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  2. Visitor Guide

    Visitor Guide DOWNLOAD OUR VISITOR GUIDE. Our digital visitor area guide is downloadable and available offline. With an interactive map, visitors can be sure to find the best places to stay, visit, things to do, great walks and places to eat and drink. Download it here.

  3. Brecon Beacons National Park: The Complete Guide

    Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons) Address. United Kingdom. Phone +44 1874 624437. Web Visit website. Covering 520 square miles of Wales, the gentle walks and more challenging hikes available at the Brecon Beacons are seemingly endless. Home to some of the most stunning scenery in the U.K., the park has four distinct regions, and ...

  4. Things To Do in The Brecon Beacons On A Short Break + (maps and driving

    Post Update: In April 2023, the Brecon Beacons were renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, the Welsh name meaning the peaks of Brychan's kingdom. Brychan was a legendary 5th-century Welsh king. This travel guide may contain affiliate links - please read my disclaimer and privacy policy for more information.

  5. 21 BEST Things To Do in the Brecon Beacons

    17. Go fishing. With first-rate brown trout accessible from the River Usk and outstanding grayling on the River Wye, fishing is one of the most popular activities in the Brecon Beacons 1. The largest natural lake in Wales, Llangorse Lake is famous for opportunities to catch pike and eels.

  6. A Travel Guide to the Brecon Beacons

    The Brecon Beacons is located between South and Mid-wales just north of the countries capital of Cardiff. The park covers over 520 square miles and straddles three Welsh counties meaning it can be accessed very easily from south and mid-Wales, alongside England. By Train.

  7. Ultimate Guide to the Brecon Beacons

    For life-affirming beauty, the Brecon Beacons is guaranteed to make your heart soar. The Central Beacons is home to the tallest mountains in the south of Great Britain. Many walkers make for the famous twin summits of Pen-y-Fan and Corn Du for challenge and adventure. The Brecon Beacons National Park is 520 square miles of pure wilderness and ...

  8. Things To Do

    Central Beacons: Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre and Mynydd Illtyd. The National Park Visitor Centre or 'Mountain Centre' is located 7km south west of Brecon and is one of the most popular visitor attractions in…. Read more. 20 things to do whatever the weather. 20 things to do whatever the weather.

  9. Brecon Beacons

    Hike up Pen-y-Fan. Standing at 886m and located in the heart of the Brecon beacons, Pen y fan is the highest mountain in southern Britain which offers magnificent 360 views across the Beacons. There are dozens of routes to reach the summit, however my recommendation would be to complete the Pen-Y-Fan horseshoe. .

  10. The Brecon Beacons National Park

    The Brecon Beacons National Parkhas the lowest profile of Wales's three national parks, but it is nonetheless the destination of thousands of walkers. Rounded, spongy hills of grass and rock tumble and climb around river valleys that lie between sandstone and limestone uplands, peppered with glass-like lakes and villages that seem to have ...

  11. Brecon Beacons National Park

    Part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point Pen y Fan (2907 feet, 886 metres) to Cribyn (2608 feet, 795 metres) ... This park travel guide to Brecon Beacons National Park is a usable article. It has information about the park, for getting in, about a few attractions, and about accommodations in the park. ...

  12. Travel guide to Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales

    8 mins. The Brecon Beacons National Park is a microcosm of everything that makes Wales wonderful. For cloud-piercing peaks and high mountain passes, look to the Black Mountains and central Brecon Beacons themselves - while plentiful rivers and waterways nurture the lush valleys and wild waterfalls. It's a hikers', bikers' and wildlife ...

  13. Visit Brecon

    Brecon, the beating heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, nestles in the Usk Valley between the Brecon Beacons to the South and the Black Mountains to the East. The picturesque market town, famed for its Georgian architecture, is an ideal base for a holiday, with plenty of accommodation, cafes, restaurants and shops. ...

  14. The BEST hikes in the Brecon Beacons: Wales National Park guide

    Continue along the river bank until you reach the lower falls. To get to the main falls, scramble up the muddy river bank on the right of the lower falls, and then follow the path downwards towards them. Elidir Trail - Charlotte Davies - The best hikes in the Brecon Beacons National Park. 10. Carreg Cennen Castle.

  15. Brecon Beacons National Park: A Weekend Guide

    Only a 3-hour drive from London, the Brecon Beacons are often overlooked as a destination with adventurers heading for Snowdonia in Northern Wales. With plenty of hidden hikes, cosy pubs and gorgeous views, you don't have to take a day of holiday leave to spend the weekend in this National Park! Table of Contentshide. HOW TO GET TO BRECON ...

  16. Guide to Visiting the Brecon Beacons Waterfalls

    Having an excellent camera to snap the Brecon Beacons waterfalls in all their glory, and preserve the memories of this beautiful area, is an absolute given if you're travelling to this idyllic spot. I love my Sony A6000 mirrorless, which never leaves my side and is perfect for travel.

  17. Welcome to the Brecon Beacons

    Welcome to the Brecon Beacons! You will receive a warm and safe welcome throughout the Brecon Beacons National Park and the towns and villages around it when you choose to holiday here. This website and a welcome guide that you can pick up from our leaflet stands you will see all around the Park are both designed to help you enjoy all the great ...

  18. Central Brecon Beacons circuit hike guide

    The monster 20km loop summits south Wales two highest peaks; Corn Du (873m), Pen-Y-Fan (886) and encompasses everything which is great about the central Beacons, including panoramic vistas, wonderful waterfalls, sweeping glacial ridgelines, and even the visit wreckage of a WWII plane. Alongside a circuit of the Llyn -y-fan's, this is arguably the best day hike in the Brecon Beacons national ...

  19. Brecon Beacons guide: walks, wildlife and best things to do

    Brecon Beacons guide: walks, wildlife and best things to do - Countryfile.com. BBC Countryfile Magazine expert guide to exploring the Brecon Beacons National Park, including the best walks, places to stay and days out.

  20. Brecon Beacons

    The Location - Brecon Beacons. The Brecon Beacons National Park is a stunning area of natural beauty in Wales, with mountains and moorland, standing stones and castles, lakes and waterfalls. While the park itself covers around 520 square miles of south and mid Wales, it gets its name from the Central Beacons - a mountain range of old red ...

  21. Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales -- National Geographic

    Name: Brecon Beacons Location: Wales Date Established: 1957 Size: 520 square miles (1,347 square kilometers) Did You Know • Pen y Fan The Brecon Beacons is a north-facing mountain range in South ...

  22. Brecon Beacons

    The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957, the third of the three Welsh parks after Snowdonia in 1951 and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in 1952. It covers an area of 519 square miles (1,340 km 2), which is much larger than the Brecon Beacons range.Over half of the park is in the south of Powys; the remainder of the park is split between northwestern Monmouthshire ...

  23. Brecon Beacons Tourist Information and Travel Destination Guide

    Tourist Information and Travel Guide Brecon Beacons. Brecon Beacons is ideally located and open all year round, offering a full range of exciting activities such as:- climbing, abseiling, caving, pot holing, gorge walking, kayaking, canoeing, white water rafting, white water kayaking, white water open canoeing, orienteering, mountain biking, archery, hot dogging, land carting, team building ...

  24. 10 most beautiful places you'll be surprised are in the UK, from

    Read more on UK travel: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in London ... while the Good Holiday Guide also named it the best beach in Britain. ... in Wales's Brecon Beacons National Park.

  25. Hay Festival 2024 travel guide: Best things to do and hotels

    Step outside the festival for two-foot tours of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog) to escape the crowds, or walk the 136-mile Wye Valley route and pass through Hay as you border ...