Canal Barn Bunkhouse
Meals and Options to Eat Out!

Self Catering at the Bunkhouse! Canal Barn Bunkhouse has been designed principally for self-catering. The kitchen is very large and fully equipped to commercial standards, with 3 sinks, dishwasher, 2 cookers, fridge, fridge/freezer(small), microwave and toasters, as well as all the pots, pans and crockery you will need. The dining room is spacious allowing your group to all sit down together to enjoy your sumptuous banquet in comfort and style. French windows open out onto the garden where there are 2 barbecues and plenty of picnic tables, enabling you to eat ‘al fresco’ on those balmy summer evenings. Locally produced food of an excellent quality is available from butchers (we recommend our own butcher Paddy Sweeney Tel: 01874 623428), green grocers, and a fishmonger found at the Market Hall in the centre of Brecon. Superb Ice Cream made on the premises is available from Llanfaes Dairy, Ice Cream Parlour and Coffee Shop, 19 Bridge Street, Llanfaes, Brecon (Tel: 01874 625892). There is also a Morrisons Supermarket (Tel: 01874 620063) about 600 metres away that is open until 9pm on Friday and 4pm on Sunday. Catering! Alternatively, for groups who require caterers to supply your meals at the Bunkhouse itself, we recommend the following local caterers: Jane Peacegood (tel: 01873 810050) of Prickly Pear Catering Silvana's Kitchen (tel: 01874 624717) Charlotte Roskill (tel: 01874 638030) Janet Williams (tel: 07970 997904 or 01874 610610) of Pligrims Tea Rooms These caterers have excellent reputations and will make every effort to meet all your requirements.

Full Cooked Breakfasts Available Nearby!

	We have made special arrangements with two local pubs located only 400 metres away from the Bunkhouse, the Camden Arms (tel: 01874 611813) and the Gremlin Hotel (tel: 01874 623829), to serve their excellent full cooked breakfasts at very favourable prices to our visitors. Both pubs will also supply buffet or packed lunches and evening meals as a package. Please note that advanced booking is essential. Excellent full cooked breakfasts at very reasonable prices are also available, without the need to book in advance, at the Morrison Supermarket Cafe (tel: 01874 620063) about 600 metres away. The Cafe is open from 8:00a.m. Monday to Saturday, and 10:00a.m on Sunday. These breakfast options save an awful lot of hassle cooking and washing up when you want to get out for the day.	The Gremlin

Eating Out - In Brecon!

Puzzle Tree	Being located just on the edge of Brecon town, the Bunkhouse is within easy safe walking distance of numerous pubs, restaurants and take-aways serving a wide range of Welsh, Continental, Indian and Oriental cuisine that will satisfy most tastes and pockets. Bar and restaurant meals of quality and value are available only 400 metres from the Bunkhouse at the Camden Arms (Tel: 01874 611813) and the Gremlin Hotel (Tel: 01874 623829), and about 100 metres further up the road at the Puzzle Tree (Tel: 01874 610005), and in the middle of town at the Wellington Hotel (Tel: 01874 625225), George Hotel (Tel: 01874 623421) and Castle Hotel (Tel: 01874 624611). For quality meals served in a historic and atmospheric location Pligrims Tea Rooms and Licensed Restaurant (Tel: 01874 610610) is located within Brecon Cathedral grounds. Real Ale drinkers must visit our local the Boars Head (Tel: 01874 622856) in Ship Street, by the bridge over the river Usk. Voted 'CAMRA Powys Pub of the Year 2004' it offers a good selection of the award winning locally brewed Breconshire Ales. They also serve bar meals until early evening. Only 2 minutes walk from the Bunkhouse is the Bo Country Chinese Restaurant (Tel: 01874 622526) that specialises in Peking, Cantonese and Thai food. As they are open until 11pm and also serve take-aways, the restaurant is an excellent port of call for late evening arrivals at the Bunkhouse. Further details of the wide variety of excellent eating establishments in the locality are available from the Eating Out Guide.	The George Hotel
Wellington Hotel		The Boars Head
The Castle Hotel

Take-Aways!

• Bo Country - only 2 minutes walk away (Peking, Cantonese & Thai), 89 The Watton, Brecon, LD3 7EN (tel: 01874 622526).
  
• Bengal Brasserie (Indian/Balti), 12 The Bulwark, Brecon, LD3 7AD (tel: 01874 610102).
  
• Sunny (Chinese & English), 7 Castle Street, Brecon (tel: 01874 623504).
  
• Eighty Eight (Cantonese & English), 22 High Street, Brecon (tel: 01874 611999).
  
• Brecon Kebab House (Kebab & Burgers), 44 High Street, Brecon, LD3 7AP (tel: 01874 625255).
  
• La Belle Pizza (Pizza), 1 Church Lane, Brecon, LD3 7AS (tel: 01874 625685).
• Brecon Chicken Land (Chip Shop), 14 Ship Street, Brecon, LD3 9AD (tel: 01874 620055).

Eating Out - Along the Towpath!

Royal Oak, Pencelli	As an alternative why not a take a pleasant stroll or bike ride along the Canal towpath and have lunch, or an early evening meal, at one of the excellent village pubs situated not too far along the Canal: The Royal Oak (tel: 01874 665396) at Pencelli is about 4 miles along the towpath, and is full of original features with a garden backing onto the Canal. The White Swan (tel: 01874 665276), opposite the church at the centre of Llanfrynich village about 2 miles away, has been renovated and has a flagged terrace with a wisteria coved pergola for outdoor dining. While the Three Horseshoes (tel: 01874 665672) at Groesffordd and Barn at Brynich (tel: 01874 623480) are just 2 miles away. Both are accessible for wheelchairs and have great views of the Brecon Beacons. You are strongly advised to telephone all of these establishments before setting out to ensure they are open when you intend to call, and always pre-book for meals as they can get very busy.
Three Horseshoes View

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