National Showcaves Centre for Wales

A great day out.
Lots to see for all ages.

Some of the caves require climbing steep hills, or walking along small/low gangways.

Most of the site is NOT suitable for wheelchairs or push chairs, but the entry/museum/shop, play park, and shire pony sanctuary are fairly accessible.

It's a really amazing place to visit. The show caves are self guided with plenty of commentary. Each one of the 3 Cave systems is different, with Bone cave historical and pictorial depiction of life. The cathedral like Cave is filled with the sound of water, running, cascading, and plunging into pools with music. The main show Cave is stunning with the story of their discovery and the depth and breadth of nature's forces having carved out the system. Then, on the map, you realise that you have only been in such a small part of them. Added bonus despite being adults only party we loved the dinosaur 🦕 Park.

Fantastic day out with so many attractions on site. 3 caves, dinosaurs park, iron age village, a farm ,stone circles, and play parks. There is so much to do and see. Gold panning and the land train are also great fun. There is a gift shop, cafe and a car park. Booking in advance is a must.

Great day out exploring the 3 caves. Cathedral Cave was definitely my favourite! The Dinosaur areas were brilliant too. Free parking. Great value for money!

Great place to visit. The first cave is very big. The dinosaur park is amazing with so many species and lots of dinosaurs. The farm is nice as well, you can stroke ponies, horses and goats. Definitely would go again!

The National Show Caves were amazing! Took about an hour to follow a path around & we were even allowed to take our little dog Ruben. We got an entrance discount because we were staying at the Brecon Beacons Resort, which is next to the caves. There's a cafe & a gift shop & the Dinosaur Park is fantastic 😀

There is a good amount to see here: there are three caves, one is a good walk around (easy enough to do), the other smaller but with piped music which was cool. The final smaller but with an interesting film on some history. There is a dinosaur park, interesting for the littler ones. A cafe that's a bit pricey but ok, and a few other bits. If you go then definitely walk down to the bottom of the hill where they have a show farm with a variety of animals wondering about, and a big play barn that's good fun!

It's a really nice way to spend a few hours. The caves are great, with good non-slip paths and not many low points. Only the bone caves needs a hat, and you need strong knees to follow the path. The dinosaur park is great for the kids with loads of animatronics and an atmospheric setting.

Stunning caves and very big. Hidden natural beauty in the mountains. My daughter also loved the dinosaurs.

Great experience, amazing natural sights, dog friendly and our daughter also really enjoyed the dinosaur park and opportunity to pan for gold. Good cafe also on site, would recommend a visit.

What a fantastic place. 3 stunning caves , then loads of dinosaurs.
Great views of the Brecons .
Much more to do that we didn't get around to.
Almost forgot to say nice tea room as well

Amazing place, great little find, our 2 year old loved exploring the caves and seeing the Dino's as did we!🦖

Absolutely loved the caves. It was quiet and we really got to enjoy the surroundings. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing place to visit with kids. Whole day can be spent easily. 3 caves to visit and the Cathedral is the best and most beautiful. The dinosaur park which lead you to the two additional caves help you to climb up to the mountain which gives you a beautiful view for the surrounding mountains. Highly recommend! It worth its price and under 3s can go free. Helpful staff and well looked after place.

Fantastic time here as a couple with a 6 year old. I really enjoyed the history, the little one enjoyed exploring!

Everyone loves the Dino's!

Great experience but not disabled friendly, though I'm not sure how they could change that inside the caves.

I have been visiting here since I was a kid. The place is beautiful, informative and fun for the kids.

Some of the outdoor exhibits are starting to show their age, but only if you look closely.

The cafe offers simple fayre at a reasonable price, and all the staff try to be as helpful as possible.

When you visit the farm area, keep an eye out for Ivy, she loves a good scratch behind the ears.

The paths are quite steep in places, and some areas are simply not wheelchair or buggy friendly at all, but that is the nature of the attraction, and the place is as accommodating as possible.

Well-worth a visit, very well maintained and managed caves. No mouldy smell inside, very well lit & very helpful and friendly staff. The pictures don't do much justice as the real deal... Sincerely suggest a visit, especially if you have kids who would like caves & dinosaur stories. The view from the top is beautiful ❤

Amazing day out. The caves are some of the best I've been in, well presented and easy access. Tickets need to be booked online in advance. Toilets and baby change can only be accessed by leaving and re-entering the park which is a bit of a pain, especially with so much to see inside. The dinosaur park kept it interesting for our toddler as we walked between the caves.

An absolutely fantastic few hours! The caves were beautiful and fascinating. It was great to get the train up and down the hill to and from the car park. The effort put into placing dinosaurs throughout the walks around is brilliant. Food was fairly reasonably priced as portions were generous, worked out about £10 per person for food and drink. Would highly recommend a visit for all ages. Tickets do need to be booked online in advance.

Really well put together experience

There are 3 different caves that you can wander around at your own pace. Throughout the caves there is commentary from the people who first discovered the caves, so no queuing to read a sign, just find a good spot and look around while you listen. There are steps, but not that many. It was cold inside so take a fleece. The number of stalactites, stalagmites, curtains and flows is not that high compared to other show caves but as you wander you will keep finding more. The second cave on the tour, cathedral cave is probably the most spectacular and also has waterfalls you can walk behind.

Possibly the best bit are the dinosaurs, they are by far the best presentation I've ever seen with quite a lot of them having small amounts of movement like heads moving around and tails moving, don't worry they don't run after you. They are also outside in amongst the plants, some of which probably need a trim, but it does give it a more real feel. There are a few in the museum at the end that are more delicate and could not be put outside, and for a bit of fun you can even use a computer screen and projector to colour in one of them with a design of your making.
Throughout there is a nice humour like the dinosaur that had escaped last night and been recaptured and put in the naughty corner.
And if that wasn't enough, you can do gold panning (fools gold not real gold) and the shire horse centre which is more of a farm with lots of different animals.
Finally the shop, a good selection of dinosaurs related things and a surprisingly good selection of socks.

The number of people is controlled by tickets and time slots, so it didn't feel that busy which was really nice, but that does mean you probably should book a slot before going, but once in just go at your own pace, there was no feeling of needing to see everything in a set time