Some people opt to paint the town red. We painted the hills green and became mobile artists masterpiece painters. We found a beautiful spot and created our canvases of the world the way we see it…
We stopped for breakfast at the foot of Fan Fawr opposite the Storey Arms on the A470. Parking was free. We headed up onto the hill over the stile in the car park and followed the path on a horseshoe route bearing left as we climbed higher.
It was a real treat and easily managed by the kids aged 15, 9, 7, & 4 (in 2014). We also had a baby in a back carrier.
We wore walking boots, warm clothes and took a bottle of water and snacks. The route was very simple and the views were stunning, it was a beautiful example of some of The National Trust’s off the beaten track options.
We also took with us some simple canvases, paintbrushes, a paint pad and jar of water, we stopped halfway down and painted our view…
Here’s how we got on…
Once parked we headed up the mountain stopping to look back to admire the views across to Pen y Fan/Corn Ddu.
We could see our destination, Fan Fawr in front if us with a dusting if snow, we were accompanied by a beautiful blue sky…
We walked along small streams laden with little waterfalls on the way up giving us opportunity to explore.
As we climbed higher the snow became thicker.
And the views became more stunning.
We even stopped to build a snowman.
Nearing the top.
The only footprints were ours.
We could see where the horseshoe bore to the left and the path that we would follow back down.
We spent some time on the top before heading back down.
It was beautiful…
We stopped halfway down to paint our pictures of the views.
It was a great day to become outdoor artists.
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