Seventh British Open Quoits Championship 2012
The Recreation Ground, Caersws, Powys, Mid Wales Saturday 18th August - 10:30am
Celebrating 40 years of quoits in Caersws
Useful Links
The Mid Wales village of Caersws and it's quoiting tradition - Link to the BBC Mid Wales page of Caersws
The Red Lion is under new management and open for business - 01686 689378.
The Buck Hotel, Caersws - join them on Facebook to see what’s happening - 01686 688267.
The Lion Hotel in the small village of Llandinam has recently re-opened. Situated only two miles away from Caersws village along the A470 towards Llanidloes. Award-winning chef Nick Davies and his wife Jo have taken over the Lion Hotel 01686 688233.
Llanidloes - market town 8 miles from Caersws and first town on the River Severn
Maesmawr Hall Hotel - 16th Century former coaching inn one mile from Caersws. The ghost comes free!!!
For those staying at The Aleppo Merchant Inn, on the side of the A470 in the "Laura Ashley" village of Carno 6 miles from Caersws, Pete and Jen will make you very welcome
Also in the village of Carno approximately 200 yards from The Aleppo, is Tremallt B&B
The Talkhouse - Two miles from Caersws on the A470 towards Carno
Alternatively, Newtown the largest town in north Powys, birth place and burial place of social reformer Robert Owen, and home of the annual Santa Run only 6 miles away where there are a number of different types of accommodation.
The Elephant & Castle Hotel, Broad Street, Newtown
Maldwyn Leisure Centre, Newtown, Powys
Regent Cinema, Newtown, Powys
Caersws Angling Association could enhance your stay with a spot of fishing.
Caersws with it’s Roman links and the possible place for Caradoc’s last stand!!
Victorian Caersws and it’s former workhouse - part of the Powys Digital History Project.
Click this link to see how the former workhouse it looks today after extensive renovation and other pictures of Caersws village.
CPAT (Clwyd and Powys Archaelogical Trust introduction to Roman Caersws - the quoits ground just visible as the triangle of greenon the far right of the picture next to the football ground.
Images of Caersws including some quoits and other pictures which appear somewhat familiar!
Halo British Downhill Series - Mountain Bikes - more to Caersws than football and quoits!
