'On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east - Brokeback Mountain, to the west - Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, would that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper... ' #HMHB
To the east - Brokeback Mountain, to the west - Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, would that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper... ' #HMHB
August 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
'On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east - Brokeback Mountain, to the west - Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, would that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper... ' #HMHB
To the east - Brokeback Mountain, to the west - Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, would that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper... ' #HMHB
Panoramic shots from the trig point at the top of Twmpa (aka Lord Hereford’s Knob) this morning - views of the Wye Valley, Black Mountains and Hay Bluff (my favourite run is along this ridge then up and down Twmpa - for later this week).
August 21, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Panoramic shots from the trig point at the top of Twmpa (aka Lord Hereford’s Knob) this morning - views of the Wye Valley, Black Mountains and Hay Bluff (my favourite run is along this ridge then up and down Twmpa - for later this week).
Our Black Mountains trek now available on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ramblings - Capel y ffin and the Twmpa - BBC Sounds
Clare meets a passionate proponent of walking in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Our Black Mountains trek now available on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
My first painting from my trip to the common land around Hay Bluff on Wednesday. I started painting this on with clouds on a blue sky, by the time I’d finished the clouds had filled in.
8”x6” oil on board
#haybluff #twmpa #penyfan #hayonwye #pleinair #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #wales #art
8”x6” oil on board
#haybluff #twmpa #penyfan #hayonwye #pleinair #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #wales #art
March 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My first painting from my trip to the common land around Hay Bluff on Wednesday. I started painting this on with clouds on a blue sky, by the time I’d finished the clouds had filled in.
8”x6” oil on board
#haybluff #twmpa #penyfan #hayonwye #pleinair #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #wales #art
8”x6” oil on board
#haybluff #twmpa #penyfan #hayonwye #pleinair #pleinairpainting #oilpainting #wales #art
These foreign mountains have none of the elegance of...
October 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
These foreign mountains have none of the elegance of...
Twmpa, Twmpa, you're gonna need a jumper.
February 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Twmpa, Twmpa, you're gonna need a jumper.
Ar Lord Herefor’s Knob😜- neu Twmpa i roi ei enw Cymraeg priodol!
November 30, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Ar Lord Herefor’s Knob😜- neu Twmpa i roi ei enw Cymraeg priodol!
I'm on 'Ramblings' with Claire Balding on Thursday 6 February at 3:00pm, Radio 4
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BBC Radio 4 - Ramblings, Capel y ffin and the Twmpa
Clare meets a passionate proponent of walking in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm on 'Ramblings' with Claire Balding on Thursday 6 February at 3:00pm, Radio 4
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Was just watching An American Werewolf in London again and now recognise the junction our two intrepid hikers are dropped off at before heading down to the Slaughtered Lamb.
November 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Was just watching An American Werewolf in London again and now recognise the junction our two intrepid hikers are dropped off at before heading down to the Slaughtered Lamb.
Lunchtime pint to decompress after a morning's work. The Brecon Tap has a new beer on, brewed at Hay-on-Wye and named after a local landmark. I took great pleasure in introducing the barmaid (a Yorkshire lass) to the name by which we knew it when we were a group of innuendo-obsessed schoolboys.
July 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lunchtime pint to decompress after a morning's work. The Brecon Tap has a new beer on, brewed at Hay-on-Wye and named after a local landmark. I took great pleasure in introducing the barmaid (a Yorkshire lass) to the name by which we knew it when we were a group of innuendo-obsessed schoolboys.
Twmpa - Wikipedia
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January 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Yesterday's walk at the foot of the Black Mountains/Y Mynyddoedd Duon. The mountain in the background is Lord Hereford's Knob. The Welsh, being less inclined to flights of fancy relating to English nobles' genitalia, call it Twmpa, 'a mound'. 😀
April 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yesterday's walk at the foot of the Black Mountains/Y Mynyddoedd Duon. The mountain in the background is Lord Hereford's Knob. The Welsh, being less inclined to flights of fancy relating to English nobles' genitalia, call it Twmpa, 'a mound'. 😀
You avoided Lord Hereford’s Knob (Twmpa) though.
May 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
You avoided Lord Hereford’s Knob (Twmpa) though.
most famously twmpa, or lord hereford's knob
June 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
most famously twmpa, or lord hereford's knob
Starting the final year of my 20s as I mean to continue: skulking around various Welsh churches and up Welsh hills/mountains (though sadly I had to abort my planned Twmpa/Hay Bluff hike as the cloud came down).
