BRECON BEACONS NATIONAL PARK
PEMBROKESHIRE NATIONAL PARK
NEWS: June 2006:
Wales Minister Carwyn Jones to open new 70-mile BHS ride in the Brecon Beacons
Welsh Assembly Government Minister Carwyn Jones opened the 70-mile British Horse Society ride in the Brecon Beacons. The launch of the Radnor Forest Ride, which joins together the Three Rivers Ride, in the Brecon Beacons National Park, and the Jack Mytton Way, Shropshire, marks the start of the Creating A Network To Encourage Riding (CANTER) campaign.
Mr Jones, Wales’ Minister for Environment, Planning and the Countryside, last year achieved a life-long ambition of learning to ride thanks to the BHS, and demonstrated his new-found skills at a sponsored ride organized by the BHS which also marked the first anniversary of the opening of The Three Rivers Ride. At the time, he said that “taking up horse riding is a good way of becoming more active and enjoying beautiful countryside”.
The opening of the Radnor Forest Ride followed hot on the heels of a series of Rights of Way events around the UK during BHS ‘Access Week’ from May 20-29. The route links to The Three Rivers Ride at the Brecon Beacons National Park Visitors’ Centre, and journeys north and east, crossing the rivers Usk, Teme and Wye to link to the Jack Mytton Way, Shropshire.
Mark Weston, the BHS’s Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, said: “This new ride provides riders with the opportunity to ride in beautiful countryside and appreciate breath taking views. It will hopefully attract a large number of equine tourists to the area and make a significant contribution to the local economy."
Henry Whittaker, BHS Senior Executive, Access and Rights of Way, said “This is a step forward for the National Bridleroute Network, The British Horse Society, and for riders in general.”
The Radnor Forest Ride leaves the Brecon Beacons National Park Visitors Centre, crosses the A40 and the River Usk, travels northwards to Upper Chapel, at which point it is possible to connect to the Epynt Way. The trail continues East, crossing the A470 and the River Wye just south of Builth Wells, then on to the A44 at New Radnor. The final leg of the journey passes through some forestry to Llanbister Road Station then on to Lloyney crossing the River Teme into Shropshire.
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