Mynydd y Betws

#4954 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd y Betws is a mountain or large hill located on the border between Swansea and Carmarthenshire in South Wales, between Ammanford and Clydach. It is an area of upland with large stretches of tussocky grassland. The medieval castle of Penlle'r Castell is located near the highest point and the Mynydd y Betws Wind Farm is prominent with fifteen 110 m wind turbines. ()

Elevation: 1224 ftProminence: 673 ftCoordinates: 51°46'2"N, 3°56'15"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Mynydd y Betws – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pontardawe Arts Centre, Gellionnen Chapel, All Saints Church, Tair Carn Uchaf.

5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Comedy club
Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
127 min walk • Pontardawe Arts Centre is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The building is owned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and is located in Herbert Street. The Arts Centre opened in October 1996.
4 miSE
Church
Gellionnen Chapel, Swansea
102 min walk • Gellionnen Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship near Pontardawe, South Wales, United Kingdom. The chapel was first built in 1692 by Protestant dissenters, becoming Unitarian in the late 18th century. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella body for British Unitarians.
3 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints Church, Ammanford
76 min walk • All Saints Church, Ammanford is an Anglican parish church in the town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was erected between 1911 and 1915 by W. D. Jenkins of Llandeilo. The tower was added between 1924 and 1926 as a war memorial, this time the architect being Charles Mercer of Swansea.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tair Carn Uchaf, Brecon Beacons
121 min walk • Tair Carn Uchaf is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its summit sits atop a plateau-like ridge at 482 metres above sea level and is marked by one of the three huge cairns which give the mountain its name.
7.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd, Brecon Beacons
181 min walk • Garreg Lwyd, also known as Moel Gornach, is a peak in the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It is the westernmost area over 2,000 feet above sea level in South Wales.
~860 ftNE
Forts and castles
Penlle'r Castell, Swansea
5 min walk • Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Betws in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Llygad Llwchwr, Brecon Beacons
134 min walk • Llygad Llwchwr is a 1.2 km-long cave system in the Black Mountain which forms the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carreg Dwfn, Brecon Beacons
126 min walk • Carreg Dwfn is a hill four miles southeast of Llandeilo and just to the south of the village of Trap in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It lies at the western extremity of the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit at 283 metres is towards the eastern end of a rocky east-west-aligned ridge.
5.3 miSE
51°41'55"N • 3°52'48"W
Clydach Heritage Centre, Swansea
137 min walk • Museum, Visitor center
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Allt-y-grug
140 min walk • Mynydd Allt-y-grug is a 338-metre-high hill immediately west of Ystalyfera in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in South Wales. Its twin summits are around 400m apart.
5.7 miSW
Town
Pontarddulais
147 min walk • Pontarddulais is both a community and a town in Swansea, Wales. It is 10 miles northwest of the city centre. The Pontarddulais ward is part of the City and County of Swansea. Pontarddulais adjoins the village of Hendy in Carmarthenshire. The built-up population was 9,073.