Brecon Beacons - Pen-y-cae

27 Feb 2026 to 1 Mar 2026

Join us in Brecon Beacons between Friday 27th of February and Sunday 1st of March, for what is always one of our best annual meeting! We will be staying at the Sleeping Giant Bunkhouse (located in Pen-y-cae near Fan Brycheiniog), it's the perfect base for venturing into the lesser-known (but absolutely stunning) Black Mountain area. If you don't believe me, check below a few walk ideas.

Whether you’re a regular or a new face, you’re more than welcome to come along and experience this beautiful part of the National Park with us.

We’re all getting together for dinner on the Saturday! It’s the perfect chance for our new faces to hang out and get to know the regulars.

TRANSPORT:
To get to Pen-y-cae, you can partner with other rockhoppers who have a car or rent a car together for the weekend. A more ecological option would be to take the train from London to Neath and then the T6 TrawsCymru bus to Tyrysgol Penwyllt Turn. The bus stop is less than 10 minutes from the bunkhouse. So, starting from Paddington station, you will with us in less than 4 hours with no risk of getting stuck in traffic.

WALKING: (all the routes as described start a short drive away)
Fan Brycheiniog and Picws Du Circular
The highest peak in the western part of the Brecon Beacons. 11.5 km / 606m ascent. Can be adapted to start from the bunkhouse.

Fan Gyhirych
13km / 470m ascent. A route is also possible from the bunkhouse.

If you like waterfalls you are also in luck. Nearby are the famous waterfalls between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte. You could adapt this to make it shorter as a nice Sunday walk.

CLIMBING:
Dinas Rock is described as "probably the best inland cliff in South Wales" and has sport climbing routes and boulders. If you prefer to trad climb, go for the quarries at Twynau Gwynion and Morlais (or any other quarry venues with trad and sport routes across South Wales). You can drive to the parking for Three Cliffs Bay, on the Gower peninsula, within an hour.