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    Builth Wells (the vowels of "Builth" are pronounced like build; Welsh: Llanfair-ym-Muallt) is a market town in Brecknockshire, Wales, UK.

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    By car

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    Two of the main trunk roads though Wales, the A483 Swansea-Chester and the A470 Cardiff-Llandudno, go though the town.

    By train

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    • 1 Builth Road railway station. On the Heart of Wales Line from Craven Arms in Shropshire (where there are connections from Shrewsbury) to Llanelli Builth Road railway station (Q2680383) on Wikidata Builth Road railway station on Wikipedia

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    Map
    Map of Builth Wells

    See

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    • 1 Builth Castle. A castle built by King Edward I. Only the mound on which it stood, the ditches and embankments remain. Builth Castle (Q4986692) on Wikidata Builth Castle on Wikipedia

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    Event

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    • Royal Welsh Show: . One of the largest agricultural shows in Europe. Royal Welsh Show on Wikipedia Q7375002 on Wikidata (date needs fixing)

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    • 1 The Lamb, Broad Street. Nic & Petra who have developed an excellent bar snack menu complemented by excellent real ales and a wide range of beers, lagers and cider many on hand pull and are all kept to a very high standard. Well worth a visit when you are in the area especially Welsh Show week and Motorcycle weekend when there is usually a real ale beer festival in the beer garden.

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    Sleep

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    • 1 The Drawing Room Restaurant with Rooms, alongside the A470, north of Builth Wells, +44 1982 552493, . A beautiful five-star, two-rosette restaurant with rooms that started life as a Georgian country residence built in 1725.
    • 2 [dead link] Carregywen Farmhouse, Rhosferig, Builth Wells. Self-catering accommodation that sleeps up to 8 people a few miles outside the town centre.
    • 3 Fforest Fields Caravan & Camping Park, Fforest Fields, Hundred House (a few miles from Builth Wells), +44 1982 570406, . David Bellamy Gold Award for their environmental conservation. £20 per caravan per night.
    • 4 Llangoed Hall, Llyswen, Brecon LD3 0YP (off A470), +44 1874 754525. Superb hotel in a Jacobean mansion, great dining. B&B double from £160.
    • 5 The Lake, Llangammarch Wells LD4 4BS, +44 1591 620202. Cod Tudor building, now a spa hotel, gets great reviews for comfort and dining, including from Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1912. B&B double £175.
    • 6 The Drawing Room, Cwmbach LD2 3RT (off A470 three miles north of town), +44 1982 552493. Charming restaurant with rooms near the Elan valley. No children under 12 or dogs. Double half-board £240.

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