Y Wern

Y Wern is a forest in Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Wales. Y Wern is situated nearby to the hamlet Penwyllt, as well as near the village Coelbren.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henrhyd Falls and Carreg Cadno.

Henrhyd Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Daimack, Public domain.

Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales, with a drop of 90 feet. Famous for its appearance as the entrance to the Batcave in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan.

Carreg Cadno

Peak

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carreg Cadno is a hill five miles northeast of Abercraf in the county of Powys, south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pen y Cae and Onllwyn.

Pen y Cae

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-cae is a village in Powys, Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Castle, in the community of Tawe-Uchaf. The village is mostly a linear settlement along the A4067 which runs approximately parallel to the River Tawe.

Onllwyn

Village

Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Onllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen.

Coelbren

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just outside the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Y Wern

Type: Forest
Location: Tawe-Uchaf, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8121° or 51° 48′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.632° or 3° 37′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C3RR969+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119910860

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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