Llangorse
in Powys of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cardiff International Airport (38 mi) - MOD St. Athan (38 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (41 mi)
- Swansea Airport (42 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (45 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (47 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (70 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (84 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.940 and -3.260 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 56' 23" and W -3° 15' 34"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:27 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 4:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Llangorse
Llangorse in Powys (Wales) is a town located in United Kingdom about 137 mi (or 221 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Llangorse is now 02:27 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Llangorse, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 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 19 mi (or 30 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 27 mi (or 43 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, Hay-on-wye, Cwm and Merthyr Tydfil. 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
Peterstone Court
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
The Usk Inn
Gliffaes Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
BMGC Thermal Soaring presentation March 2013
Thermal Soaring presentation by John Clark and Mike Tomlinson at Black Mountains Gliding Club on 31 March 2013. Finding, entering, centring and leaving thermals efficiently are vital skills...
Timelapse videos at Talgarth.wmv
A series of short timelapse videos taken at Black Mountains Gliding Club at Talgarth in Wales. Shot at 15x or 30x time compression, it shows the formation of clouds that are of interest to...
We Love Our Hospitals Valentine's Day 2007
Releasing of Balloons at Bronllys Hospital.
Tretower Castle
Tretower Castle, Wales, Powys.
Tretower Castle interior
Tretower Castle.
Met een narrowboat over het Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, deel 2
Deel 2 Een lang gekoesterde wens ging in vervulling; varen met een narrowboat. Wij kozen voor het schitterende Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in Wales en huurden een mooi, comfortabel scheepje.
Mill Falls July 2009 (after heavy rain)
Running Mill Falls in July 2009 after the heavy rain pushed the river level above the red markers on the Usk gauges and... well actually pushing the river levels well above the gauges!
River Usk, Mill Falls
Mill Falls on the River Usk 01-02-09 ATC2K (unedited version)
Usk drop
Kayaking over a small waterfall on the Usk near Llangynidr.
BCCC Crickhowell Photos 09
A collection of photos taken at Crickhowell BCCC meeting on 12/04/09.
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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.
Trefeca
Trefeca (also Trefecca, Trevecca, and Trevecka) was the home of 18th-century Methodist leader Hywel Harris, located in Wales between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake.
Llangorse Lake
Llangorse Lake is the largest natural lake in South Wales, and is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park, near to the town of Brecon and the village of Llangors. The lake is famous for its coarse fishing, watersports, the afanc (nicknamed 'Gorsey') and the only example of a crannog in Wales. Llangorse lake is also one of the most mentioned sites in Welsh folklore. It is a site of international conservation importance.
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.
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.
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.
Newton, Brecknockshire
Newton of Brecon and the village of Llansantffraed, mid Wales, on the A40 road. It was the birthplace of the poet Henry Vaughan.
Talyllyn Junction
Talyllyn Junction was a railway junction located 4 miles east of Brecon, Powys, opened in 1863. The junction was triangular, with north, east and west chords, station platforms being sited at the western junction and also, until 1878, at the eastern junction. The Junction took its name from the adjacent tiny hamlet. The junction was created where the Brecon and Merthyr Railway from the south met the Mid-Wales Railway from the north-east.
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