Elan Valley Visitor Centre

Escape and unwind at Elan Valley in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. A haven for wildlife and nature, its 72 square miles of stunning scenery offers year-round opportunities for exploration and outdoor activities.

Choose your adventure at Elan Valley and discover spectacular dams, rolling countryside and walking trails.

Elan Valley offers perfect cycling conditions for all ages and abilities. Hire from a wide range of bikes or bring your own ride. Enjoy a gentle family ride on an e-bike or an exhilarating mountain bike adventure.

We offer:

biking

arts & crafts

Where are we?
Elan Valley Visitor Centre
Rhayader
Powys
LD6 5HP

Get in touch
01597 810880
elan.valley@dwrcymru.com
http://www.elan-valley.co.uk/

Our activities

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Dam Open Day / Ddiwrnod Agored yr Argae

Adult Bike Hire

Kid's Bikes and Accessories Hire

E-Bike Hire

Add a Dog Trailer!

Make your own fossils

Dambusters Guided Walk

Learn some animal tracks

Trail to Pen y Garreg Guided Bike Ride

Our reviews

(4.6)

8 days ago

I’m reviewing the bike ride…. I started off at Rhayader village at the official start of the trail. An amazing and fairly easy going route passed the dams and reservoirs. Near the end it’s quite steep and I had to have a ...

g t

12 days ago

Great cycle hire. Clean toilets. Good little cafe and gift shop. Tourist centre has maps and walks. 2 teenagers hired bikes and we walked around 2 dams. V interesting and picturesque. Beautiful scenery once you got up to ...

Nickie Ward

19 days ago

Beautiful area, well worth a visit. £3 parking reasonable. Great for cycling, a specific path off the road.

Louis

a month ago

We were in the area and decided to visit the centre, really enjoyed our visit, the centre has a great cafe and gift shop, really good information about the dams and hydro power, we visited all the dams on the day, but it ...

Simon Lloyd