Visitor Centre

Open 7 days a week

10:00am – 4:30pm

Penbont House

Penbont House

Tearoom & Bed & Breakfast

PENBONT HOUSE WILL REOPEN 15th FEBRUARY 2020

This Week at Elan

  • The Visitor Centre is open seven days a week from 10am until 4.30pm, with last hot food orders in the café being taken at 3.30pm.
  • Please note that due to a large rock fall, the railway cutting know as Devil's Gulch along the top part of the Elan Valley Trail (between Craig Goch Dam and Pen y Garreg Dam) is closed to all users until further notice.
  • Please note that the road accessing the Claerwen Valley and Dam will be closed between Thursday 20th February and Thursday 5th March for timber felling. There will be no access for vehicles or pedestrians during this time, access to residents only.
  • Please note that due to works to replace the road surface and drainage there will be no access across the dam for vehicles and pedestrians between Monday 24th February and Friday 6th March inclusive. The public toilets will be locked during this time.

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EYES ON THE NIGHT SKY: APRIL 2018

Published: 27 March 2018

Welcome to the April edition of Eyes on the Night Sky. Springtime nights can provide a rich banquet of celestial delights before the nights get too light to enjoy the dark skies of the Elan Valley. Typically, April nights can be wonderfully clear and not too cold!

Elan Links scheme begins

Published: 1 March 2018

A five-year £3.3 million investment for the Elan Valley has launched which aims to secure Elan Valley’s natural and cultural heritage and increase benefits and opportunities for locals and visitors.