ShareSave
£399,950

Cwmdu, Crickhowell, NP8

Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
5

Description

The Kestrel Inn occupies a prominent roadside position on the A40 between Crickhowell and Brecon, enjoying far-reaching countryside views towards the surrounding hills and valleys.

The property comprises a traditional public house with bar and restaurant areas, commercial kitchen facilities, customer toilets, two en-suite letting rooms and substantial owner’s accommodation. In addition, there is a detached ancillary building situated opposite the main inn currently utilised for storage and staff accommodation, together with extensive parking areas on both sides.

The public trading areas offer characterful accommodation with exposed stonework, fireplaces and traditional styling throughout. The property has traded as a public house with guest accommodation and may lend itself to a variety of hospitality, tourism or residential uses, subject to any necessary planning consents.

The owner’s accommodation provides generous living space including a kitchen/dining room, living room, three bedrooms and bathrooms. The two guest bedrooms are both en-suite and enjoy attractive countryside views.

Externally, the property benefits from parking areas, a small lawned garden and seating area together with elevated rural outlooks. The detached outbuilding provides useful ancillary accommodation and storage space.

The property would now benefit from updating and refurbishment throughout and is being marketed in accordance with local planning policy requirements as part of the wider planning process.

The property is situated on Brecon Road, approximately a short drive from Crickhowell within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The area is well known for its tourism appeal, outdoor pursuits and scenic countryside.

Crickhowell provides a range of local amenities including independent shops, cafés, public houses and schools, whilst wider connections are available via the A40 towards Abergavenny. Brecon and South Wales road networks.

Agents Notes: The property is being marketed in accordance with local planning policy and the related UDP requirements, including as suitable for commercial, tourism, sport or recreation uses and affordable Housing’, as part of the planning process.

The detached ancillary accommodation is subject to an occupancy restriction limiting its use to staff or ancillary accommodation associated with the main property. It may not be occupied or let independently as a separate residential unit.

These particulars are hoped to provide a fair description of the property, however all statements are made without responsibility of James Dean and should not be relied upon as statement of fact. They do not form any part of a contract and are issued solely in the understanding that all negotiations are conducted through the firm. Items shown in photographs are not included in the sale unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
Ask Agent
Date Posted
2026-07-09

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Ask Agent
Water
Ask Agent
Heating
Ask Agent
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Listed Property
Ask Agent
Restrictions
Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
Ask Agent
Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 77% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Llangynidr C.P. School1.7 miles
    Pupils
    101
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Crickhowell C.P. School3.3 miles
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Llangattock C.I.W. School3.7 miles
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Llangors C.I.W. School4.3 miles
    Pupils
    141
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • St. MARY'S CHURCH SCHOOL6.1 miles
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Secondary

  • Crickhowell High School3.4 miles
    Pupils
    942
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Brynmawr Foundation School5.9 miles
    Pupils
    569
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ebbw Fawr Learning Community7.7 miles
    Pupils
    1,406
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Tredegar Comprehensive School8.5 miles
    Pupils
    746
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Brecon High School8.7 miles
    Pupils
    557
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Crickhowell Express Petrol, Crickhowell3.6 miles
Co-op Crickhowell - High Street, Crickhowell3.6 miles
Spar - Gilwern, Gilwern6.4 miles

GP surgery

War Memorial Health Centre3.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Ebbw Vale Town Centre7.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Tretower Castle1.1 miles

Typical drive times

Talgarth16 min · 9.7 miles
Crughywel7 min · 3.8 miles
Ebbw Vale21 min · 11 miles
Aberhonddu17 min · 10 miles
Casnewydd (city)44 min · 29 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Natural Resources Wales flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

By LandSale, the platform. Not provided by the listing agent. Ready in about a minute.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

Contact James Dean, Abergavenny

59 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5AR

View agent profile

About you

Please note that LandSale will send the above details to James Dean, Abergavenny only. By submitting this form, you confirm that you agree to our terms of use, our privacy policy.

Similar properties for sale