Sugar Loaf

#2861 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sugar Loaf, sometimes called The Sugar Loaf, is a prominent hill in Carmarthenshire, Wales beside the A483 trunk road some four miles south-west of Llanwrtyd Wells. It is a popular viewpoint and picnic spot within easy reach on foot from the roadside car parks to the northeast and to the south. There is a stop on the nearby Heart of Wales Line called Sugar Loaf railway station. ()

Elevation: 1955 ftProminence: 1348 ftCoordinates: 52°4'15"N, 3°42'8"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Sugar Loaf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llandovery Castle, Llyn Brianne, Church of St Michael, Tabernacle Chapel.

6.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Llandovery Castle, Llandovery
171 min walk • Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it. The Normans built a castle in the current location in the early twelfth century and this was rebuilt in stone.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Brianne
129 min walk • Llyn Brianne is a man-made lake or reservoir in the headwaters of the River Tywi in Wales.
5.2 miW
Church
Church of St Michael
134 min walk • The Church of St Michael, Cilycwm is the Church in Wales parish church for the parish of Cilycwm, near Llandovery, Wales. The rubble building with pink stone dressings dates to the 14th and 15th century, with restoration work being undertaken between 1905 and 1909.
6.6 miSW
Church
Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery
167 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.
6.2 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Llandovery
157 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Church in Wales place of worship near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was formerly the parish church of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn but was replaced in that function by a new church in a more central location. The present building dates from the 12th century.
6.6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel, Llandovery
168 min walk • The Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building was constructed between 1886 and 1888 and is located at 4 Stryd y Bont, Llandovery.
6.5 miSW
Church
Salem Independent Chapel, Llandovery
167 min walk • Salem Independent Chapel is an Independent chapel in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building dates from between 1829 and 1830 and is located at Orchard Street, Llandovery.
6.5 miSW
Church
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Llandovery
166 min walk • Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a place of worship in the town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building was constructed in 1844 and is located at Gelli Deg, Llandovery. It was built as a sister chapel to Cwmsarnddu Chapel, Cilycwm.
6.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Llandovery College, Llandovery
169 min walk • Llandovery College is a coeducational independent boarding and day school in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The college consists of Gollop Preparatory, Senior School and Sixth Form.