Ancient Briton

Ancient Briton Award winning traditional Welsh pub with log fire, serving freshly cooked locally sourced dishes.

Find us in Brecon Beacons National Park at the very top of the Swansea Valley, just 2 miles from the National Show Cave Centre for Wales (Dan Yr Ogof). Proud to offer Real Ale, Real Cider and Real Food (where possible locally sourced).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Braised beef cheek sourced from Paddy Sweeney Butchers in Brecon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Served with confit cabbage, mashed pot...
12/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Braised beef cheek sourced from Paddy Sweeney Butchers in Brecon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Served with confit cabbage, mashed potato and red wine vegetable stew.

Available on today’s specials menu from midday.




🐑 Rolled breast of lamb, sourced from master butcher Paddy Sweeney in Brecon. 🐑 Served with roast aubergine and fire roa...
11/06/2026

🐑 Rolled breast of lamb, sourced from master butcher Paddy Sweeney in Brecon. 🐑

Served with roast aubergine and fire roasted Romesco sauce.

Available on our summer menu.


&2026

Update: Sadly, due to the weather the Morris dancers have cancelled. 😞 Fancy something a little different tonight? Why...
11/06/2026

Update: Sadly, due to the weather the Morris dancers have cancelled. 😞

Fancy something a little different tonight? Why not pop on up, maybe bring along your dancing shoes too 🕺🕺

As you've all come to learn, over the last 5 years we've built a brand that's known for being a little bit different. W...
05/06/2026

As you've all come to learn, over the last 5 years we've built a brand that's known for being a little bit different.

Well, here's our latest 'a little bit different'.

🍺 Modelo Especial - a Mexican pilsner-style lager first brewed in 1925. We're pretty sure we're the first to serve it on draught in South Wales🍺

🍏Henry Westons Vintage Cider - a proper old fashioned apple medium dry cider🍏

Both are absolutely flying out.

🍔We’re looking for two or three people to join our fun loving Little Briton team this season 🍔They’ll be taking orders, ...
30/05/2026

🍔We’re looking for two or three people to join our fun loving Little Briton team this season 🍔

They’ll be taking orders, stocking up and cleaning down…. And with training, and for the right person, maybe rustling up some of our legendary Greek gyros’

Previous experience isn’t necessary but the following certainly are: Common sense, reliability, a great work ethic and can work without constantly checking their mobile phones…….

Start date: as soon as possible.

In return, they’ll join an amazing team and their office will be outside in the sunshine listening to fantastic live music🤞🤞🤞

Is this you? Is this someone you know?

We’d love to hear from you ❤️❤️

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24/05/2026

We're so very proud to have been part of Llew & Tyler's special day.

We'd love to be part of your special day too. If you're looking for a relaxed, less formal wedding experience maybe we're your perfect place.

Come use our Pabell (stretch tent) which we never charge for and never will.

To us, a pub is the heart beat of any community. Where friends and family come together to make memories and celebrate...........and a wedding is the cherry on that cake :-)

On our specials board this Bank Holiday Weekend.Lamb Rump, sourced from master butcher Paddy Sweeney, Brecon. Served wi...
22/05/2026

On our specials board this Bank Holiday Weekend.

Lamb Rump, sourced from master butcher Paddy Sweeney, Brecon. Served with minted crushed peas, mini shepherd's pie & a rich pan gravy.

☀️Bank Holiday Sunday☀️Looks like we’re in for a heatwave and The Ancient is definitely the place to be. Bring your deck...
20/05/2026

☀️Bank Holiday Sunday☀️

Looks like we’re in for a heatwave and The Ancient is definitely the place to be.

Bring your deck chairs, bring your picnic blankets and get ready for a day of fun in the sun.

Music kicks off at 2pm with the incredible Jono (formerly of No Direction) and then from 4pm we have Milly and the Bandits who are guaranteed to get you up dancing. When they played here last summer they literally smashed it.

Little Briton opens her hatch at 1pm serving up Welsh raised hand smashed beef burgers, slow braised pulled chicken burgers and authentic Greek gyros. Don’t worry… we share the love for veggies and vegans too 💜💜

Our outside bar will also be open so you’re never far from a cold beer or three.

And if that’s not all, our main bar and kitchen also opens from midday.

We will be busy, so if you can car share we’d love you more than we already do 💕

We can’t wait……. ☀️❤️☀️❤️

Feeling optimistic today and made some summery adjustments to our menu. Here’s just one of our new dishes. Pan seared sa...
15/05/2026

Feeling optimistic today and made some summery adjustments to our menu.

Here’s just one of our new dishes.

Pan seared salmon sourced fresh from Swansea Fish. Served with baby roasted Pembrokeshire potatoes, sauté asparagus & hollandaise sauce.



Sunday’s Ancient. We’ve something a little special for those booked in for lunch today. Our roast leg of pork comes fro...
10/05/2026

Sunday’s Ancient. We’ve something a little special for those booked in for lunch today.

Our roast leg of pork comes from St Fagans National Museum, Cardiff. A taste that takes you back in time before meat was filled with water and mass produced.

Our beef comes from Talybont Farm, Talybont-on-Usk and our turkey from Woolston Farm, Owestry.

We’ve still a few spaces left, so if you haven’t already made plans, make us the place to be this lunch time. Please call 01639 730273, after 11am, to reserve a table.

Address

Brecon Road, Penycae
Swansea
SA91YY

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

Telephone

+441639730273

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