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The town of Brecon (Aberhonddu) lies at the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, which takes its name from its former use as sites for signal fires. This area, where over half the land is above 1,000ft, has a varied and changing landscape of isolated villages, market towns mountains, hills, moor land, waterfalls, craggy gorges and lakes.

The highest peak is at Pen y Fan and from the summit you can see the Malvern Hills, the Bristol Channel, Snowdonia and industrial south Wales. This area supports a particularly interesting selection of bird life.

There is evidence of the towns heritage all around. There are two museums, the Brecknock Museum and the South Wales Borderers Museum, as well as, the castle remains and the 13th century Priory of St. John the Evangelist, which became Brecon cathedral in the last century.

The Monmouth and Brecon canal passes just outside the town and offers an interesting alternative for getting around the region. Brecon does make an ideal base for exploring the whole National Park.

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The Coach House
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Cantref Centre
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