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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).

01/11/2026

💿🎶 SUNDAY NIGHT IS VINYL NIGHT AT THE ANCIENT! 🎶💿

Don’t forget, Sunday nights at The Ancient are all about the vinyl!

This Sunday, we’re delighted to welcome a special guest host, Steve’s Vinyl Vintage! 🎵

A local lad with a real passion for vinyl, Steve will be sharing his vast collection of classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Expect a little nostalgia, some forgotten favourites and plenty of great tunes expertly played on his double decks!

🕖 The vinyl starts spinning at 7pm!

Come on over, settle in with a drink and enjoy a proper Sunday night soundtrack.

Good music, good company and no music snobbery! ❤️💿

Diolch ❤️🪩❤️

01/11/2026

🍴❤️ Sundays are what The Ancient is made for! ❤️🍴

Proper homemade Sunday roasts, great company and all the little touches that make Sundays special.

🐷 We’ve a special treat for you today. Our pork this week comes from Upper Court Farm, Hay-on-Wye which is only 37 miles away.

Our ingredients are proudly traceable to named farmers across Wales, our gravy is made with generous lashings of Welsh Gwynt y Ddraig c***r, and our roasties are cooked fresh from scratch — golden, crispy and full of those delicious gnarly bits we all love! 😋

Throw in homemade starters and tempting desserts, and you’ve got yourself a proper Sunday feast!

🍴 Just a handful of tables left today, so don’t miss out!

☎️ 01639 730273 to book.

💿🎶 AND TONIGHT… IT’S VINYL NIGHT! 🎶💿

What a lovely atmosphere we had the last two Sunday’s! Great music, a little nostalgia and plenty of good company. This week we have the honour of being hosted by Steve’s Vintage Vinyl taking you back to the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s 🪩🕺

Good food, good music, good company. Sounds like Sunday sorted!

See you later!

Diolch ❤️❤️

31/10/2026

🍂 Oh, We Do Love Autumn Food! 🍂

And this weekend’s special is a beauty!

Prosciutto-wrapped pheasant breast, silky parsnip purée, roasted chestnut mushrooms, smoked bacon and a delicious apple & c***r sauce.

A little taste of autumn, done The Ancient way.

🍴 Full Autumn menu available too.
🕛 Lunch 12–3pm | Evening from 5:30pm
☎️ 01639 730273

See you soon. Diolch ❤️

31/10/2026

🦌 🍁 Pan Seared Venison 🍁🦌

Pan-Seared Venison served with braised fondant potatoes, rainbow carrots, beetroot, squash & pickled blackberries. Served to our customers liking 😋

Just one of our delicious weekend specials!

🍂 Our full Autumn menu is available too.

🍴 Lunch 12–3pm | Evening from 5:30pm

☎️ Give us a call to book your table! 01639 730273

And keep an eye out… another mouthwatering special is coming your way later! 👀

See you soon! Diolch ❤️

30/10/2026

Available from 5:30pm today.

🍣 Prosciutto Wrapped Pheasant Breast 🍣

Parsnip purée, roast chestnut mushrooms,smoked bacon with a apple & c***r sauce.

🦌 Pan Seared Venison 🦌

Braised fondant potatoes, baby rainbow carrots, beetroot squash & pickled blackberries

Made plans yet? Call us from 11:00pm on 01639 730273 to reserve your table.

🎵Don’t forget, we’ve live music from 8pm 🎵

Make a night of it and pop on up The Ancient

Diolch ❤️

29/10/2026

🎶🍴 What a Friday we have lined up for you! 🍴🎶

There’s something rather special happening at The Ancient this Friday, and we can’t wait to welcome you!

🎤 Live music from 8pm!
The fabulous Melody Shads will be joining us for an evening of fantastic live music, great company and those Friday night vibes we all love.

Ghouls, ghosts, witches and zombies welcome…. Come on, get your fancy dress on 👻

🥩 And that’s not all…
Our Specials Board is looking particularly tempting this week! We’ve got a wonderful selection of dishes lined up, featuring beautiful, locally sourced produce from our trusted master butcher, Paddy Sweeney of Brecon. Available from 5:30pm and until we run out.

