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Coelbren, Powys Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coelbren, Powys

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Coelbren, Powys history

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Roman road of Sarn Helen runs close to the village on its eastern side. The Brecon Forest Tramroad was constructed through the village in the 1820s. From the 1873, Coelbren was the location of a significant junction on the Neath and Brecon Railway. The route to Swansea Vale has now been converted into a cycleway.

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16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Coelbren, Powys places to visit

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Coelbren, Powys has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coelbren, Powys’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coelbren, Powys’s information audio spots:

Coelbren, Powys Henrhyd Falls, a 27m high waterfall, is a National Trust-managed visitor attraction on the Nant Llech. The name ‘Coelbren’ is recorded in the name Tyre y Kolbren in 1503 where it signifies the sharing of land (modern Welsh ‘tir’) by means of drawing lots.

Henrhyd Falls Henrhyd Falls is the tallest waterfall in southern Wales with a drop of 90 feet (27 m) It lies on National Trust land, in the county of Powys. The nearest settlement to it is Coelbren, on the road between Glynneath and Abercraf.

Cribarth Cribarth, sometimes referred to as the Sleeping Giant, is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys (formerly Brecknockshire) in southern Wales. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m (1,404 ft) at OS grid reference SN 831143.

Craig-y-Nos Castle Craig-y-nos Castle is a Victorian-Gothic country house in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain.

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (Welsh for cave of the black spring) is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales. It is the second longest cave in Wales and the deepest in the United Kingdom.

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