Smart's Bridge, Brecon Beacons

Name: Smart's Bridge
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#91 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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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. The bridge was designated a Grade II* listed structure in 2000. ()

Completed: 1824 (200 years ago)Length: 7 ftCoordinates: 51°48'46"N, 3°7'13"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Smart's Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clydach Gorge, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Caves of Aruba, Church of St Elli.

~130 ftSE
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Clydach Gorge, Brecon Beacons
1 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.
1.2 miNE
Canal
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Brecon Beacons
31 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...
0.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Caves of Aruba, Brecon Beacons
16 min walk • Of the several caves of Aruba, three Aruban caves are well known, seen in deep crevices on the windward face of the island. All three of the caves are located in the Arikok National Park. The most prominent are Guadirikiri Cave, the Fontein Cave and the Huliba Cave. Nocturnal bats nestle in all these caves.
1 miN
Church
Church of St Elli, Brecon Beacons
26 min walk • The Church of St Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The church underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911. It remains an active parish church.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gilwern Hill, Brecon Beacons
26 min walk • 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.
0.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, Brecon Beacons
16 min walk • Ogof Craig a Ffynnon is a cave in Wales. The cave is about 7 km in length and is located at the base of a quarried rockface in the Clydach Gorge. Water flowing out of the cave is a resurgence of water draining off Llangatock Mountain above.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Draenen, Brecon Beacons
37 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.
0.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Cwm Clydach National Nature Reserve, Brecon Beacons
21 min walk • Cwm Clydach National Nature Reserve is a 24.8 hectares area of steeply sloping valley-side on Clydach Gorge, 2 miles east of Brynmawr, southeast Wales. It is protected for its ancient semi-natural beech woods, designated by the Nature Conservancy Council.

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Which popular attractions are close to Smart's Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Clydach Gorge, Brecon Beacons (1 min walk), Caves of Aruba, Brecon Beacons (16 min walk), Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, Brecon Beacons (16 min walk), Cwm Clydach National Nature Reserve, Brecon Beacons (21 min walk).