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Scenic Towns & Places to Visit

Mid Wales is full of small towns where the place itself is part of the day out.

Some are surrounded by spectacular countryside, others have historic streets, riverside walks, independent shops, museums, cafés and unusual attractions that make them well worth exploring.

Scenic towns and countryside in Mid Wales

Use the towns below to find somewhere for a relaxed wander, a lunch stop, a scenic day out or a convenient base for discovering more of Mid Wales.

A good way to explore: Many of these towns are close to attractions already featured elsewhere on UK Holiday Breaks, so they are ideal for combining a town visit with a castle, wildlife centre, railway, walking route or countryside attraction nearby.

Featured Attractions

Builth Wells

Builth Wells

Builth Wells is one of the livelier small towns in Mid Wales and makes a good stop whether…

Knighton

Knighton

Knighton is one of the best places in Mid Wales if you enjoy walking, history and being right…

Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells feels different from most small Mid Wales towns. It grew as a Victorian spa resort, and…

Llanidloes

Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a small Mid Wales town that is easy to like. It has a proper historic centre,…

Llanwrtyd Wells

Llanwrtyd Wells

Llanwrtyd Wells may be tiny, but it has far more personality than many much larger towns. It sits…

Machynlleth

Machynlleth

Machynlleth is one of the most interesting small towns in Mid Wales because it manages to feel historic,…

Montgomery

Montgomery

Montgomery is one of those small towns that is worth visiting simply because it is such a pleasant…

Newtown - Powys

Newtown - Powys

Newtown is one of the larger towns in Mid Wales, but it still feels easy to explore on…

Welshpool

Welshpool

Welshpool is one of those Mid Wales towns where you can easily fill a whole day without having…

Rhayader

Rhayader

Rhayader is one of the best little bases in Mid Wales if you like having plenty to do…

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