{"id":105559,"date":"2019-03-29T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-brecon-powys-bright-streets-and-brooding-beacons\/"},"modified":"2019-03-30T00:05:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:05:39","slug":"lets-move-to-brecon-powys-bright-streets-and-brooding-beacons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-brecon-powys-bright-streets-and-brooding-beacons\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Brecon, Powys: \u2018Bright streets and brooding Beacons\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhether you want to hike up them or admire them from a cafe, there\u2019s no escaping the hills in this Welsh market townWhat\u2019s going for it? I used to climb up the Malvern Hills as a kid and gaze at the rest of the universe from the top. I could always spot the Brecon Beacons: their chiselled, flat\u2011topped peaks gave them away, against the soft curves of the Herefordshire hills. Up close they\u2019re just as recognisable, only now with added high-res moorland broodiness, glowering over the town of Brecon like something menacing that you sense from the corner of your eye. There\u2019s little escaping them in the gay streets of this market town, a continuous gloomy foil to its brightly painted Georgian streets, dotted with craft galleries and secondhand bookshops. People come from far to test themselves against the power of the Beacons and their national park, calibrating their challenge according to the strength of their thighs and the age of their heart. The Brecon Beast? Or a gentle hike, leaving time for an ice-cream at Llanfaes Dairy, a bit of window shopping and a mooch around the ancient font inside the sturdy walls of the cathedral. Well, you know which one I picked.The case against The glowering countryside and (whenever I go at least) grey weather is not for everyone. There\u2019s no railway, so you\u2019re here for the duration. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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