Carno is a village located alongside the A470 road between Llanbrynmair and Caersws, in Powys, Mid Wales. The village stands in the valley of the River Carno between the hills of Allt Fawr (386m) and Allt Goch (309m). |
The parish church of St John the Baptist lies in the centre of Carno village, on the west bank of the river. Laura Ashley, who founded the Laura Ashley Company with her husband Bernard in Carno, is buried in the churchyard. The church itself was erected in 1867, replacing what was probably a medieval structure associated with the Knights Hospitallers and their adjacent grange of Caer Noddfa.
Sitting on the edge of the Cambrian Mountain Range the landscape around Carno is crossed by a myriad of trails and rights of way. There are miles and miles of footpaths to be walked, including a trail to the source of the River Severn on the slopes of Plynlimon, or going the other direction, the Severn Way. Offa’s Dyke Path is close by, along with many footpaths to explore leading to iron age hill-forts, stone circles, and ancient standing stones. |
There are many paths and trails suitable for cyclists from Coed Y Brenin, near Dolgellau - for serious mountain bikers