Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park
Sandstone ridges, waterfalls, caves and reservoirs in South Wales
Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in South Wales at 886 metres, leads a chain of sandstone ridges whose north-facing scarps drop into glacial cwms. Limestone to the south brings caves and waterfalls, including Henrhyd Falls and the Ystradfellte falls.
Things to do
- On footClimb Pen y Fan from Storey Arms and continue on the horseshoe round Cribyn and Corn Ddu
- On footWalk behind the curtain of water at Sgwd yr Eira, a 30-minute walk from Penderyn
- HeritageVisit the lakes Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr on the Black Mountain
- Rail & liftsRide the Brecon Mountain Railway from Pant along Pontsticill Reservoir to Torpantau