Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Craig-Y-Nos Castle Hotel
Craig-Y-Nos Castle Hotel
Brecon Road, Pen-y-cae, Powis, SA9 1GL
Once the house and estate of opera diva Adelina Patti in the late 19th/early 20th Century, it is now a hotel and reputedly one of the most haunted places in Wales!
How to get here:
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Road: A465 - Follow the A465 to Glyn-neath, taking the exit into the town. Continue onto the A4109 (Inter Valley Road), and then bear onto the A4221 at Banwen/Dyffryn Cellwen. Continue on to Abercraf, and then turn right onto the A4067. Continue along here until you reach the hotel at Craig-Y-Nos. (10 miles, 15m) +
Other nearby locations:
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Powell Street (Countrycide). Road (2 miles, 5m) : Head south along the A4067, before turning left at the next junction.
Follow this across the river, and then turn left at the end, following
the road all the way to the quarry and the caving club. 
Outside the caving club
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National Showcaves Centre for Wales (The Pirate Planet). Road (0.8 miles, 1m) : Turn right out of the hotel and head north on the A4067;
the show caves are on the left just before you reach Glyntawe. car park
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Penwyllt Inn (Countrycide): 0.84 miles.
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Baverstock Hotel (The Runaway Bride): 11.41 miles.
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Vaynor Quarry (Last of the Time Lords): 12.88 miles.
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Aberdare Skate Park (Invasion of the Bane): 13.07 miles.
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Morlais (The Fires of Pompeii): 13.52 miles.
Trivia
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The Torchwood crew stayed at this hotel when filming Countrycide.
Further links about the location
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Related Stories
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Tooth and Claw [28 Sep 2005]: Sir Robert's house (front)
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