Black Mountain Adventure
Black Mountain Adventure
Black Mountain Adventure
4.5
Adrenaline & Extreme ToursNature & Wildlife ToursKayaking & Canoeing
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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About
Welcome to Black Mountain Adventure, the original adventure company in the Brecon Beacons. Based in the stunning Black Mountains & Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, Black Mountain Adventure is a family run adventure centre that specialises in providing high-quality outdoor adventure activities to a wide range of groups and individuals. We offer both land and water based activities including caving, canoeing, archery, shooting, gorge walking, climbing, hill walking, land karting, mountain biking, high level ropes, kayaking, paddle boarding and white water rafting. We are now very proud to be celebrating our 30 year anniversary with our huge wealth of experience and knowledge in the outdoor adventure industry. The Black Mountain Team looks forward to welcoming you to the stunning Welsh hills & rivers and promise to give you an adventure day to always remember!
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hollie7703
Windsor, UK40 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
The centre was extremely accommodating s. The weather was extreme so we had to change our activity. White water rafting was so much fun and the instructor Hayden was so funny but professional at the same time. He really made the activity humorous and looked after us.
Sven was on the other boat and was also really good.
Sven was on the other boat and was also really good.
Written 25 February 2020
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Molly Rae T
3 contributions
Sept 2020 • Couples
Booked this really last minute (about an hour beforehand) as all other canoeing places nearby were fully booked. Very happy with the price of our canoeing experience, good equipment, very friendly/helpful staff and transport to and from the start and finish points made it an easy afternoon. Even as a beginner, would definitely go back and would recommend to others. Good COVID measures as well considering the situation at the moment.
Written 22 September 2020
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Adrien P
4 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Fantastic day of adventure with this company.
The 2 guides Aly & Jude who supervised our group were first rate, we felt safe and for me personally I overcame a massive fear of heights jumping from height into the river and crossing fast running waterfalls.
My wife, myself and 2 kids (12 &10) came away completely knackered but completely buzzing.
Thanks for a great adventure, brilliant value for money.
The 2 guides Aly & Jude who supervised our group were first rate, we felt safe and for me personally I overcame a massive fear of heights jumping from height into the river and crossing fast running waterfalls.
My wife, myself and 2 kids (12 &10) came away completely knackered but completely buzzing.
Thanks for a great adventure, brilliant value for money.
Written 1 September 2021
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Hello Adrien, wonderful to hear that you and the family loved the adrenaline rush. (it is exhausting after the excitement) and that it was a hit for all of you. Please come and see us again soon. Team BMA
Written 8 December 2023
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claudia j
1 contribution
Jun 2021 • Couples
We had a brilliant day today taking part in archery. We had a wonderful instructor called Tegan, she was very engaging with us all and really added to the experience. Despite not all knowing each other everyone really came together for some healthy competition, we spent most of the session laughing. Excellent instructor, really fun activity which was well organised, would definitely recommend :)
Written 26 June 2021
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Excellent descriptor! Thanks for the fab review of archery here at BMA.
Written 21 December 2023
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Diane
4 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
Had the most wonderful time completing gorge walk with my family . This was a belated 50th birthday present by 18mths due to pandemic. Well worth the wait. Our guide Ali was magnificent giving lots of reassurance and encouragement . I was able to overcome my fear of heights and deep water , swimming down river climbing boulders up the waterfall and eventually jumping in at the top 6ft & 10 ft . There was a 14ft jump also but I was unable do this . Thank you to the other group of men who joined our family of 5 as they also were very encouraging . This activity definitely pushed my boundaries and we all had a fabulous time and can’t wait to return to do again
Big thanks to Ali 🙏👍
Big thanks to Ali 🙏👍
Written 8 June 2022
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Hello Diane, now who doesn't want to gorge walk to celebrate a 50th? Exactly as it should be, adrenalin outside in style. Thanks for the detailed and informative review, always useful on this platform and very much appreciated. Happy belated birthday from us all here at BMA.
