Church of St Elli, Brecon Beacons

Name: Church of St Elli
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#86 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

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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. ()

Coordinates: 51°49'37"N, 3°6'56"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Church of St Elli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bear Hotel, Ogof y Daren Cilau, Crickhowell Castle, Crickhowell Bridge.

2.4 miNW
Nightlife
Bear Hotel, Crickhowell
62 min walk • The Bear Hotel, formerly the White Bear, stands on Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. A coaching inn from the mid 18th century, the building has older origins from the 17th and 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof y Daren Cilau, Brecon Beacons
44 min walk • Ogof y Daren Cilau is one of several cave systems in the Llangattock escarpment near Crickhowell in south Powys, Wales. The cave was discovered in 1957 and is one of the longest cave systems in the country.
2.3 miNW
Historical place, Town, Forts and castles
Crickhowell Castle, Crickhowell
59 min walk • Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.
2.3 miNW
Bridge
Crickhowell Bridge, Crickhowell
60 min walk • Crickhowell Bridge is an 18th-century bridge that spans the River Usk in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. The main A4077 road to Gilwern crosses it. The bridge is claimed to be the longest stone bridge in Wales at over 128 metres.
1 miS
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Clydach Gorge, Brecon Beacons
26 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.
2.4 miNW
Church
St Edmund's Church, Crickhowell
62 min walk • St Edmund's Church is located in Crickhowell, in southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr. It has been known by this name from its establishment in 1303. In a will dated 1576 in the register office at Brecon, it is termed the parish of Saint Edmund.
0.7 miE
Canal
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Brecon Beacons
20 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...
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blorenge, Brecon Beacons
70 min walk • Blorenge, also called The Blorenge, is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The summit plateau reaches a height of 1,841 feet.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Caves of Aruba, Brecon Beacons
37 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.
2.7 miE
Church
St Peter's Church, Brecon Beacons
69 min walk • The Church of St Peter, Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire is a parish church with reported origins in the 6/7th centuries. The current building dates from the early 14th century. Rebuilt in the 19th century, it was listed Grade II* in 1956. It remains an active Church in Wales church in the parish of Llanwenarth Citra.
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Agen Allwedd, Brecon Beacons
44 min walk • Ogof Agen Allwedd or Agen Allwedd, is, at 32.5 kilometres, one of the longest cave systems in Wales, and the longest cave system on the Llangattock escarpment.