heritage walks
Our route descriptions are available here
Request to those with dogs
Please note: Dog owners need to be responsible around livestock. This means: • you should have a short lead with you and use it when needed
Heritage Walk in The Times
Here is the full article describing our Cwmhir Community Heritage Walk. For more information about individual walks click here
Abbeycwmhir Community Heritage Walks – Your experiences..
Abbeycwmhir Community Heritage Walks were launched in September 2021. Route descriptions for the range of walks are available. These walks range from a local walk
Village Community Heritage Walk
A gentle walk exploring the village heritage Route descriptions for this walk are available here Village Walk Welsh Village Walk English We welcome your comments
Cwmhir Community Heritage Walk (Orange)
A longer walk with magnificent views Distance: 11.5 kms / 7.2 miles Difficulty: Strenuous Duration: 4.5 hours approximately Route descriptions for this walk are available
Grand Heritage Community Walk (Pink)
Heritage in the village and surrounding countryside Distance: 5.6 kms/3.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 2 hours approximately Route descriptions for this walk below Grand Heritage
Great Park Community Heritage Walk (Yellow)
Farmland, forestry and spectacular views Distance: 6.9 kms/4.3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Duration 2 hours approximately Route descriptions for this walk are available here Great Park
Sugar Loaf Community Heritage Walk (Blue)
IMPROVED ROUTE NOW INCLUDES OPTION TO AVOID MOST ROAD WALKING A circular walk through forestry, farmland and country lanes Distance: 3.6 kms/2.2 miles Difficulty: Easy
Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust is delighted that it has won two grants to support of our community heritage walks initiative.
National Lottery Heritage Fund & Cadw ’15 minute heritage’
“We’re all probably more aware of our local areas of late and local heritage – whether that’s a building, a landmark, a nature reserve or even our local shop, is important because it helps create and shape our communities.
Andrew White, director of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales says:
“Connecting with our heritage is also good for our wellbeing and thanks to National Lottery players and our partnership with Cadw we have been able to encourage a diverse range of people right across Wales to get out and about to explore and re-discover their local area.”
The Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust are delighted that they have been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cadw – the Welsh Government’s historic environment service to support the project ‘Discovering Abbeycwmhirʼ.
Mel Walters, Demystifying the Abbey Project Lead, & Jackie Marriott, Treasurer Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust, lead the bid application for Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust. “We are very excited to have received the above grant as our remote valley in mid Wales has an important place in Welsh history. Our recordings of oral memories from the village, on-line talks and community heritage trails will mean that everyone in our community will learn more about their heritage through a fuller engagement with Abbeycwmhir’s past and present.”
@Localgiving’s Magic Little Grants Fund
We have an award through @Localgiving’s Magic Little Grants Fund which is supported by players of @People’s Postcode Lottery. The Magic Little Grants Fund provides local charities and community groups the opportunity to access funding to encourage communities to take part in physical activity to help improve physical health.
These grants have enabled us to establish a series of waymarked walks around the village and the surrounding hills, with route descriptions that highlight the many heritage features in our valley. This includes re-launching the Abbeycwmhir Millenium Community Trail along with other supporting trails of varying lengths and abilities, designed for everyone to enjoy and to encourage people to visit important heritage features in our locality.