Brecon Beacons
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| Elevation | 886 |
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| Highest point | Pen y Fan |
| Did you know | Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons mountain range is the highest point of southern Britain, at 886m above sea level. |
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| ID | 670986 |
About Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan.
Wales' new national park: Plan to create country's fourth
... There is already Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire Coast and Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), and the fourth is planned for the north-east of the country...
Marathon Eryri: Race to drop Snowdonia from official name
... The, electing to use its Welsh name rather than the English name, the Brecon Beacons...
Rishi Sunak says he will keep using Brecon Beacons name
...By Daniel DaviesBBC Wales political correspondentRishi Sunak says he will keep using the English name Brecon Beacons, which the national park has dropped...
Brecon Beacons: Bannau Brycheiniog rebrand shows why names matter
... Spare a thought for Jordan Thorne, the man behind the newly rebranded Bannau Brycheiniog, previously known as the Brecon Beacons...
Brecon Beacons: What do people think of the national park's new name?
...After Brecon Beacons National Park announced it will be changing its name, residents say they were not consulted...
Brecon Beacons: Park to use Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog
...By Steffan MessengerBBC Wales environment correspondentBrecon Beacons National Park has announced that it will use its Welsh language name only in future...
Brecon Beacons: Holiday couple drowned at waterfall - inquest
... Helen and Rachael Patching, aged 52 and 33, from Kent, were visiting Ystradfellte, Powys, in the Brecon Beacons National Park while on holiday...
Brecon Beacons: Tributes to couple who died at waterfalls
...The families of a couple who died at waterfalls in Brecon Beacons National Park have said their " endless laughter will be forever remembered"...
Brecon Beacons: Holiday couple drowned at waterfall - inquest
The provisional cause of death for Two Women who died near a popular waterfall was drowning, an inquest has heard.
Helen and Rachael Patching, aged 52 and 33, from Kent, were visiting Ystradfellte, Powys, in the Brecon Beacons National Park while On Holiday .
The Alarm was raised at about 11:45 GMT on 4 January after a body was seen in the water.
Family tributes after their deaths called them " such a devoted, selfless, and loving couple".
The Body of Helen Patching was and Rachael was on 8 January.
Fire services, mountain rescue and national air support services were involved in a large search.
At Pontypridd Coroners Court, usher Catherine Burnell said " a search commenced and The Body of Helen Patching was located within the water of the waterfall".
Ms Burnell told The Coroner police received a call from a member of The Public who " spotted a body at Spring Lakes campsite between Glynneath and Resolven".
Officers from South Wales Police attended and located Rachel Patching at The River 's edge.
Post-mortem examinations carried out on both determined the provisional cause of death as drowning.
The Coroner for South Wales central, Patricia Morgan , sent her " deepest condolences" to The Friends and families of both women " at this tragic time".
Following the deaths, their families said.
" They were such a devoted, selfless, and loving couple having had an immensely positive impact on all those they met, " they said.
There was flooding in parts of mid and West Wales following heavy rainfall around The Time of The Incident , with left stranded in cars.
Ystradfellte Falls are a series of four waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons which are linked by a walking path and popular with tourists and day-trippers.
Source of news: bbc.com
