This 1-bedroom hot tub cottage is a luxury glamping hut perched at the top of the Llanover Valley in South Wales. This 16th century farm conversion offers breathtaking panoramic views across the three peaks of Abergavenny - Sugar Loaf, Skirrid and Blorenge. If you could use complete peace and quiet, you'll find it here, right beside the Brecon Beacons National Park.
This secluded romantic retreat sits in its own grounds with uninterrupted mountain views. Open the spectacular bifold doors onto your private terrace. Gaze at dark skies from your private wood-fired hot tub. Your dog gets its own whiskey barrel bed and can roam safely in the gated field for pets. The track up is bumpy but worth it! Guests rave about the isolation.
Inside is open-plan with a well-equipped kitchen featuring a bean-to-cup coffee machine, dishwasher and uniquely carved breakfast bar. The comfy double bed faces those amazing views. There's also a brilliant rainfall shower as well as a washing machine and 50-inch TV for movie nights.
Head out and explore right from your front door with Blaenavon Common offering stunning walks. Visit The Big Pit (6 miles), Brecon Mountain Railway (22 miles), Zip World Tower (31 miles) or tackle the Abergavenny three peak challenge.
The cottage is perfect for couples seeking total escape. Forget the world. Soak in the tub. Drink wine. Repeat. Your stress will melt faster than the hot tub warms up!
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The best-known attractions within an easy drive of 1-Bedroom Hot Tub Cottage in Llanover, with real driving times.
Sat nav: NP15 2BT
A grand late medieval Welsh castle with a hexagonal Yellow Tower and a long, dramatic history.
Raglan Castle sits just north of the village of Raglan in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Built and rebuilt between the 15th and early 17th centuries by the Herbert and Somerset families, it was once a luxurious, fortified home, and its large hexagonal keep is known as the Great Tower or the Yellow Tower of Gwent.
Sat nav: NP4 9XP
Go 300 feet underground with a real miner at a genuine Welsh coal mine.
Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums, standing on the heather-clad moors above Blaenavon. It worked as a colliery from 1880 to 1980 and opened to the public in 1983. The star attraction is the Underground Tour, which takes you 300 feet down with a real miner to see what life was like for the men who worked the coal face.
Tip: Underground tour places on the day aren't guaranteed a time slot and queues can build when busy, so book a timed Job-A-Knock ticket in advance to secure your spot.
Sat nav: HR9 6HU
A ruined medieval castle above the River Wye, with a dark dungeon and keep-top views.
Goodrich Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on a rocky sandstone outcrop above the River Wye, near Ross-on-Wye. Begun after the Norman Conquest, it grew into a stone castle with a square keep, big corner towers and a gatehouse with a barbican. William Wordsworth called it the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire".
Tip: Book advance tickets online through English Heritage, and pick up the family game from the ticket office when you arrive.
Sat nav: NP7 7NN
Atmospheric medieval priory ruins in the remote Vale of Ewyas, deep in the Black Mountains.
Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined Augustinian priory in the secluded, steep-sided Vale of Ewyas, in the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Founded around 1100, it became the first priory of Canons Regular in Wales and grew into one of the great medieval buildings of the country, mixing Norman and Gothic styles. The main ruins are cared for by Cadw.
Tip: The priory is about seven miles north of Abergavenny on the old road towards Hay-on-Wye, so allow time for the winding valley drive.
Sat nav: NP16 5EZ
A clifftop Norman fortress above the River Wye, begun in 1067 and one of Wales' earliest stone castles.
Chepstow Castle stretches along a limestone cliff above the River Wye. Building began in 1067 under William fitz Osbern, a close friend of William the Conqueror, and it is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Over the centuries it passed to powerful figures such as William Marshal and Roger Bigod, each of whom left their mark.
Tip: Book online to save 5%. The main path is a steep slope and the steps can be uneven or slippery when wet, so wear sturdy shoes.
Sat nav: CF83 1JD
The largest castle in Wales, ringed by artificial lakes and built with pioneering concentric defences.
Caerphilly Castle is the largest castle in Wales and the second-largest in the UK. Gilbert de Clare began it in 1268, and its concentric rings of walls, large twin-towered gatehouses and wide artificial lakes inspired Edward I's castles in North Wales. Historian Allen Brown called its water defences "the most elaborate water defences in all Britain".
Sat nav: GL16 8QB
Wander a maze of paths through ancient woodland, strange rock formations and secret caves in the Forest of Dean.
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, covering 14 acres. Over a mile of pathways, laid down in the early 19th century, wind through strange rock formations, secret caves and ancient trees. The paths make a confusing maze, so expect to take a few wrong turns.
Sat nav: BS10 7TP
A conservation park run by Bristol Zoological Society, with giraffes, cheetahs, gorillas and lemurs on a large countryside site.
Bristol Zoo Project is a wildlife conservation park in South Gloucestershire, run by Bristol Zoological Society. It covers a large site, and its areas are designed to link ecosystems and conservation programmes around the world. Current areas include Bear Wood, Benoué National Park and Discover Madagascar.
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Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.
