Crickhowell is situated in Powys, Mid Wales. Known to many as the glittering jewel of the Vale of Usk, Crickhowell is fast becoming a popular tourist town. Situated in the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park in mid Wales, it offers plenty of outdoor activities from canoeing and kayaking to rock climbing and even pony trekking. There are also some fabulous walks, and the annual Crickhowell Walking Festival, which spans over nine days, includes hikes through the Black Mountains, and more comfortable walks alongside the river Usk.
Although the town takes its name from an Iron Age hill fort, Crickhowell dates back only to the medieval period. The castle was built by the Normans during the 12th century and the town’s shops and businesses would have grown up around it. Hundreds of years later in 1706 the bridge was added to the town, linking Crickhowell to the opposite side of the river Usk and providing a direct road through the town and onwards to the castle gates.