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Beacons National Park
 Find out what the Brecon Beacons National Park has to offer with this package of Ordnance Survey maps and the National Park Official Guide (£23.97 + p&p)
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007, containing the highest mountain in southern Britain, Pen
Y Fan (886m), and South Wales’ largest natural
body of fresh water, Llangorse Lake, the Brecon Beacons
National Park is an area of outstanding contrasts; to the
East, the broad valley of the River Usk; to the South, the
limestone hills with their quarries, cave systems and waterfalls;
in the North, the high sandstone ridges of the Black Mountains,
mirrored by, but not to be confused with, their namesake,
the wild and lonely Black Mountain to the West.
Visit our online bookstore by clicking on the link above for books, maps and guides to help you explore. |
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the heart of the National Park is the range of hills that
carry the Park’s name – the Brecon Beacons,
commanded by the highest mountain Pen Y Fan and its near
neighbour Corn Du.
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The beautiful, wild sandstone scenery of the northern area
of the Park provides a backdrop for traditional hill farming
of sheep and cattle, creating a mixed landscape of high, grassy,
heather and bracken covered hills, waterfalls and broad valleys
of fields and hedgerows.
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The southern areas of the Park are marked by a band of limestone
scenery containing extensive caves, wooded gorges and thundering
waterfalls. Mountain ponies wander the hills, while above,
buzzards soar the air, and occasionally a red kite may be
glimpsed searching for its prey.
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The
Brecon Beacons National Park is a playground for outdoor activity
enthusiasts, offering mountain, water and even air sports.
The area has some of the finest walking and rambling in Wales
and boasts one of the longest cave systems in Europe. Pony
trekking, golf, cycling, mountain biking, rock climbing and
caving are all catered for; watersports enthusiasts can sample
some fine canoeing and kayaking, sailing on Llangorse Lake,
or narrowboat hire on the beautiful Monmouthshire & Brecon
Canal, as well as angling on some of the best Welsh rivers.
For those who like their sports a little less down to earth
there are some excellent locations for hang gliding and paragliding
along with some of the finest ridge gliding in the UK.
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History features strongly in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Ancient standing stones and burial mounds are abundant, along
with relics from Roman times and an unusual lake Crannog.
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An ancient priory and monastery, a Cathedral and numerous
churches and chapels point to a rich religious history,
and a medieval fortified manor house and ruined castles
hint at its turbulent past. Wales’ industrial heritage
is well preserved in some relics of the iron and mining
industries from the industrial revolution and along the
beautiful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, originally used
to transport agricultural products but later carrying iron
ore, limestone and coal to service the industrial might
of South Wales.
For a great introduction to the Brecon Beacons National Park, and to find out what else is on offer click on the link above and visit our online bookstore.
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