Telephone: +44 (0)29 2083 1658

Facsimile: +44 (0)29 2083 2734

 

We offer a range of gift vouchers for any occasion and any activity.

Special Occasions i.e.  Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries Achievements, etc.

Just ring or e-mail with the personal details you would like put on the voucher, and what occasion, we will customise them to your requirements. We will post or e-mail them to you when we receive your cheque.

There is a small charge to cover costs. The vouchers can be used at any time.

Tel: 02920 831658 or E-Mail hopkinsmith@btconnect.com

Taff Valley Activity Centre has  been highly commended by the Tourism Training Forum for Wales.
The business appeared in the 'Stars In Our Field' publication - A Showcase Of Best Practice Within The Welsh Tourism Industry. This was the report given:

Hopkin Smith's transformation of his traditional working
farm into an outdoor activity centre provides a successful, interesting and encouraging example of how agri-tourism
can work.

Launched in 1992, the Taff Valley Activity Centre near Pontypridd is still a fairly young enterprise, but already
the mechanisms are in place for a long- term and
sustainable operation. What is most encouraging is that Hopkin Smith's determination, enthusiasm and creativity
is so solidly backed by a real commitment to training and development. We believe this has a vital part to play in
Taff Valley Activity Centre's success story to date.

The variety of the sorts of training undertaken is
impressive with certificates in first-aid, quad bike
instruction, all terrain vehicle operation and health and
safety to name just a few on a much longer list.

As well as the conventional methods of training, his learning process has also benefited from the less formal avenues of training including swapping ideas with other similar operations.

Mr. Smith has also visited Southern Ireland to see how Objective 1 funding is managed there to help agri-tourism boost the rural economy. Not only did this provide a catalyst for a host of new ideas, but also gave him hands-on experience on the use of computers in agri-tourism.

Even more importantly, training plays a key role in business development plans for the future with marketing and IT Skills top of the list of priorities.



An excellent start and one operation to look out for in the future.
A good role model in the field of agri-tourism