Belan Wood

Belan Wood is a forest in Bettws, Powys, Wales. Belan Wood is situated near the hamlet Bettws Cedwain, as well as near Highgate.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dolforwyn Castle and Yew tree cottage.

Dolforwyn Castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.

Situated under the ramparts of Dolforwyn Castle, near Abermule in the Welsh county of Powys in the United Kingdom, Yew tree cottage is a part 17th century timber-framed structure which once belonged to the celebrated antiquarian John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd.

Brynderwen Warehouse

House

Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Tregynon.

Newtown

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown is in Mid Wales. It retains a traditional town centre of independent shops and many pubs and cafes. There's also an art gallery, nightclub and indoor market.

Tregynon

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tregynon is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, to the north of Newtown and south west of Welshpool. The population of the community was 892 at the 2011 Census.

Abermule

Village

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abermule is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, and the Montgomery Canal, close to the river, all pass through Abermule.

Belan Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Bettws, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5649° or 52° 33′ 54″ north

Longitude

-3.2946° or 3° 17′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C4RHP74+X5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 245390182

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bettws Cedwain and Highgate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: New Inn and Argae Wood.

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