Brecon Beacons National Park, Brecon Beacons

Name: Brecon Beacons National Park
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#30 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Brecon Beacons National Park, Brecon Beacons

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The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of three national parks in Wales, and is centred on the Brecon Beacons range of hills in southern Wales. It includes the Black Mountain in the west, Fforest Fawr and the Brecon Beacons in the centre and the Black Mountains in the east. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1957 (67 years ago)Area: 518.92 mi²Coordinates: 51°54'54"N, 3°24'44"W

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Brecon Beacons National Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pen y Fan, Cribyn Mountain, Brecon Cathedral, Llyn Cwm Llwch.

2.4 miSW
Scenic peak with a hiking trail and cairn
Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons
61 min walk • Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribyn Mountain, Brecon Beacons
60 min walk • Cribyn is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons with an elevation of 2608 feet about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du.
2.6 miN
11th-century church in a former priory
Brecon Cathedral, Brecon
68 min walk • Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm Llwch, Brecon Beacons
65 min walk • Llyn Cwm Llwch is a small lake or pool in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is between 1 and 2 acres: much smaller than the two glacial lakes in the west of the Black Mountain: Llyn y Fan Fawr and Llyn y Fan Fach, and one of the few natural bodies of water in the park.
2.4 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, Brecon
61 min walk • St Mary's Church is a parish church in Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building in Powys. The structure was originally a chapel of ease for the priory. The 90 feet West Tower dates to 1510 and is attributed to Edward, Duke of Buckingham. The eight bells date to 1750, and were taken down for refurbishment in 2007.
2.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
57 min walk • Theatr Brycheiniog is a modern theatre, arts and community venue in Brecon, the old county town of Brecknockshire and now part of south Powys in Mid Wales, UK.
2.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan y Big, Brecon Beacons
71 min walk • Fan y Big is a subsidiary summit of Waun Rydd in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. It is 716.6 m high and is often hiked as part of the Horseshoe Walk, a traverse of the four main peaks in the Brecon Beacons.
2.4 miNE
Museum, Military museum
South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon
61 min walk • The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, formerly the South Wales Borderers Museum is located at Brecon in Wales. The museum's collection is made up of artefacts collected from a variety of sources from around the world and which display the regiment's 300-year history.
2.4 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Y Gaer, Brecon
61 min walk • Y Gaer is a municipal structure in Glamorgan Street, Brecon, Powys, Wales. The complex, which includes a museum, an art gallery and a library and incorporates a structure which was once the shire hall for Brecknockshire, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.5 miN
Antiques, Shopping, Hotel
Brecon Castle, Brecon
63 min walk • Brecon Castle is a castle in the town of Brecon, Wales. It was built by the Norman Lord Bernard de Neufmarché in 1093, and was frequently assaulted by the Welsh in 13th and 15th centuries. The castle's ownership changed numerous times.
2.4 miN
Bridge
Usk Bridge, Brecon
61 min walk • The Usk Bridge in Brecon, Powys, Wales is the town's oldest route over the River Usk. It carries the B4601 road, formerly the A40, between Brecon and Llanfaes.