The Brecons’ three best food experiences

With log fires in the inglenook, low beams, flagstone floors and Chesterfields worn smooth by decades of shuffling bums, this pub between the Brecons and the Black Mountains is the country dream. Garden-grown and locally sourced ingredients are elevated to gastro heights in simple-but-punchy dishes like smoked duck with feta and pickled garden berries. felinfachgriffin.co.uk

WELSH VENISON CENTRE Watch deer, sheep and cattle graze as you dig into a localand season-driven lunch at this terrific farm shop and café between Crickhowell and Brecon. Outdoor fires and blankets keep you warm while you enjoy rural views over Black Mountain Roast Coffee, homemade cake, and farm-to-fork snacks like gourmet venison burger topped with Welsh cheddar, bacon and fried onions. beaconsfarmshop.co.uk

THE WALNUT TREE

Shaun Hill heads up this Michelin-starred restaurant in the rolling borderlands. ‘Shaking the pans’ for 50 years plus, Shaun’s menu is a love affair between

Wales and France, with occasional whispers of India and North Africa. The vibe is unpretentious, the price surprisingly modest (3-course lunch £32), and the flavours simple and bright in dishes like squab pigeon with petits pois. thewalnuttreeinn.com

A hiker surveys the view from Black Hill (also known as Cat’s Back) in the Black Mountains, the easternmost of the Brecon Beacons’ hills

Usk Bridge and

The Bridge End Inn, Crickhowell, with Table Mountain in the background