Written 7 December 2023
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Jim C
Spencers Wood, UK351 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Booked for a group activity walking and canoeing as part of this. Found them to be very communicative and keenly priced. Weather was not looking good at all for the walk so much so wouldn't really know what we be doing on the day. However the weather abated and offered us some quality time walking, by the end of the walk it reached some balmy 12 degrees. We also booked canoeing and size of the group allowed 2 man canoes to travel down the canal. This again thoroughly enjoyed not lest by the weather been extremely good to us again. Sven and the team were great guides as were Sue and Ann for all the communication for bookings. Thoroughly recommended
Written 20 November 2023
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Thanks Jim, what a great review. Thorough and informative for all the TA readers out there and we really appreciate the feedback to the team, thank you. Very happy you all had such a good day with Black Mountain Adventure. Do come & see us again!
Written 7 December 2023
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Sharyn Ladds
London, UK15 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We had an absolutely amazing morning on the river with Tegan and Chloe (hope I spelt your names right!) They were excellent guides, kept us safe but also provided an exhilarating experience for us all (2 adults and an 8 and 9 year old). The river was raging after the overnight thunderstorms so it was tough going but added to the fun - best part of the day according to the kids was climbing through the worm hole cave and doing the jumps at the waterfall. I was worried that perhaps the full day adventure had all the fun bits but they jam a ton of fun activities into the half day session so we more than got our fix in the 2 hours. Thanks so much BMA for a great day and particularly Tegan and Chloe who were fantastic
Written 19 August 2020
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Mmm_f00d
Swindon, UK177 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
We hired a Canadian canoe for the morning for two adults and a child. The staff were really welcoming and fitted us with buoyancy aids and paddles to suit our sizes. We were then dropped off in Hay on Wye by minibus and given our safety briefing. The paddle down to Whitney took about two hours. It's a beautiful stretch of the river, really peaceful. It's quite shallow in some parts so wear shoes you don't mind getting wet as we did ground ourselves a couple of times. I was unsure how my four year old would take to canoeing, but she absolutely loved it and she was provided with a well fitting vest so I felt confident she was safe. She even had a tiny paddle which she was really excited to use. The minibus then collected us and dropped us back at the activity centre where the car was parked.
Written 19 June 2021
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Thank you for the kind review and very happy to hear your four year old loved it too.
Written 21 December 2023
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MarcDEvans
Cardiff, UK18 contributions
May 2024 • Family
We're a family of four (kids in their early teens) and we have just finished a morning gorge walking with Bkack Mountain at Dinas Rock.
We all had a great time, plenty of adrenalin plunges into pools and climbing waterfalls.
Jake our guide was brilliant! Made us all feel safe, was great with the kids and was very entertaining and knowledegeable about the area and its history and ecology.
We had a great time and would thoroughly recommend it. We'll be back to do it again!
We all had a great time, plenty of adrenalin plunges into pools and climbing waterfalls.
Jake our guide was brilliant! Made us all feel safe, was great with the kids and was very entertaining and knowledegeable about the area and its history and ecology.
We had a great time and would thoroughly recommend it. We'll be back to do it again!
Written 25 May 2024
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Hello Marc & family, thank you for the kind review of gorge walking with us here at Black Mountain. Happy to hear Jake was a brilliant guide (as always), and you all loved the adrenalin and fun of the family activity in the Welsh mountains. Looking forward to your return already! Best, All at Black Mountain Adventure
Written 25 June 2024
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Kathy B
Hereford18 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We booked a full day of canoeing along the Wye and had a lovely time. We were well spaced in the minibus on the way down to the river and care was taken to keep everyone safe.
We hadn't been river canoeing before but had enough of a briefing to feel confident about going alone. There were a few exciting fast flowing parts of the river as well as lots of calm water. We saw herons and a kingfisher. Fantastic day!
We had no trainers. The two of us wearing Crocs were happy with our footwear but the one in hiking boots got them wet and wished he had worn sandals! Quite a bit of shallow water so high chance of grounding and needing to get out of the boat with three of us in a canoe!
There are dry barrels to hire for £3 to keep your stuff in.
We hadn't been river canoeing before but had enough of a briefing to feel confident about going alone. There were a few exciting fast flowing parts of the river as well as lots of calm water. We saw herons and a kingfisher. Fantastic day!
We had no trainers. The two of us wearing Crocs were happy with our footwear but the one in hiking boots got them wet and wished he had worn sandals! Quite a bit of shallow water so high chance of grounding and needing to get out of the boat with three of us in a canoe!
There are dry barrels to hire for £3 to keep your stuff in.
Written 5 August 2020
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