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Places of Interest

Brecon Beacons National Park

Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Brecon Beacons National Park is a national park in southern Wales. Within an area of 1347 km², the park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain.

Pen y Fan

Peak

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.

Corn Du

Peak

Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corn Du is a summit of the twin topped Pen y Fan and the second highest peak in South Wales at 871.5 m, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is situated to the south-west of Pen y Fan at a distance of approximately 550 m from it, and is just 13 m lower than Pen y Fan itself.

Places in the Area

Brecon

Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.

Brecon is in many ways a typical small Welsh market town in Mid Wales. The surrounding scenery is quite stunning, as Brecon is located within the Brecon Beacons National Park, which extends to the south, east and west.

Libanus

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales.

Llanspyddid

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanspyddid is a small village just west of Brecon within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the valley of the River Usk in the community of Glyn Tarell in the county of Powys, Wales.

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