1: St Martin, Cwmyoy,
2: Llanthony Priory
3: St Mary the Virgin, Capel-y-Ffin
1: St Martin, Cwmyoy,
2: Llanthony Priory
3: St Mary the Virgin, Capel-y-Ffin
June 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Starting the final year of my 20s as I mean to continue: skulking around various Welsh churches and up Welsh hills/mountains (though sadly I had to abort my planned Twmpa/Hay Bluff hike as the cloud came down).
1: St Martin, Cwmyoy,
2: Llanthony Priory
3: St Mary the Virgin, Capel-y-Ffin
1: St Martin, Cwmyoy,
2: Llanthony Priory
3: St Mary the Virgin, Capel-y-Ffin
Well worth a visit, before continuing on to Hay on Wye via Gospel Pass and Twmpa.
Lovely area.
Lovely area.
June 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Well worth a visit, before continuing on to Hay on Wye via Gospel Pass and Twmpa.
Lovely area.
Lovely area.
March 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
also that this is a correct map reference:
On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east, Brokeback Mountain, to the west, Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, could that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper
On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east, Brokeback Mountain, to the west, Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, could that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
also that this is a correct map reference:
On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east, Brokeback Mountain, to the west, Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, could that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper
On touching the trig point, I found my thrill
To the east, Brokeback Mountain, to the west, Benny Hill
I’ll give you the grid ref, you might like to go
SO224350
Could this be heaven, could that be the Severn
Twmpa, Twmpa, you’re gonna need a jumper
Four days actually.. ( I had 5).. day1: Black mountains: Twmpa and Rhos Dirion. 2: Fforest fawr: Fan Fach and surroundings. Day3.. wet ..so an 8 mile low level bimble near the visitor centre in the fog. Day4: home.. so short "run" up Ysgyrid fawr..the first time I've done that and had a view. Great!
September 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Four days actually.. ( I had 5).. day1: Black mountains: Twmpa and Rhos Dirion. 2: Fforest fawr: Fan Fach and surroundings. Day3.. wet ..so an 8 mile low level bimble near the visitor centre in the fog. Day4: home.. so short "run" up Ysgyrid fawr..the first time I've done that and had a view. Great!
I have been going to the Hay Festival for over thirty years. It is the place to be for a few days at the end of May. If you’re going for the first time here’s a few recommendations beyond the maes ✍️Lewis Davies
Under Y Twmpa or Lord Hereford’s Knob
Lewis Davies I have been going to the Hay Festival for over thirty years. It is the place to be for a few days at the end of May. If you’re going for the first time here’s a few recommendations beyond...
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May 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I have been going to the Hay Festival for over thirty years. It is the place to be for a few days at the end of May. If you’re going for the first time here’s a few recommendations beyond the maes ✍️Lewis Davies
Yeah, well, Lord Hereford's Knob is over 680 m tall and Great Cockup is a UNESCO World Heritage site…
July 14, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Yeah, well, Lord Hereford's Knob is over 680 m tall and Great Cockup is a UNESCO World Heritage site…
'For second hand bookshops there’s a broad day of a choice along the narrow streets, I can’t really pick a favourite but if you’re a vintage crime reader there’s Murder and Mayhem which has got to be the best name for a bookshop ever.' Lewis Davies @nation.cymru
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Under Y Twmpa or Lord Hereford’s Knob
Lewis Davies I have been going to the Hay Festival for over thirty years. It is the place to be for a few days at the end of May. If you’re going for the first time here’s a few recommendations beyond...
nation.cymru
May 26, 2026 at 10:26 AM
'For second hand bookshops there’s a broad day of a choice along the narrow streets, I can’t really pick a favourite but if you’re a vintage crime reader there’s Murder and Mayhem which has got to be the best name for a bookshop ever.' Lewis Davies @nation.cymru
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Here's a lengthy review of a super fancy bike in laminated ash. From spending 30 min in this rabbit hole my take is that it seems wood/bamboo is a relevant option if, you are running a bike that you kiss goodnight and wipe with a soft cloth after each ride.
theradavist.com/wood-is-good...
theradavist.com/wood-is-good...
Wood Is Good: Twmpa Cycles GR1 Gravel Bike Review – Petor Georgallou
Steel may be real but, for Petor Georgallou, that cliché begs the question: is wood good? Ever the curious reviewer, Petor has long wanted to test the ride quality of a wooden frame and the opportunit...
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April 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Here's a lengthy review of a super fancy bike in laminated ash. From spending 30 min in this rabbit hole my take is that it seems wood/bamboo is a relevant option if, you are running a bike that you kiss goodnight and wipe with a soft cloth after each ride.
theradavist.com/wood-is-good...
theradavist.com/wood-is-good...