View Full Version : Anyone fancy a bit of biving on the Brecon Beacons?
I’m planning on going walkabout on the Brecon’s for 3 or 4 days. There are a couple of wild camp sites at SN 918084 & SN 922193 and they don’t seem to mind if small groups bivi (no tents) out of the way some where.
There will be a chance to use your hammock on one of the nights if you like.
I was planning to go around the end of March, starting at Storey Arms which is on the A470 at the base of Pen y Fan and heading over to Pontneddfechan. This will take in a bit of hill walking, some woods and some great waterfalls one of which you can walk behind.
So if anyone is up for it let me know.
Tim
Be aware that there's no open fires at the second site you mentioned.
Although you're probably looking at the same document as me and already know that. :)
Yes I know that mate, nothing to burn there anyway, but thanks for the advice.
Woods Wanderer
08-02-2006, 18:07
how well known on this site do you have to be because my boss says im due a week off
You don't have to be known at all
Woods Wanderer
09-02-2006, 12:40
would you mind if i came im more into the primitive but will bring gear so as not to be a nusence im 18 dont know if you would prefer any one older if thats all ok could you pm me with details (time dates were to meet stuff to bring and all that) how many people are going thanks
anyone posting in this thread local to brecon ? i am about 9 miles away actually anything i can do to help let me know also pm me details and ill see if i can drop buy (i so hate walking lol)not really built for it also i have shooting permission over most of the surounding land may or may not help but at least i know a lot of the farmers cheers guys anyone feel free to pm me if you live close
There are a couple of wild camp sites at SN 918084 & SN 922193
I know SN918084 really well. I've been using it myself since I was about 16yrs old..... its about a 2-3hr walk from my doorstep :) It can get crowded in the summer as its a favorite spot for larger drinking crowds, as seen by all the beer cans and rubbish left about. It used to be a lovely spot. I havn't been their in a year or two, so it may have had a full clean up (I know there was a plan to)
I'm pretty busy and booked up at the mo, but let me know your dates and I'll see if I can wander over for the night and join your camp fire :)
:D
Ed
Biddlesby
12-02-2006, 22:38
SN918084? Catchy name...
Dates would indeed be useful :).
The dates I was looking at were 23 to 26 March.
Woods Wanderer
13-02-2006, 17:56
is there anywere that some of us could meet up that somone not local can find
il go halfs on petrol if it comes to it (doesnt feel quite right to be saying on the net that ill hop into a strangers car with money)
is there anywere that some of us could meet up that somone not local can find
il go halfs on petrol if it comes to it (doesnt feel quite right to be saying on the net that ill hop into a strangers car with money)
"Quite Right To" I wouldn't do it!
I will be traveling there by train & bus, from Bristol to Merthyr Tydfil by Train then bus to storey arms, my Wife will be picking me up from Pontneddfechan, so why don't we meet at Merthyr train station?
I would be happy to give a couple of people a lift back to Merthyr on the Sunday by then we'll all know each other. (make sure you know the train time so I can get you back there on time try to make it after 1pm)
At the moment the two that have shown an interest are Wood Wanderer & Gaz Miggy I will PM you both by the end of the week with the time I will be getting to Merthyr train station
Ed will be at SN918084 for the Saturday night if you want to came along or anyone else for that matter.
Cheers..... I know the route you'll be roughly taking,.... well .... I know the waterfalls you'll be passing and walking behind ;)..... so I may take a wander up the river to meet you. Keep your ears out for a penny whistle :)
Ed
I’m very tempted but it would depend on the mileage your doing in a day and what time you intending to meet at the Storey Arms. I’d be coming up from London which would take five or six hours. Can you pm some info.
ok heres where i look like a real noob where the heck is SN918084 ?
anyone know a name for it that i would know ? im local so never needed to find most of these places with a map
ps. if anyone needs a lift from merthyr train sation to the story arms i can help its goona cost you £10 in a taxi and if your talking about the water falls at the bottom of the "glen" i can take you right to it cheers peeps
ok heres where i look like a real noob where the heck is SN918084?
No worries mate ;) SN918084 is the OS Map referance. Go here http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/ and click the 'I want to get a map now' and put in the co-ordinates (no spaces).
If you know the area already...... SN918084 is the overnight wild camp site near Dinnas rock.... From Dinnas rock, follow the river upstream towards the old gunpowder works. Its on the banks of the river and on same side of the river as Dinnas rock. So just follow the public footpath from the car-park at Dinnas Rock upstream till you get to the large clearing.
