Llandrindod Wells is the most elegant of the Mid Wales spa towns, set in the Ithon Valley and surrounded by the Cambrian Mountains. Developed by the Victorians after the arrival of the railway in 1865, when fashionable society flocked to the town to take the spa waters. Since 1974 it has been the County Town of Powys and whilst its population is only around 5,000, it has an enviable range of amenities to include excellent schools, a College of Further Education, cottage hospital, leisure center, indoor and outdoor bowls, golf center and beautiful parks. It also hosts the 2-day Welsh motor-cycle enduro and a number of rallies.
