Pen-y-cae
in Powys of Wales, United Kingdom
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Swansea Airport (21 mi) - MOD St. Athan (29 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (31 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (50 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (51 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (55 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (71 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (75 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Fairwood Park Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.800 and -3.683 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 47' 59" and W -3° 40' 59"
- 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: 03:22 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:35 am and 4:23 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
Delve into Pen-y-cae
Pen-y-cae in Powys (Wales) is a city located in United Kingdom about 154 mi (or 248 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Pen-y-cae is now 03:22 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Pen-y-cae, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South-West. 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 33 mi (or 53 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Seven Sisters, Ystradgynlais, Crynant, Cray and Glyncorrwg. 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 | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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College trip wrestling - Jake vs Rory
It was the last night of our college trip to Wales so we decided to have wrestling fights.
College trip wrestling - Alex vs Harry
It was the last night of our college trip to Wales so we decided to have wrestling fights.
Simon Pavey BMW Off Road Skills - Day 1
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Simon Pavey Off Road Skills - Day 2
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Simon Pavey Off Road Skills - The Big Hill.wmv
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Series Land Rover Climbs Waterfall. Walter's Arena.
Rob Taylor and Mike Galbraith punch 9 at the Scott Williams Memorial Weekend 2013, Seven Sisters, Wales. Water plus rock crawling...drive up a waterfall in a Series II Landy!
Henrhyd Waterfall 2
Another video of the Henrhyd waterfall. This time after heavy rain. In the first clip you can see the amount of spray as the camera gets soaked! Still image over on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ph...
Pen Y Cae drop
2m drop on Tawe.
OFD II - Minicolums
Bits from a trip to the Mini Colums - OFD II.
Taffy Dakar 2014 Promo-1
The Taffy Dakar 2014 Promo Motorcycle Orienteering Annual Extravaganza in the Welsh Trails. Bank Holiday Weekend May 2014 Includes Breakfast / Maps / 130-180 miles of Trails, Lanes and Roads/.
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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.
Sgwd Henrhyd
Sgwd Henrhyd (Henrhyd Waterfall or Henrhyd Falls) in Powys, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in South Wales with a drop of 90 feet . It lies on National Trust land on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The falls occur where the small river, the Nant Llech drops over the faulted edge of a hard sandstone known as the Farewell Rock. The nearest settlement to it is Coelbren, on the road between Glynneath and Abercraf.
Ynyswen
Ynyswen is a village in the community of Treorchy, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Ynyswen consists mostly of housing. It has an industrial estate which was once the site of Burberry's factory, one shop, and the Forest View Medical Centre. The area has several chapels and churches as well as Ynyswen Infant school and Ynyswen Welsh School. Ynyswen infant's school takes children until the age of 7.
Dyffryn Cellwen
Dyffryn Cellwen is a village in the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot, South Wales. It is situated in the upper Dulais Valley near the junction of the A4109 and A4221 roads, northwest of the smaller settlement of Banwen. It is part of the community of Onllwyn. The village stands close to the course of the Roman road from Neath to Brecon, and there are traces of a Roman fort and camp nearby. At one time, mining for iron, copper, and especially coal were important activities in the area.
Craig-y-Nos Castle
Craig-y-Nos Castle, is a Victorian-Gothic country house in Britain. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southern edge of Fforest Fawr in Powys. The former estate of opera singer Adelina Patti, part of the complex is now used as a boutique hotel, catering, conferencing and entertainment venue. The castle grounds are surrounded by a designated country park, which is now part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
A4221 road
The A4221 is an A road which links Banwen with Abercraf in Wales. The roads begins just south of Abercraf at the junction with the A4067. It then heads eastwards through Caehopkin and then bypasses Coelbren. It joins the A4109 just west of Banwen.
Coelbren, Powys
Coelbren is a small rural village just south of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais, close to Sgwd Henrhyd, a high waterfall on the Nant Llech. To the east of the village flows the Afon Pyrddin which plunges over two more spectacular falls.
Cribarth
Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, south Wales. The summit of the hill is at 423m and lies at the southwest end of a mile long ridge. It is marked by a trig point. The hill is sometimes referred to as The Sleeping Giant after the resemblance of its skyline to such a figure when seen from further down the upper Swansea Valley.
Abercraf transmitting station
The Abercraf television relay station is sited on high ground to the east of the village of Abercraf in the upper Swansea Valley, though it is actually closer to Coelbren than to Abercraf itself. It was originally built in the 1980s as a fill-in relay for UHF analogue colour television covering the communities of Abercraf, Coelbren, Penycae and Ynyswen. It consists of a 45 m self-supporting lattice mast standing on a hillside which is itself about 270 m above sea level.
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