Ystradfellte Reservoir, Brecon Beacons

Name: Ystradfellte Reservoir
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#72 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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Ystradfellte Reservoir is a water storage reservoir on the Afon Dringarth in the upland area of Fforest Fawr within the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. It lies just north of the village of Ystradfellte in the county of Powys at OS Grid ref SN 946178. ()

Length: 722 ftWidth: 217 ftMaximum depth: 132 ftCoordinates: 51°50'45"N, 3°31'56"W

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Ystradfellte Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porth yr Ogof, Maen Llia, Fan Gyhirych, Maen Madoc.

3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Porth yr Ogof, Brecon Beacons
85 min walk • Porth yr Ogof is a cave located near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
1.7 miNW
Memorial
Maen Llia, Brecon
44 min walk • Maen Llia is a standing stone which sits on moorland at grid reference SN924192 in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. The stone which is a large piece of intraformational conglomerate from the Old Red Sandstone measures 3.7 m high by 2.8 m wide by 0.6 m. It is roughly diamond-shaped and is partly moss-covered.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Gyhirych, Brecon Beacons
106 min walk • Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.
2 miSW
Memorial
Maen Madoc, Brecon Beacons
51 min walk • The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. It stands approximately 10 feet high.
1.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
49 min walk • Fan Fawr is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, in Powys, Wales and over 734 m high. The summit overlooks the steep eastern face and is marked by a cairn.
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Llia, Brecon Beacons
22 min walk • Fan Llia is a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. In common with other peaks in the Fforest Fawr uplands it lies within the county of Powys.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Nedd, Brecon Beacons
53 min walk • Fan Nedd is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. In common with the rest of the Fforest Fawr uplands it is within the county of Powys.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Fraith, Brecon Beacons
91 min walk • Fan Fraith is a top of Fan Gyhirych in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. Its summit is at a height of 2192 feet or 668 m. It lies within Fforest Fawr Geopark.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Brecon Beacons
85 min walk • Fan Bwlch Chwyth is a peak in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and within the county of Powys. Its summit is marked by a trig point at OS grid ref SN 912217.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve, Brecon Beacons
75 min walk • Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve is a 156 acre area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. It includes the peaks of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Fforest Fawr, Brecon Beacons
57 min walk • Fforest Fawr is an extensive upland area in the county of Powys, Wales. Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation.