The Old Exchange Abercraf · Cymru

Pentre Riding Stables

Pony trekking straight onto the open mountain — no roads, all views.

  • 6 min drive
  • Families
  • Couples

Directly opposite Craig-y-Nos Castle, this family-run trekking centre has been leading riders onto the hills of the upper Swansea Valley since 1960 — and it holds a rare local trump card: no road riding at all. Treks head straight out onto open mountainside above the Tawe.

Complete beginners and children are genuinely welcome — rides are matched to ability, the guides are qualified and patient, and the views from a saddle beat the ones from a car window every time.

For a couples’ morning out it’s hard to better: two hours on a Welsh hillside, then coffee and cake in the country park across the road.

Worth knowing

  • Family-run and trekking these hills since 1960.
  • A British Horse Society approved centre with qualified trek leaders.
  • No road riding — treks go directly onto open hill country.

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