Hope this helps :D
Ed
Fallow Way
14-02-2006, 20:33
i would be interested when further details come to light :-)
PM Timm, I'm sure he'll give you all the details :)
Ed
ok heres where i look like a real noob where the heck is SN918084 ?
anyone know a name for it that i would know ? im local so never needed to find most of these places with a map
ps. if anyone needs a lift from merthyr train sation to the story arms i can help its goona cost you £10 in a taxi and if your talking about the water falls at the bottom of the "glen" i can take you right to it cheers peeps
Thanks for the offer of a lift but I'm happy to use the bus (X43) which if all goes to plan should get there about lunch time.
Why don't you come along.
i would be interested when further details come to light :-)
I've tried to PM the details but got this message
"Fallow Way has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space"
Let me know if when you have cleared it and I will send you the details if you still interested.
havingagiraffe
15-02-2006, 23:45
Cheers..... I know the route you'll be roughly taking,.... well .... I know the waterfalls you'll be passing and walking behind ;)..... so I may take a wander up the river to meet you. Keep your ears out for a penny whistle :)
Ed
Not sure if this is the waterfall Ed mentioned - it's called Sgwd yr Eira and is about ten minutes drive followed by half an hour's walk from Storey Arms, or about ten minutes drive followed by half an hour's walk from Penderyn - depends on which way you're coming from. Walking behind it after a period of heavy rain is quite an experience. The spray can be so dense that it seems as though there's not enough air to breathe. :D If you're lucky, you may see one of the crazy locals paddling their canoe over the edge and dropping into the pool below. :eek: :eek: :eek:
http://i1.tinypic.com/nwao20.jpg
sorry guys like i said noob, totally different place to what i was thinking of ill need to follow sumone from merthyr, brecon or similar any offers ?
im not scared to get in a car with a stranger although your suspension may feel differently :lmao:
I'd be very interested. Not sure I can do the 4 days, but would might be able to meet you for a couple of nights. There are some great hammocking sites in that area.
Let me know the plan as/if it develops.
K.
I'd be very interested. Not sure I can do the 4 days, but would might be able to meet you for a couple of nights. There are some great hammocking sites in that area.
Let me know the plan as/if it develops.
K.
The plan is to get to Storey Arms a 12 noon on 23rd March where at the moment I'm meeting Lyndon, head over to SN922193 (Llech-Llia) for the first night .
I’m waiting to hear back from Woods Wanderer & M@rk as to where they want to meet.
Suggested meeting places on 23rd, Entrance Merthyr Tydfil train station 11am – Storey Arms 12noon – Llech-Llia after 4pm (if anyone misses a meet just head for Llech-Llia you can get a Taxi to with in about 100m of the place)
Then head along the Roman road (more of a track than a road) and find a place for the night, as you say great hammocking area.
On Saturday we’ll be heading for SN918084 passed Sgwd yr Eira (the water fall in the picture above) to meet up with Ed for the night.
Sunday head home.
We’ll be walking for about 4 hour a day can’t tell you exact route as we’ll make it up on the day, and depends on where we camp on Friday.
If you want to meet on the Friday that’s fine just PM me your suggestion and we can work something out.
Timm
Fallow Way
23-02-2006, 11:44
perfect, thats exactly my four days off on the rota next month. I`ll start organising if i can get down there and let you know
Woods Wanderer
23-02-2006, 17:59
ill let you know as soon as i can get the train times from lincoln if i can id like to meet at merthyr just depends on trains
I’m aiming to get to Merthyr Tydfil at 10.30 it’s going to take me five hours using three trains and the tube to get across London if I get delayed I’ll meet you all at SN922193
Thanks M@rk & Woods Wanderer for getting back
The list up till now of people who are interested or definitely coming is:
Lyndon
Woods Wanderer
M@rk
Fallow Way
KenC
Ed (meeting us at SN918084 for the Saturday night)
oh and me
Look forward to meet you all.
Tim
it's called Sgwd yr Eira
I went there in my teens and I'd forgotten all about it until I saw your photograph. I'm going to have to take my family there soon as it's a fantastic place.
Thanks,
Pappa
I'll be meeting you all on the Friday night, and on the Sunday may be able to lift people back to their cars at the Storey Arms or thereabouts if needed. Could be space for anyone going back along the M4 corridor too. PM if you're interested.
Looking forward to it!
K.
if you aint got a map :-
story arms to sn922913(llech llia) is around 4 1/4 miles allthough if you flatten it out it would be closer to 5 1/2 (at least half of it is down hill :lol: )
sn922913(llech llia) to
SN918084 passed Sgwd yr Eira (the water fall in the picture above) is approximatly 7 miles
so the way i see it -thursday 23rd march 12;00 hrs meet at story arms 5 mile walk to first camp site generous e,t,a, of 16.00 hrs (even i cant complain about that and i complain about a lot :p)
not sure if we,r spending friday night here at the waterfall or some where in between? timm ?
