Llyn Eiddwen

#6562 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Llyn Eiddwen Welsh pronunciation is a lake and site of special scientific interest near Trefenter in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the source of the River Aeron. ()

Area: 0.46 mi²Elevation: 988 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°16'59"N, 4°2'38"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Ystwyth Trail, Dyfi Biosphere, Tregaron, St Afan's Church.

5.3 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ystwyth Trail, Aberystwyth
136 min walk • The Ystwyth Trail is a 21-mile multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dyfi Biosphere
81 min walk • The Dyfi Biosphere is situated at the coast of south-central Wales in the estuary of the River Dyfi, and is a biosphere reserve representative of salt marshes and estuarine systems in the west of the United Kingdom. The estuary forms one of the most important wildfowl and shorebird centres in Wales and also comprises a Ramsar site.
6.4 miSE
Town
Tregaron
164 min walk • Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales, astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi. Tregaron is 11 miles northeast of Lampeter.
5.8 miNE
Church
St Afan's Church
148 min walk • Saint Afan's Church is located in Llanafan, 8 miles east of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, in Wales.
5.5 miE
Park
Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, Cors Caron
141 min walk • Cors Caron is a raised bog in Ceredigion, Wales. Cors is the Welsh word for "bog". Cors Caron covers an area of approximately 349 hectares. Cors Caron represents the most intact surviving example of a raised bog landscape in the United Kingdom.
3.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Gaer Penrhôs
96 min walk • Gaer Penrhôs, in Ceredigion, Wales, was a ringwork castle at the summit of a steep hill near the village of Llanrhystud; now all that remains are the outlines of its ringworks. Through the years it has variously been referred to as Llanrhystud Castle and Castell Cadwaladr and has likely been the site of more than one structure.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Fanod
43 min walk • Llyn Fanod is an upland lake situated between Penuwch and Bontnewydd in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly owned by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Public access is via a bridlepath from the road.
0.4 miSE
Memorial
Mynydd Bach
11 min walk • Mynydd Bach is located in the midlands of Ceredigion. It is a range of low hills, rather than a single mountain as its name suggests. The highest point reaches 329 meters above sea level. This area contains a few small villages and is an important place in Ceredigion’s cultural history.
5.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Trawscoed fort
149 min walk • Trawscoed fort is an Iron Age auxiliary hillfort in Ceredigion, Wales, located near the modern town of Trawsgoed that was first built in the 70s AD.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trychrug
150 min walk • Trychrug is a mountain in Ceredigion, Wales, which rises to 343 metres high at SN542599 to the north of the valley of the River Aeron and south of the valley of the Afon Wyre.