Usk Reservoir, Brecon Beacons

Name: Usk Reservoir
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#42 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1,050 feet above sea level, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. The county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys runs through the reservoir which lies about six miles to the north of the Black Mountain escarpment. It is an important landmark for walkers on the mountain range. ()

Elevation: 1001 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°56'35"N, 3°42'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Llyn y Fan Fawr, Waun Lefrith, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du.

4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
110 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural lake in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog, the highest peak of the Black Mountain range within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waun Lefrith, Brecon Beacons
119 min walk • Waun Lefrith is a top of Picws Du and is also the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans or Bannau Sir Gaer, a group of peaks within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within Carmarthenshire, Wales.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
108 min walk • Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the Black Mountain region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Picws Du, Brecon Beacons
108 min walk • Picws Du is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans in the Carmarthenshire section of the Black Mountain in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
109 min walk • The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft.
4.4 miS
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Llyn y Fan Fach, Brecon Beacons
112 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fach is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
3.2 miW
Church
St Michael's Church, Brecon Beacons
82 min walk • St Michael's Church is the Anglican parish church for the parish of Myddfai, south of Llandovery, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from the 14th and 15th centuries with restoration work being undertaken in 1874, when a bellcote was added, and again in 1926.
3.6 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Tump, Trecastle
93 min walk • Castle Tump is an early 11th-century motte and bailey castle in Trecastle, Powys, Wales.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Hir, Brecon Beacons
121 min walk • Fan Hir is a peak at the eastern end of the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It falls within the county of Powys and is also a part of the traditional area of Fforest Fawr.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Bach Trecastell, Brecon Beacons
44 min walk • Mynydd Bach Trecastell is a hill on the border between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Powys in southwest Wales. It lies within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
4.9 miNW
Church
Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery
124 min walk • Tabernacle Chapel is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from 1836 and is located in Queen Street, Llandovery. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 26 February 1981.