anyway friday or saterday a nice little 7 mile walk :eek: but all day to do it in (i hope :lol: )
if i got any of this wrong feel free to correct me :nono: . :D
just a point of interest=
bergen£50
civi sleeping bag that sucked £30
army sleeping bag£30
hammock£18
walking boots£120
basha£25
ration packs£50
knife£wich one i bought 5 :lol:
trousers£27
thats what ive spent to come camping with you guys :eek:
(and the wife still speaks to me :D . :D . :D . :D )
Here's what you do Lyndon. Add up what you spent. After each night out, divide the sum by the number of nights to get your price per night. When it gets less than £30, tell her it's cheaper than a B&B and you're actually saving money. :lmao:
My wife and I did this after I bought a Terra Nova Quasar a couple of years ago. We were camping together but it was still a lot of money at the time. Those first couple of nights, she had trouble justifying "Hilton prices". :)
if you aint got a map :-
story arms to sn922913(llech llia) is around 4 1/4 miles allthough if you flatten it out it would be closer to 5 1/2 (at least half of it is down hill :lol: )
sn922913(llech llia) to
SN918084 passed Sgwd yr Eira (the water fall in the picture above) is approximatly 7 miles
so the way i see it -thursday 23rd march 12;00 hrs meet at story arms 5 mile walk to first camp site generous e,t,a, of 16.00 hrs (even i cant complain about that and i complain about a lot :p)
not sure if we,r spending friday night here at the waterfall or some where in between? timm ?
anyway friday or saterday a nice little 7 mile walk :eek: but all day to do it in (i hope :lol: )
if i got any of this wrong feel free to correct me :nono: . :D
just a point of interest=
bergen£50
civi sleeping bag that sucked £30
army sleeping bag£30
hammock£18
walking boots£120
basha£25
ration packs£50
knife£wich one i bought 5 :lol:
trousers£27
thats what ive spent to come camping with you guys :eek:
(and the wife still speaks to me :D . :D . :D . :D )
Your about right for the Thursday, on the Friday we're taking a bit of a detour alone the Roman road and finding somewhere to camp.
I aiming at about 4 hours walking a day with some stops for a brew, so don't worry mate no gut busting marches.
Give my apologies to your wife but you will need a rollmat, as on the first night there nowhere to hang your hammock. A bivi bag would be a good idea as well, about £25 from the army surplus the last time I looked.
And I know it's to late now but why did you spend £50 on a rat pack when you can get dried food from Tescos for half the price, they both taste like crap.
But if your anything like me you won't be happy with the kit you've got and end up buying more just don't tell the wife.
All I can say is sorry but I will organize more weekend like this in the future if you interested and the wife hasn't killed you, and as Scanker said it eventually get cheaper than B&B.
Anyway you can't put a price on a couple of nights in the woods with the lads can you!
havingagiraffe
09-03-2006, 13:07
I went there in my teens and I'd forgotten all about it until I saw your photograph. I'm going to have to take my family there soon as it's a fantastic place.
Thanks,
Pappa
It's a top waterfall. Almost makes rainy days worthwhile... :)
just got back in from sleeping out in the becons last night woke up with an inch of snow on me it was apparently around -3 .(+wind chill )
timm was you expecting summer conditions for this meet :lmao: ?
my kit is actually to heavy for a 300 yard walk ill have to do somthing about that no idea what though.
,just thought ide let ppl know what to expect next week :D
I was hoping for clear skies but cool, I've spent several nights there in the past when my water bottle has frozen, stick it down your pants and it soon melts the down side is you turn into a girl.
As long as it doesn't rain I'll be happy.
Regarding the weight, throw out everything your not 100% sure you'll need.
Tim
I had a look at a ten day forecast this morning, it doesn’t look like its going to be to cold but we are going to have showers. Personally I don’t mind what the weather is like though I was hoping a clear sky at night.
Is anyone thinking of not coming because of the weather after all it is supposed to be spring. :umbrella:
Forecast (http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0273)
i've been to that waterfall a few times, it's a beautiful place but all the steps can be a pain in the arris :lmao:
theres still a little snow high up on the beacons so wrap up warm!
Take as little as you can. If you forget something really vital, text me by 6am on Friday morning and I'll try and bring a replacement along when I meet you that eve. Timm has my number.
K.
This is the state of play at the moment, I'm meeting Lyndon and his nephew at Storey Arms 12noon, then heading for the first camp at Llech Llia, should be there by 5pm at the latest depending on how many brew stops we have.
Woods Wanderer & M@rk will be meeting us at Llech Llia.
KenC will be meeting us on Friday "don't worry Ken I won't forget to call and thanks for the offer.
Meeting Ed for the last camp on Saturday night.
Haven't heard from Fallow Way so I'll take it he's not coming "but if you are mate just let me know where your meeting us.
Looking forward to meeting you all.
