Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod, informally Llandod) is a spa town in Radnorshire, Mid Wales.

Understand
Llandegley International Airport closed in 2022, to much regret: in its 20 years it never suffered a flight delay, aircraft incident, unruly passenger, lost bag, stuck car-park barrier, or any of the other vicissitudes of the average airport. Thing is, it never existed. Nothing, not even a grass strip. A local man put up a spoof signpost by the A44 / A483 junction near Llandrindod Wells, the joke caught on, and so he maintained it at considerable personal expense. It was about as central in Wales as you can get, but even Ryanair couldn't pass it off as "Cardiff North", and in 2022 he called time on it.

By train

 * Llandrindod Wells is linked to Swansea and Shrewsbury by the famous Heart of Wales Line. Trains depart for the two-and-a-half hour journey to Swansea at 7:35AM, noon, 15:41PM and 7:56PM, and for the 1 hr 40 min journey to Shrewsbury at 6:18AM, 8:45AM, 12:01PM, 4:59PM and 9:19PM.

By bus

 * During the week there are four buses a day from Cardiff (about three hours). The T4 TrawsCymru service continues as far as Newtown to the north.
 * There are also buses from Aberystwyth and Hereford, as well as other local services.

By car

 * The A483 which links Swansea and Chester runs north-south through the centre of the town.

Get around
The centre of the town can easily be explored on foot.

Buy
Middleton Street is the main shopping street and has some interesting independent shops. All in Middleton Street: Food from Van's Good Food Shop, a deli/health food shop. Household goods from old-fashioned hardware store Bradley's. Gifts from Caer Sidi and Porticus. Plants from Jack In The Green.

Eat
There are three chippies, two kebab shop takeaways and two Chinese takeaways. There's also an Indian restaurant, tea rooms, a greasy food cafe and two jacket potato/sandwich/healthier food option cafes.

Splurge
The town's three biggest hotels face each other across Temple Gardens:

Go next
The mediaeval church, castle hill and nature trail at Cefnllys, a couple of miles to the east of the town, are worth a look. Llandrindod is also only 20 km or so from the Elan Valley reservoirs.


 * Builth Wells
 * Brecon and the Brecon Beacons
 * Hay-on-Wye
 * Aberystwyth
 * Hereford
 * Newtown