Caeau Ton-y-fildre, Pen y Cae
#9 among attractions in Pen y Cae
Facts and practical information
Caeau Ton-y-fildre is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock, Powys, Wales. ()
Pen y Cae United Kingdom
Caeau Ton-y-fildre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Sgwd Henrhyd, Porth yr Ogof, Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.
- 3.6 miNWNatural attraction, Historical place, Cave
Dan-yr-Ogof, Pen y Cae
93 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park in the village of Pen y Cae, United Kingdom, Dan-yr-Ogof offers a subterranean wonderland that beckons to be explored. Known as the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, this extensive cave system is one of the...
- 0.9 miNWNatural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Sgwd Henrhyd, Brecon Beacons
24 min walk • Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales with a drop of 90 feet. It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys.
- 4.2 miENature, Natural attraction, Cave
Porth yr Ogof, Brecon Beacons
107 min walk • Porth yr Ogof is a cave located near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
- 1.9 miNWNature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary, Pen y Cae
50 min walk • Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary. The sanctuary is owned and operated by husband and wife Graham and Jan Garen.
- 3.2 miNWReportedly haunted, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Craig-y-Nos Castle, Pen y Cae
82 min walk • Craig-y-nos Castle, is a Scottish Baronial country house near Glyntawe in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain. The castle, formerly owned by opera singer Adelina Patti, is now a hotel.
- 3.6 miSEClimbing
Dinas Rock, Brecon Beacons
92 min walk • Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales.
- 4.6 miNEMemorial
Maen Madoc, Brecon Beacons
119 min walk • The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. It stands approximately 10 feet high.
- 3.5 miSENature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Waterfall Country, Neath
89 min walk • Waterfall Country is an English name often given to the Vale of Neath in South Wales. The tourist area around the head of valley has an unusually large number of publicly accessible waterfalls.
- 3 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribarth, Pen y Cae
77 min walk • Cribarth, sometimes referred to as the Sleeping Giant, is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys in southern Wales. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
- 3 miNNature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Pen y Cae
76 min walk • Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, also known informally as OFD, is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales. It is the second longest cave in Wales and the deepest in the United Kingdom.
- 3.1 miSEPark
Fforest Fawr Geopark
78 min walk • Fforest Fawr Geopark is a Geopark in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales. It is the first designated Geopark in Wales having gained membership of both the European Geoparks Network and the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in October 2005.