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Pen y Fan (viewed from Cribyn) |
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We made it! Pen y Fan summit marker on a freezing cold day! |
In the far west of the park, the highest peak of the Black Mountain, known as Fan Brycheiniog rises to 802 meters. This peak offers impressive views, but paths are very quiet as the area is very remote and paths are less well marked. Because of this, Fan Brycheiniog is a harder walk than Pen-y-Fan. I would recommend an OS map covering the Western Brecon Beacons.
The area just to the south of the village of Ystradfellte is famous for caves and waterfalls. I would recommend a visit to Sgwd Clun-Gwyn waterfall on the Mellte River, and the Sgwd yr Eira waterfall on the Hepste River. Both waterfalls are within half an hour walk of one another. There are some large, but very dangerous cave systems which can also be found in this part of the park, however safer way of seeing the caves is to visit the Dan-yr-Ogof showcaves just off the A4067 road in the Tawe valley.
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Sgwd yr Eira Falls, Ystradfellte |
A good source of in-depth information is to visit the national park visitor's centre in Libanus, or the Waterfalls Visitor’s Centre in Pontneddfechan. For weather information, a good place to go is the Met Office website, which offers location forecasts as well as detailed national park forecasts. Brecon, Abergavenny, Llandovery and Llandeilo are all pleasant, albeit small towns to visit. A lovely place to visit for food is the Honey Cafe in Bronllys, which serves traditional British pub food and overlooks the Black Mountains.
Wales is a bilingual nation with both English and Welsh being spoken – the majority of the local place names originate from the Welsh language. Welsh is quite different to English, and the local placenames are often tricky to pronounce for English speakers!!
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Winter weather can be harsh! |
Thanks for reading!
Elis Griffiths. x
Elis Griffiths. x
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