Tor y Foel, Brecon Beacons

Name: Tor y Foel
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#69 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Tor y Foel is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. It is located on the eastern flank of Talybont Reservoir, and the summit at 551m is marked by a small cairn. It gives excellent panoramic views over the valley of the River Usk, across to the Black Mountains and west to the Brecon Beacons. ()

Elevation: 1808 ftProminence: 515 ftCoordinates: 51°52'1"N, 3°17'14"W

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Brecon Beacons United Kingdom

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Tor y Foel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Theatr Brycheiniog, Llangynidr Bridge, Bwlch y Ddwyallt, Cambrian Cruisers News & Reviews.

6.8 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
175 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.
2.4 miE
Bridge
Llangynidr Bridge, Brecon Beacons
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3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bwlch y Ddwyallt, Brecon Beacons
96 min walk • Bwlch y Ddwyallt is the name commonly applied to the high point of the plateau of Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons in south Wales. It is a top of Waun Rydd.
4.4 miNW
51°55'28"N • 3°19'43"W
Cambrian Cruisers News & Reviews, Brecon Beacons
111 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Blaenllynfi Castle, Brecon Beacons
73 min walk • Blaenllynfi Castle is a privately owned ruinous stone castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth century.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Chartist Cave, Brecon Beacons
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3.9 miE
Church
Conway Road Methodist Church, Brecon Beacons
99 min walk • Conway Road Methodist Church is a Nonconformist chapel in Canton, Cardiff. It stands at the junction of Conway Road and Romilly Crescent and has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1975. It is the largest Methodist chapel still in use in Cardiff.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn yr Ystrad, Brecon Beacons
103 min walk • Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group. The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of 619 metres.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waun Rydd, Brecon Beacons
86 min walk • Waun Rydd is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park, in southern Powys, Wales. Its height is 769m and it tops a large boggy plateau rising to the east of Pen y Fan. The hill takes the form of a plateau with sharp rims on several sides.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Llangynidr, Brecon Beacons
94 min walk • Mynydd Llangynidr is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park largely in the county of Powys, south Wales. Its southern slopes extend into the northernmost parts of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Allt yr Esgair, Brecon Beacons
80 min walk • Allt yr Esgair is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Allt'. The Welsh name signifies 'wooded slope of the ridge'.