Local Area
Activities & what’s on!
CANOEING AND KAYAKING
Local providers are:
Located here on the farm: www.whitneybridge.com/canoeing www.canoehire.co.uk
Nearby in Hay and Glasbury: www.celticcanoes.co.uk
Are you bringing your own board to the farm?
Click here for conditions for launching at Raquety Farm laid out under our licence from Natural Resources Wales
Canoeing neatly goes hand-in-hand with all sorts of other adventures. . .
OUR BESTIES…
FOREST SCHOOL
Sam and his team from Rooted Forest School inhabit some secluded patches of the woodland for bush-craft and survival groups, forest school family sessions or parties.
CAVING
Rich (Caving Training) our pal is a bit of a legend in the caving world and exclusively offers you our guests caving experience days - explorations of challenging natural features in deepest, darkest underground Wales!
YOGA, MASSAGE AND WELLNESS
Right here at Larchwood Studio
Regular yoga classes, weekly and monthly well-being classes, experiences, workshops, consultations and adhoc retreats… yoga classes, 1:1 or small private group sessions and Thai massage available weekly.
Check out our full calendar here
Check out our regular practitioners and find out who offers private classes, 1:1 and treatments for you to enjoy during your stay here.
If you're really keen to get stuck in to some or all of these offerings then do be sure to check when booking your accommodation/camping that they are running during the dates of your trip.
We will happily recommend other local treats such as horse-riding, bike-hire, gorge-walking, paint-balling, excellent foot-paths, waterfalls, glass-blowing, beautiful gardens, historic sights and buildings, book-shops, art galleries, tea-rooms, pub lunches, unique dining experiences. . . the list is endless in this magical part of the world! Here’s a few to get you going . . .
OTHER ACTIVITIES LOCALLY
CYCLING
www.drovercycles.co.uk
HORSE RIDING
www.ridinginwales.com
www.tregoydriding.co.uk
www.activityuk.com
CAVING, GORGE WALKING and ARCHERY
www.caving.training/about
www.blackmountain.co.uk
www.interactivities-uk.com
CULTURE
Theres so much of this in Wales! But here are some local ideas:
Hay On Wye Local History Tours
Tretower Court and Castle - medieval fortified manor
The Big Pit - National Mining Museum or Wales
Castles in Wales
For Music, Live-streaming and Cinema:
WHAT’S HOT RIGHT NOW?
Lots of classes, treatments, workshops and experiences to choose from right here at Larchwood Studio
Newly restored Hay Castle - free entry, a lovely cafe, special events and workshops.
Great on a rainy day - Book the lovely Hay Swimming Pool for a private group swim at weekends and during school holidays - https://www.hayswimmingpool.org/book-online-1
Pizza Pizza!
Origin Pizza - Nick and Bea need no introduction, just get a pizza, eat it, fall in love!
The Pizza Box - Joey and Martha are local legends who have travelled around Italy perfecting their pizza.
Both pizza places are fab …
A TREAT FOR THE GROWN UPS…
The Old Bank Hay
The Bean Box - great coffee by the river, just over the other side of Hay Bridge
Our live Camping/Glamping Guest Book can be viewed here
If you’re staying in one of our houses your online guestbook link will be sent to you prior to arrival, it’s similar to the Camping / Glamping info but with additional house specific info as well
If you want us to help you plan your adventures drop us a line: