Gwaun Hepste Car Park
Gwaun Hepste Car Park is a parking area in Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales. Gwaun Hepste Car Park is situated nearby to the cave Tradesman’s Entrance (C), as well as near Porth yr Ogof.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porth yr Ogof and New Inn.
Porth yr Ogof
Cave
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY 2.5.
Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall. Porth yr Ogof is situated 2,500 feet west of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
New Inn
Pub
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Inn is a pub, which is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Maen Madoc
Stone
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Maen Madoc or Maen Madog stone is a menhir which lies adjacent to the Roman road Sarn Helen that runs across the Brecon Beacons in what was a key area of Roman Wales, about one mile north of Ystradfellte. Maen Madoc is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ystradfellte and Penderyn.
Ystradfellte
Village
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystradfellte is a village and community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles north of Hirwaun, with 556 inhabitants. It belongs to the historic county of Brecknockshire and the Fforest Fawr area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, beside the Afon Mellte river.
Penderyn
Village
Photo: JTreg62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penderyn is a rural village in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located near Hirwaun. The name is a combination of two Welsh words: pen, which means "head" or "end", and deryn, a contracted form of aderyn, "bird". Penderyn is situated 2½ miles south of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Pontneddfechan
Village
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontneddfechan is a village in Powys, Wales. It is the southernmost village in the historic county of Brecknockshire, within the Vale of Neath and in the community of Ystradfellte. Pontneddfechan is situated 3½ miles southwest of Gwaun Hepste Car Park.
Gwaun Hepste Car Park
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Ystradfellte, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80001° or 51° 48′ northLongitude
-3.54498° or 3° 32′ 42″ westOperator
Forestry CommissionOpen location code
9C3RRF24+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 303328045OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tradesman’s Entrance (C) and Porth yr Ogof Resurgence (N).
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