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Brecon Beacons

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Elevation 886
Highest point Pen y Fan
Did you knowPen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons mountain range is the highest point of southern Britain, at 886m above sea level.
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About Brecon Beacons


The Brecon Beacons is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan.

Wales' new national park: Plan to create country's fourth

Wales' new national park: Plan to create country's fourth
Nov 20,2023 2:51 am

... There is already Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire Coast and Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), and the fourth is planned for the north-east of the country...

Marathon Eryri: Race to drop Snowdonia from official name

Marathon Eryri: Race to drop Snowdonia from official name
Jun 13,2023 6:10 am

... The, electing to use its Welsh name rather than the English name, the Brecon Beacons...

Rishi Sunak says he will keep using Brecon Beacons name

Rishi Sunak says he will keep using Brecon Beacons name
Apr 28,2023 3:20 am

...By Daniel DaviesBBC Wales political correspondentRishi Sunak says he will keep using the English name Brecon Beacons, which the national park has dropped...

Brecon Beacons: Bannau Brycheiniog rebrand shows why names matter

Brecon Beacons: Bannau Brycheiniog rebrand shows why names matter
Apr 22,2023 5:50 pm

... Spare a thought for Jordan Thorne, the man behind the newly rebranded Bannau Brycheiniog, previously known as the Brecon Beacons...

Brecon Beacons: What do people think of the national park's new name?

Brecon Beacons: What do people think of the national park's new name?
Apr 18,2023 11:10 am

...After Brecon Beacons National Park announced it will be changing its name, residents say they were not consulted...

Brecon Beacons: Park to use Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog

Brecon Beacons: Park to use Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog
Apr 16,2023 8:41 pm

...By Steffan MessengerBBC Wales environment correspondentBrecon Beacons National Park has announced that it will use its Welsh language name only in future...

Brecon Beacons: Holiday couple drowned at waterfall - inquest

Brecon Beacons: Holiday couple drowned at waterfall - inquest
Feb 2,2023 10:31 am

... Helen and Rachael Patching, aged 52 and 33, from Kent, were visiting Ystradfellte, Powys, in the Brecon Beacons National Park while on holiday...

Brecon Beacons: Tributes to couple who died at waterfalls

Brecon Beacons: Tributes to couple who died at waterfalls
Jan 10,2023 2:11 pm

...The families of a couple who died at waterfalls in Brecon Beacons National Park have said their " endless laughter will be forever remembered"...

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