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The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957, [15] the third of the three Welsh parks after Snowdonia in 1951 [16] and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in 1952. [17] It covers an area of 519 square miles (1,340 km 2), which is much larger than the Brecon Beacons range.
Brecon Beacons National Park sign. The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957, [27] the third of the three Welsh parks after Snowdonia in 1951 [28] and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in 1952. [29] It covers an area of 519 square miles (1,340 km 2), which is much larger than the Brecon
The National Park Visitor Centre, commonly known as the Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre (or shortened to the Mountain Centre, and also known as the Libanus Visitor Centre), is a visitor centre managed by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (Bannau Brycheiniog), located in the village of Libanus some 8 km / 5 mi south-west of Brecon in Powys, south Wales.
The area gained national park status in 1957 with the designated area of 1,344 km 2 (519 sq mi) including mountain massifs to both the east and west of the Brecon Beacons proper. The geology of the national park consists of a thick succession of sedimentary rocks laid down from the late Ordovician through the Silurian and Devonian to the late ...
There are 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) within the Brecon Beacons National Park just under 10% of the over 1000 such designated areas in Wales as a whole.
Brecon has primary schools, with a secondary school and further education college (Brecon Beacons College) on the northern edge of the town. The secondary school, known as Brecon High School, was formed from separate boys' and girls' grammar schools ('county schools') and Brecon Secondary Modern School, after comprehensive education was ...
Pages in category "Brecon Beacons" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aber Village; Afon Crawnon;
The Beacons Way (Welsh: Ffordd y Bannau) is a waymarked long distance footpath in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.It is a linear route which runs for 99 miles (159 km) east to west through the National Park, and passes many of the most important landmarks and mountain peaks in the mountain range.