the Wye Valley, the Vale of Usk and the Forest of Dean.

The Black Mountains near Hay-on-Wye