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The old Victorian
train station
and
bus stop
are both a five-minute walk from the clocktower, up Heol Penrallt and its continuation, Heol Doll. The
tourist office
(daily: Easter-Sept 9.30am-6pm; Oct-Easter 10am-5pm; tel 01654/702401) is next to the Glyndwr Parliament House on Heol Maengwyn.
Bike rental
is available from Greenstyles Cycles, 4 Heol Maengwyn near the clocktower (tel 01654/703543).
B&B
accommodation
includes the
Maenllwyd
, on Newtown Road, the eastern extension of Heol Maengwyn (tel 01654/702928,
; A?40-50), and
Gwelfryn
, in the town centre at 6 Greenfields, Bank Street (tel 01654/702532,
; under A?40). Best of the hotels is the wonderful, if slightly pricy,
Wynnstay Arms
, on Heol Maengwyn (tel 01654/702941; A?60-70). There's a lovely
campsite
three miles north, opposite the Centre for Alternative Technology, at
Llwyngwern Farm
(tel 01654/702492), or a very simple tent site at
Plas Forge
(tel 01654/703228), a mile or so out on the road to Dylife. There's a great
hostel
(tel 01654/761686; under A?40; March-Oct daily, Nov -Feb weekends only) six miles north in the slate village of Corris, easily reached by regular bus. There are plenty of
cafA©s, restaurants
and
pubs
in town, including a great wholefood shop and cafA© at
Siop y Chwarel
, opposite the
Wynnstay Arms
on Heol Maengwyn. The
Wynnstay Arms
does fantastic lunches and evening meals, and the
Glyndwr
, on Heol Doll, has live music at the weekend. The bar at
Y Tabernacl
is the most arty hangout in town. Other useful information
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