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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park - Leisure

Last updated: 22/04/2024
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With mountains and moorland, standing stones and castles, lively waterfalls and vibrant communities, the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park has masses to offer residents and visitors. We have a long and colourful history and a rich and varied mythology and culture.

Our National Park is around 42 miles wide. In total, it covers approximately 520 square miles of South and Mid Wales, just west of Herefordshire, and includes parts of Powys, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Rhondda and Merthyr Tydfil. It gets its name from the Central Beacons, which dominate the skyline south of Brecon. They rise to 886 metres at Pen y Fan, the highest peak in southern Britain.