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About The National Park
Situated between south and mid-Wales, in the United Kingdom, the Brecon Beacons National Park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain covering an area of 1347 sq km (520 sq miles).
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Canoeing
The River Wye is the river most regularly paddled and it is possible to book sessions with various activity providers for tuition and guidance as well as to hire canoes and safety equipment at various points along the river.
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Caving
... there are fantastic opportunities for the experienced caver to be challenged whilst those who want to try a one-off caving experience can book one of the many accredited guides in the area.
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Cycling
Bicycles can be hired and there are even companies who will take you & your wheels to different start points across the Park. The Beacons Bus, running in the summer, allows you to put your bike on their bike trailer if you want to take a rest from pedalling!
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Golf
The Brecon Beacons is very well located for golfers to come and discover this part of Wales.
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History of The Brecon Beacons
The landscape of the Brecon Beacons National Park is largely the product of human intervention stretching back over many thousands of years.
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Horse riding
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has been awarded the BHS Access Award for the National Park most active in opening up equestrian routes.
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Mountain Biking
The Brecon Beacons is biking heaven and whether you want a route with plenty of views and atmosphere or a gnarly single track, you just found somewhere to play.
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Other Activities in the Brecon Beacons
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Photographs of the Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons dominate the centre of the South Wales Region. These mountains are mostly gentle, green and grassy on the southern side, with steep escarpments on the north. The summits are amongst the most easily accessed in the country and will often seem straightforward and 'friendly', especially on a calm, sunny day. On a clear day, Pen y Fan (the highest summit) gives fine panoramas in all directions. However, these are real mountains and when the weather turns they can become a challenging environment - whoever ventures up here should be prepared for surprises.
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The Monmouth & Brecon Canal
The canal runs for 32 miles from Newport to Brecon. The canal was built as a link from Brecon to the Severn Estuary between 1797 and 1812.
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Walking
If you like walking then The Brecon Beacons National Park can offer walking in locations you have dreamed of: There are strolls that you can do with friends and family of any age and there are long distance hikes that only the fittest will relish. Mountains, lakes, gentle hills, canal tow paths, riverside strolls, town trails, wildlife walks taking in 12 nature reserves, as well as routes for those with limited mobility.
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Water Sports
The opportunities for recreation on the water are endless.
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Wildlife Walks in the Brecon Beacons
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6 Great days out!
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Beacons Bus
Beacons Bus is a network of specially commissioned buses that runs from 10 major towns and cities taking you into and around the National Park. Whether you’re planning a trip to the Brecon Beacons or are already here, Beacons Bus is ideal for a car free, stress free day out. It operates every Sunday and Bank Holiday from 25 May - 28 September in 2008.
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Beacons Bus Walks
This FREE booklet gives details of 10 different walks that can be achieved using Beacons Bus to take you back to your starting point.
Written by Tom Hutton of Trail and Country Walking magazines, these walks include the flagship Central Beacons walk, taking you across all the highest peaks in the National Park and picking you up at the other end. -
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Brecon Beacons Visitor Guide
Whether you are interested in the great outdoors, want to find a great restaurant or are looking for somewhere to stay, this guide gives you all the information you need. The Brecon Beacons have so much, it can be is confusing to know where to start but the Guide is a great place to begin.
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Christ College, Brecon
There are over 315 pupils at Christ College Brecon, a size which enables it to offer a wide range of academic and extra-curricular activities, whilst giving everyone the chance to form close friendships and to develop a real sense of belonging.
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Easier Access in the Brecon Beacons
Created in close cooperation with Brecknockshire Access Group, this booklet has details of woods, nature reserves, castles, museums, visitor centres, bird observation hides and all sorts of other places to go if rough country is not what you want.
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Fishing
Salmon, brown trout, grayling, the Rivers Usk and Wye and their abundant tributaries, lakes, reservoirs and a peaceful canal all mean that the Brecon Beacons National Park is heaven for fishermen.
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Foothills of the Black Mountains
Distance: 32.2 km, 20.0 miles
Difficulty: Red. (Learn about gradings)
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Man arrives in The Brecon Beacons...
As the climate warmed and more vegetation appeared, early man's tools gradually improved to cut and clear bushes and scrub to encourage grazing animals such as deer, which they would have then hunted in the first examples of land management. As the Stone Age progressed early farming methods became more established as some animals were domesticated and crops grown.
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Talgarth Walking Festival
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The Brecon Beacons - in the beginning...
The oldest rocks in the Brecon Beacons National Park date from the Ordovician Period, between 495 and 443 million years ago and can be found in the west of the Park, around the Llandovery area. The rocks of the following Silurian period, from 443 to 417 million years ago, are similar, being fine sediments such as sandstone, mudstone and siltstone, and are also found in the western area of the Park. (Interestingly, both the Ordovician and Silurian periods were named after early Welsh tribes, the Ordovices who ranged over central and north Wales, and the Silures, who inhabited South Wales.)
BRECON HOLIDAY COTTAGES Meadowview and Arch Cottage
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Holiday cottages BRECON BEACONS ** Our holiday cottages are Located in the Brecon Beacons National Park and are perfect base for walking. Romantic breaks, Family celebrations. Group holidays. Singles welcome. Short Breaks all Year.