Gilwern Hill, Brecon Beacons

Name: Gilwern Hill
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#93 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. ()

Elevation: 1447 ftCoordinates: 51°48'28"N, 3°5'53"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Gilwern Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clydach Gorge, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Smart's Bridge, Ogof Draenen.

1 miW
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Clydach Gorge, Brecon Beacons
25 min walk • The Clydach Gorge is a steep-sided valley in south-east Wales down which the River Clydach flows to the River Usk. It runs for 5.6 kilometres from the vicinity of Brynmawr in Blaenau Gwent eastwards and northeastwards to Gilwern in Monmouthshire.
1.1 miN
Canal
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Brecon Beacons
29 min walk • The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently navigable 35-mile length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial...
1 miW
Bridge
Smart's Bridge, Brecon Beacons
26 min walk • Smart's Bridge, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, is a cast-iron bridge situated in Clydach Gorge. Constructed in 1824, it gave access to the Clydach Ironworks, the most significant industrial enterprise in the gorge.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Draenen, Brecon Beacons
15 min walk • Ogof Draenen is, at 66 km, the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border.

Gilwern Hill, Brecon Beacons

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Brecon Beacons plan & book

Gilwern Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Clydach Gorge, Brecon Beacons

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Brecon Beacons

Smart's Bridge, Brecon Beacons

Ogof Draenen, Brecon Beacons