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Theatr Brycheiniog on the basin of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal 51°56′38″N 3°23′18″W / 51.9439°N 3.3884°W / 51.9439; -3.3884 Theatr Brycheiniog is an arts venue in Brecon , Powys ,
The Brecon Beacons Food Festival attracts around 70 stalls selling food and drink and is considered to be a key local event. The festival is timed to coincide with the local harvest season and aims to promote the town of Brecon, promote local food and drink producers and raise awareness of the local farming industry and the type of produce ...
The Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Brecon, Wales. Normally staged in early August, it has played host to a range of jazz musicians from across the world. Created in 1984 by local enthusiasts – musicians, promoters and fans – the early festival featured live jazz music on the streets and in the pubs and cafes of ...
The village is bounded both to the north and the west by the Brecon Beacons National Park. [1] Notable features of the village are the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road and the impressive curving Cefn Coed Viaduct. The viaduct, which spans the Taf Fawr river, came into being as part of the Merthyr- Pontsticill junction line.
The secondary school, known as Brecon High School, was formed from separate boys' and girls' grammar schools ('county schools') and Brecon Secondary Modern School, after comprehensive education was introduced into Breconshire in the early 1970s. The town is home to an independent school, Christ College, which was founded in 1541. [37]
Gareth Ratcliffe, from Hereford, the deputy chair of Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, is appointed MBE for charitable services to Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
Dan yr Ogof (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdan ər ˈoːɡɔv]), at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The offices of the Trust are located in Lion House, Brecon. The Trust has 22 reserves, the majority of which are in the Brecon Beacons National Park. All are open to the public free of charge. [3] The most visited of the reserves is at Pwll-y-Wrach ("Witches' Pool", near Talgarth; the site is 17.5 hectares in area, most of which is woodland. [4]