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Touring Bwlch
Bwlch in Powys (Wales) is a town located in United Kingdom about 136 mi (or 218 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Bwlch is now 12:37 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Bwlch, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 23 mi (or 38 km). away. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Cwm, Merthyr Tydfil and Bargoed. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 80% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
The Usk Inn
Gliffaes Hotel
Videos from this area
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GORC Meet October 2011 Clydach Dingle
A quick bit of video demonstrating the vehicles, techniques and terrain.
Cave Diving - White Lady Cave, Nedd Fechan Valley, South Wales
A few snippets from the 2nd day of Martyn Farr's PSAi "Intro Cave" course. We dived White Lady Cave in the Nedd Fechan Valley. This really was an excellent course and a taster for the full...
SDCC River Usk Kayaking - GoPro HD Hero 3
Swindon and District Canoe Club trip on the Usk from Talybont to Crickhowell. Level was 2.5 on the Brecon gauge.
Brecon Beacons Landscape Photographer Diary.. 5th September Crickhowell and the Dragons Breath
A Brecon Beacons landscape photographers diary. Dragons Breath season is developing nicely and we search for the elusive phenomena around the sleepy little welsh village of Crickhowell. more...
Caving Video: Pwll Y Gwynt
Another cave in the series 'We do these caves so that you don't have to'. This cave with little record of visitation provides some sporting caving with its tight squeezes and very muddy passages.
Croyde Surfing Weekend
Headed down to Croyde with some mates on the long weekend in July 2009. Had some fun learning how to surf... would definitely do it again.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Treberfydd
Treberfydd House is a Gothic Revival house, built in 1847-50 just south of Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales, to the designs of architect John Loughborough Pearson.
Llygadwy
Llygadwy is a locality near the village of Bwlch in the county of Powys in southeast Wales. The usual meaning of llygad in Welsh is 'eye' but it can signify a spring eg Llygad Llwchwr. The name therefore signifies the source of a stream known traditionally as 'Yw' though which is nowadays known as Ewyn Brook and which flows through a wide, though short, vale known traditionally as Ystradyw. The modern spelling appears to be a corruption of an earlier form Llygadyw.
Blaenllyfni Castle
Blaenllyfni is a ruinous castle near the village of Bwlch in southern Powys, Wales. It was at the centre of the Fitz Herbert barony of Talgarth, which was created as a third part of the Brecon lordship in 1208. The castle was therefore most likely constructed in 1208–1215. It was sacked by Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth and Richard Marshall in October 1233.
Cwmdu, Powys
Cwmdu is a small village situated in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales. Its name is derived from the Welsh language "Cwm Du", which means 'Black Valley'. It is located on the A479 Talgarth to Tretower road.
Afon Crawnon
The Afon Crawnon is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. The headwaters rise on the hills north of Trefil and flow northeast down a valley known as Dyffryn Crawnon for 7km to a confluence with the River Usk just west of Llangynidr. The valley is notable for being at the centre of a major green energy initiative known as The Three Green Valleys project and which involves the construction of several micro-hydro schemes.
Allt yr Esgair
Allt yr Esgair is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. It is commonly referred to locally as simply 'The Allt'. The Welsh name signifies 'wooded slope of the ridge'. It takes the form of a northwest-southeast aligned ridge which rises to a height of 393m and which overlooks the valley of the River Usk to the west and south. To the northeast are panoramic views across Llangorse Lake to the Black Mountains.
Mynydd Llangorse
Mynydd Llangorse is a hill on the western edge of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, south Wales. It lies two miles east of Llangors and its lake and 5 miles south of Talgarth. Its summit at 515m overtops the location 600m to the south at which a trig point is sited by 9m. The broad spur of Cefn Moel extends south towards the village of Bwlch whilst a spur to the southeast forms Pen Tir which reaches just over 450m above sea level.
Myarth
Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles east of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded. It is listed as a Marilyn. Myarth has an elongate form commonly ascribed to erosion by the west-to-east movement of the Usk Valley glacier during successive ice ages. The River Usk runs along the foot of the hill on its southern side.