Cwmythig Hill

#7651 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Cwmythig Hill is a motocross circuit situated approximately 2 miles from the town of Rhayader, Powys. As the name suggests, the circuit is predominantly a hillside circuit, with steep, natural hills mixed with man-made supercross inspired table-top jumps, along with a 'wall of death' banked hairpin turn. ()

Coordinates: 52°19'34"N, 3°29'26"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Rhayader Castle, Willow Globe Theatre, Elan aqueduct, Elan Valley.

2 miSW
Forts and castles
Rhayader Castle, Rhayader
53 min walk • Rhayader Castle is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The available documentary sources are not clear enough to distinguish between this site and the castle mound across the river and one or the other was probably built by Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth, in 1177.
4.8 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Willow Globe Theatre, Rhayader
122 min walk • The Willow Globe Theatre is an open air community theatre in Powys, Wales. It is a scaled-down version of the Globe Theatre in London, about a third of its size in diameter and similar to the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in London.
6.2 miSW
Aqueduct
Elan aqueduct
159 min walk • The Elan aqueduct crosses Wales and the Midlands of England, running eastwards from the Elan Valley Reservoirs in Mid Wales to Birmingham's Frankley Reservoir, carrying drinking water for Birmingham.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Elan Valley
155 min walk • The Elan Valley is a river valley situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys, Wales, sometimes known as the "Welsh Lake District". It covers 70 square miles of lake and countryside.
4.4 miE
Monastery
Cwmhir Abbey
111 min walk • Cwmhir Abbey, near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of Abbeycwmhir in 1176.
2 miSW
Vernacular architecture
Old Swan, Rhayader
51 min walk • The Old Swan is a former historic public house at the centre of Rhayader, Powys, Wales. The buildings are timber framed and while there is a datestone of 1683, it is very probable that it is late 16th century, if not earlier.
1.9 miS
52°17'56"N • 3°29'50"W
Gigrin Red Kitr Feeding Centre, Rhayader
49 min walk • Farm
4.3 miE
Museum, History museum
Abbey Cwmhir Hall
111 min walk • Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd
80 min walk • Garreg Lwyd is a hill in Mid Wales, between the towns of Rhayader and Llangurig. It rises to the east above the A470 as it follows the Wye Valley. The Bryn Titli Wind Farm is situated on an area of flatter moorland to the north-west. Red kites frequent the area.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Lion Hill
143 min walk • Red Lion Hill or Banc y Dolau is a hill in Powys, Wales, with a summit 484.6 metres above sea level. It is located in Mid Wales between the towns of Newtown and Llandrindod Wells, approximately three point two kilometres to the west of the A483 road.