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The National Park Visitor Centre, commonly known as the Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre (or shortened to the Mountain Centre, and also known as the Libanus Visitor Centre), is a visitor centre managed by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (Bannau Brycheiniog), located in the village of Libanus some 8 km / 5 mi south-west of Brecon in Powys, south Wales.
The Brecon Beacons (Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog; [ˈbanai̯ brəˈχei̯njɔɡ] ⓘ [1]) are a mountain range in Wales.The range includes South Wales's highest mountain, Pen y Fan (886 metres (2,907 ft)), [2] its twin summit Corn Du (873 metres (2,864 ft)), [3] and Craig Gwaun Taf (826 metres (2,710 ft)), [4] which are the three highest peaks in the range.
Brecon Beacons National Park, officially named Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ), [1] is a national park in Wales. It is named after the Brecon Beacons (Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog), the mountain range at its centre.
The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority (Brecon Beacons National Park Authority) is a special purpose local authority with wide-ranging responsibilities for the conservation and enhancement of the landscape and the promotion of its enjoyment by the public, and in particular exercises planning functions across the designated area of the park.
It was established as a National Park in 1952. It is one of the three National parks of Wales, the others being the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) and Snowdonia (Eryri). It is the only national park in the United Kingdom to consist largely of coastal landscapes. [1] [2]
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Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages.It allied with the Mercian kingdom in the post Roman era, to stabilise and control a central (Marches) area key to dominance over central Proto-England to the east and the south Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth to the west.
Pen y Fan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɛn ə ˈvan]) is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog). At 886 metres (2,907 ft) above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.