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Brecon-Beacons National Park
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The 'Great Outdoors' of South Wales is to be found amongst the hills and
mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park. This large park fills 519
square miles of landscape, from the Wales/England border all the way
across to Llandeilo. It is known for its wide, open spaces, grassy
slopes, ice-sculpted ridges, and flat-topped summits. The
highest is Pen-y-fan, at 886m (2,907ft) the loftiest peak in South
Wales.
The park comes in four parts. Along the border there are the unexplored Black Mountains. The park takes its name from the central range of peaks, the Brecon Beacons, to the west of which lie the high moors of Forest Fawr. West again is the Black Mountain (singular), a remote highland wilderness. Although predominantly an upland area, the park also contains forests, lakes and, along its southern rim, a 'Waterfall Country' of narrow gorges, falls and caves. |