HOSTELS AND BUNKHOUSES IN WALES

OVERVIEW

Number of Beds	26
Price Guide	£12 per person per night
Wales Tourist Board Grading	3 Star Hostel
Groups/Individuals	Groups and Individuals welcome

CONTACT DETAILS

Contact	Horace + Bo
Tel/Fax	01495 718422
Address	Hobo Backpackers, Plas y Gwely, Morgan St, Tredegar, Wales   NP22 3NB
e-mail	info@hobo-backpackers.com
Web Site	http://www.hobo-backpackers.com

LOCATION AND GRID REFERENCE

On the Heads of the Valley Road, 30 minutes from the M4 at Tredegar

Landranger Map 161 GR 142 087

DESCRIPTION

The hostel is run by experienced travellers and is open all year.
There are 5 rooms sleeping a total of 30
There is secure lock-up for bikes, canoes, hang gliders etc.  HoBo is a centre for mountain biking events.
No smoking

HEATING / COOKING FACILITIES

The hostel is fully heated  There are self catering facilities and meals are also available locally.

WHAT TO BRING

Yourselves - and maybe your bikes !

NEAREST PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Local buses stop at our door. City buses are in town centre, 5 min walk

LOCAL INTERESTS / ATTRACTIONS

The Valleys are steeped in historical and industrial heritage. This makes many interesting short walks nearby.

Market towns of Brecon and Abergavenny are easily reached
Merthyr Tydfil . Where most of the industrial inventions were first use and developed. The silicon valley of the first industrial revolution!
Welsh International Indoor Climbing Centre, It has the largest indoor climbing walls.
Big pit, here you can be guided down one of the deepest coal mines by the ex-miners.
Blaenafon Iron works, The oldest example of blast furnaces, now being restored.
Llancaiach Fawr Manor, The manor dates back hundreds of years, At weekends the staff dress and act in the old ways
Caerphilly Castle, One of the biggest castles with moat

 Easy access to Newport and Cardiff