Guests tell us the eating is half the reason to come. If you’d rather cook than dine out one evening — or just love a proper local market — there’s a good one within reach most weekends, starting less than ten minutes up the valley. Dates do shift with the seasons, so it’s always worth a quick check before you set off.
Your nearest market by a mile — set in the woodland-and-river surroundings of Craig-y-Nos Country Park, just up the A4067. Local makers and food producers: artisan bread, Welsh cheeses, meats, preserves, cakes and street food. Pair it with a morning stroll round the park lakes.
See the country parkA friendly community produce-and-craft market hosted at the Pontardawe Inn (“The Gwachel”) on Herbert Street. Micro-producers from across the Swansea Valley — fresh bakes, locally reared meats and artisan goods, with a proper local pub at the centre of it.
Worth the drive north over the tops: a large, long-established indoor market in Brecon’s Market Hall, right in the heart of farming country. Superb for local game, organic meats, pies, award-winning Welsh cheeses, ciders and seasonal veg.
Two of South Wales’ liveliest street markets. The Marina Market at Dylan Thomas Square is brilliant for seafood and street food by the water; the Uplands Market at Gwydr Square packs in gourmet stalls, butchers, pies and hot food. Great if you fancy a coast day with lunch on the go.
Wales’ largest indoor market, and the answer to a midweek food shop. Famous for Gower cockles and laverbread, traditional Welsh butchers, fishmongers and artisan bakeries — the place to take a taste of the coast home to the kitchen.
Market days and times are set by the organisers and can change around bank holidays and the winter months — please double-check the venue’s own page before travelling.
A Belfast sink, oak worktops and a table by the French doors — bring back something from the market. Check the dates on Airbnb.
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