Llyn Fawr

#1237 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Lake, Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales. It is known as the site of an important hoard of weapons and tools from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1224 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°43'10"N, 3°34'7"W

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Llyn Fawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aberdare Park, Craig y Llyn, Dinas Rock, Waterfall Country.

4.7 miE
Neighbourhood, Park
Aberdare Park, Aberdare
121 min walk • Aberdare Park is a well-preserved Victorian public park located in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare in South Wales.
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig y Llyn
18 min walk • Craig y Llyn is a mountain situated to the south of the village of Rhigos in the Cynon Valley on the south side of the upper Vale of Neath and north of the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales; it is the highest point in the traditional county of Glamorgan, and the South Wales Valleys.
2.9 miN
Climbing
Dinas Rock, Brecon Beacons
73 min walk • Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Waterfall Country, Neath
59 min walk • Waterfall Country is an English name often given to the Vale of Neath in South Wales. The tourist area around the head of valley has an unusually large number of publicly accessible waterfalls.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Penderyn, Brecon Beacons
90 min walk • Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Its summit at 371m is marked by a trig point.
3.3 miE
Park
Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare
84 min walk • Dare Valley Country Park is a public park in Wales. It lies near the village of Cwmdare and the town of Aberdare, Cynon Valley, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales. It comprises 500 acres of woodlands, pasture and moorland mountainside. It is maintained by the local Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
2.8 miNW
Park
Fforest Fawr Geopark
71 min walk • Fforest Fawr Geopark is a Geopark in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales. It is the first designated Geopark in Wales having gained membership of both the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in October 2005.
3.4 miNW
Church
St Cadoc's Church
87 min walk • St. Cadoc's Church is a Church in Wales church in Glynneath, Wales. It is located in the grounds of the now derelict Aberpergwm House for which it was an estate church.
4.8 miE
Church
Ebenezer, Aberdare
122 min walk • Ebenezer, Trecynon was an Independent chapel in Ebenezer Street, Trecynon, Aberdare, Wales. It was one of the earliest Independent chapels in the Cynon Valley and remained an active place of worship until 2009.
3.7 miNE
Visitor center, Whisky bar, Distillery
Penderyn distillery, Brecon Beacons
94 min walk • Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery, Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood.
3.6 miNW
Ruins
Aberpergwm House
91 min walk • Aberpergwm House is an abandoned and ruinous country house located in Glynneath, Wales. Within the grounds of the house sits the church of St. Cadoc, which is possibly of late medieval origin.