Proper ingredients, lovingly prepared, and a few extra treats from our kitchen to make your Friday that little bit more special.

🍷 Whether you’re joining us for a delicious meal, popping in for the music or making a whole evening of it, we’d love to see you.

☎️ Haven’t booked your table yet? Give us a call on 01639 730273 and let us save you a seat.

Great food, fabulous live music and a warm Ancient welcome. What more could you want from a Friday? ❤️

See you soon!

Diolch ❤️

29/10/2026

💿🎶 SUNDAY VINYL NIGHT – WITH A SPECIAL GUEST! 🎶💿

We’ve got something a little bit special lined up for this Sunday at The Ancient!

We’re delighted to welcome Steve Howarth Vintage Vinyl, who’ll be bringing along his decks and a fabulous collection of 100s of vinyl records! 🎧

This Sunday, you can leave the record choosing to us, sit back, relax and let the music do the talking.

🎵 Expect a wonderful mix of timeless classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s – those forgotten gems, old favourites and tunes that take you straight back to another time.

Whether you fancy a little trip down memory lane, a good old singalong or simply a cosy Sunday evening with great music, great company and your favourite tipple, we’d love you to join us.

🕖 From 7pm this Sunday
❤️ Free entry – Everyone welcome!

No music snobbery, no fuss. Just good old-fashioned tunes, a lovely atmosphere and a Sunday evening spent exactly as it should be.

See you around the record decks! 💿

Diolch ❤️

27/10/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our first quiz night last night! It was a great success, and we really appreciate everyone getting involved ❤️

Congratulations to our winners too! 🏆

Our next quiz night will be in two weeks’ time on Monday 10th Nov, and we promise there’ll be a microphone this time 😂🎤

See you all there! 🍻

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26/10/2026

🧠🥧 Winner, winner… chicken dinner! Or should that be PIE dinner? 🥧🧠

❤️ What a Monday evening we’ve got planned for you at The Ancient! ❤️

Two wonderful excuses to escape the Monday blues… QUIZ NIGHT & PIE NIGHT! 🎉

🧠 First up… let’s get quizzical! 🧠

Starting tonight, and every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, we’re bringing back a good old-fashioned pub quiz!

Nothing too serious, no intimidating questions or competitive masterminds required. Just a little friendly rivalry, plenty of giggles, some wonderfully useless knowledge and a lovely excuse to get together on a Monday evening.

Whether you’re a walking encyclopaedia, a fountain of random facts or someone who confidently shouts out the wrong answer, you’ll fit right in! 😂

👫 Bring your cleverest friends, round up your usual suspects or simply come along on your own. Everyone is welcome, and you certainly don’t need to be a quiz whizz!

🏆 £2 entry per person – winner takes it all! 💰

🥧 And because nobody thinks their best on an empty stomach… PIE NIGHT! 🥧

Before you put those thinking caps on, why not treat yourself to one of our proper, homemade, deep-filled pub pies?

Starting from 5:30pm, we’ve four delicious flavours to tempt you. Beautiful golden pastry, generous fillings and all the homemade goodness you’d expect from The Ancient.

Good food, good company, a little healthy competition and hopefully a lot of laughter. What more could you want from a Monday evening?

🏆 It’s going to be a win-win tonight! Well, for someone at least! 😂

Come on over, pull up a chair and be part of it. We’d absolutely love to see you.

Diolch ❤️❤️

25/10/2026

🎶🎸 LIVE MUSIC AT THE ANCIENT 🎸🎶

Friday 30th October | 8pm

Get ready for a fabulous Friday night as we welcome the lovely and incredibly talented Melody Shads to The Ancient! 🎤❤️

With an amazing 10.5k followers on Instagram, Melody is already winning hearts with her fantastic live performances and wonderfully varied repertoire.

From good old jukebox favourites to songs you simply can’t resist singing along to, expect everything from Proud Mary and Hey, Soul Sister to Teenage Dirtbag and Brown Eyed Girl. She might even throw in a few rugby anthems and Welsh favourites for good measure! 🏉🎵

So, pop the date in your diary, round up your favourite people and come and join us for what promises to be a cracking night!

❤️ Free entry. All welcome.

Diolch ❤️

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

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+441639730273

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