Newtown is located on the banks of the River Severn in Powys Mid Wales. Traveling on the A483 through Mid Wales you will find Newtown between the towns of Welshpool to the north and Llandrindod Wells to the south.
The town owes it's existence to the troubled history between the Welsh and the English and in particular the building of the castle of Dolforwyn in the 13th Century.
Today Newtown is the largest town in Mid Wales and on the tuesday Market Days the bustling main street has a wide variety of stalls from fruit and veg to old iron tools and farm implements, hosted by equally interesting stall holders.
There are a number of pubs, guest houses and hotels in the town centre and there is a pleasant walk from the main street that crosses over the River Severn by the suspension bridge into Dolerw Park, a green and pleasant space with some fine mature trees.