Tim
If anyone is going up today can you pass on a message that I wont be there .... I've been throwing up all morning and am in no condition to do anything :(
Feeling rather green
Ed
Well I got back yesterday smelling of smoke dirty tiered and still wet, very wet. :D
Tim thinks for a great time if you want to go walkabout again just let me know and I’ll be up for it. :You_Rock_ I’ve uploaded some pictures in the meet up gallery (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=885) I think the one of Andy is great.
lyndon thanks for the lift to the train station :drive: top man.
Sorry to hear you was ill Ed maybe we will see you next time.
Thanks to M@rk, Lydon, Andy & Ken for a great time on the Brecons shame the weather wasn't better but I still enjoyed it.
Mark some great pictures and don't forget I need your address.
Andy hope you didn't get home to late.
I will let you know when I sort out another weekend, and if any of you sort anything out please let me know.
Ed hope your feeling better mate.
All I can say is your a great bunch of lads and not one axe murderer among you, well maybe Andy! (only joking Andy :lmao: )
Thanks Again
Tim
Big John
28-03-2006, 13:45
Be aware that there's no open fires at the second site you mentioned.
Although you're probably looking at the same document as me and already know that. :)
Which document's that then guys?? C'mon, do tell!!
Someone else was asking about grid refs, well you can look them up on www.streetmap.co.uk, select 'Landranger' on the options and put the grid ref straight in (take out any spaces) - works a treat. You can also convert between lat/long, os grid, postcode & telephone code by clicking the little link almost hidden in the blue banner at the bottom of the screen.
Whilst I'm going on about maps (sorry, not strictly on thread), www.multimap.co.uk does a great aerial photo overlay on top of the map, find your camp site by postcode (use streetmap to convert from grid ref to postcode!) then click the little camera icon at the top of the map.
Really I just wanted to say that I think it's great that you guys can just organise this amoungst a group of otherwise total strangers - good effort!!
Thanks to M@rk, Lydon, Andy & Ken for a great time on the Brecons shame the weather wasn't better but I still enjoyed it.
Mark some great pictures and don't forget I need your address.
Andy hope you didn't get home to late.
I will let you know when I sort out another weekend, and if any of you sort anything out please let me know.
Ed hope your feeling better mate.
All I can say is your a great bunch of lads and not one axe murderer among you, well maybe Andy! (only joking Andy :lmao: )
Thanks Again
Tim
Yep!
Thanks all. Really nice to go with you all. Sorry I was only a part timer - I hope your Saturday night wasn't too nasty. Would love to do it again, but maybe hold the rain. Oh, and I think I'll take just a few more things next time.
Ken.
Which document's that then guys?? C'mon, do tell!!
It a leaflet you can get from Brecon tourist information called "Camping on Farms"
like everyone allready said thanks for the weekend it was "an experience"
never ever do wales in march :lmao:
:You_Rock_ the hole lot of you... cant w8 till we get some shunshine
timm let me know if you get a cannoe and ill do the same m8
im up for any meet with you guys .........i just need to burn my kit and start again :D see you soon and thanks guys.
ill pm you for the rat pack link as soon as possible
Woods Wanderer
29-03-2006, 22:05
yep we had a great time and the company was great and i enjoyed it thoraly i got home late but getting the number of a very pretty girl on the way home more than made up for it
next time im bringing the poncho
thanks again
Hi
I`ve just joined the forum and was plesently surprised how many other people live in or near Wales, is there any more meets lined up this year.
Hawk
hi hawk m8, yes ther is wer off canoing on the why river in august the topic is in this same section.
its just pass builth wells and finishes around ross on why not exactly in wales but close enuff as makes no difference
read the topic and drop me a pm if your interested ill give you all the info (if i missed anything out in the topic) :D welcome fellow taff :D
pm me if your bored if you promise not to make me walk im usually up for a night under the stars if its dry cheers lyn.
ps,ill pm you
Hi Lyn
Not sure if i`m going to be around for the canoeing, but perhaps we could meet up for an overnighter in May/June some time, do you think any of the others would be interested.
Do you have any details on the meet at Merthyr Mawr with Mors.
Hawk
Hawk
I won't be able to make make May/June but I would be up for a weekend later in the year around October.
Probably be able to drag Lyn alone.
If you like I'll you to my buddy list and we'll sort one out later.
Tim
Dougster
21-05-2006, 22:02
If you are about for the last week in June I would like to come along. Where abouts are you going? I'm from Brecon but am sadly abroad (England) and love to get back and outdoors whenever possible.
Richard
not working so i need about a weeks notice and im up for any overnighter
with or without canoe :D ill send you a pm hawk
richeadon likewise m8 ill pm you just gimme a weeks notice and i can usually come
Hi Folks,
Have you guys got any dates sorted? as I would definitely be interested in coming along, if that’s OK.
ATB
Nigel
I live 20 miles from Brecon, so anytime in June or July is great, pm me :)