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Town in Wales

Crickhowell

Crickhowell is a town and community in southeastern Powys, Wales, near Abergavenny, and was historically in the county of Brecknockshire.

Plan a trip to Crickhowell→From Cardiff
Get in

Getting to Crickhowell

On the A40 between Abergavenny (which is the closest rail station) and Brecon. The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains and in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Crickhowell Castle
  2. 02
    Crickhowell Bridge

    128-m (420-ft) 18th-century bridge.

  3. 03
    Tretower Castle

    Tretower.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    The Dragon Inn Crickhowell

    47 High St,.

How locals move

Getting around Crickhowell the local way

  • Get inFrom Abergavenny they continue to Hereford then either to Holyhead (for ferries to Dublin) or to Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.

From Wikivoyage: Abergavenny, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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