UK ~ Brecon Beacons National Park - Wales ~

...  Another great surprise and new National Park💚... a postcard by Richard O'Neill, a talented digital artist with an eye for creating stunning travel poster inspired art... the Brecon Beacons National Park is home to some of the most beautiful scenery in Wales, full of grassy moorland, tranquil reservoirs, stunning waterfalls and high mountain plateaus... the perfect location if you love the outdoors, with an array of different trails for walkers, runners and cyclists... horse riding, canoeing and fishing, rock climbing, camping and caving... this entire national park achieved the status of being an International Dark Sky Reserve with an outstanding quality of night sky⭐✨⭐... and last, but not least… the Batcave entrance👍 from "The Dark Knight Rises" is located at Henrhyd Falls, the tallest waterfall in the Brecon Beacons National Park... Thanks a lot Paul! (must be a wonderful place to live)¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and also for your kind words😊...it's always a pleasure to read that people enjoy visiting my blog!!!

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The Brecon Beacons National Park covers an incredible 1346.700km² of South and Mid Wales, with two thirds of this area being comprised of old red sandstone rocks.The National Park was established in 1957  and was one of the first ten area’s in Britain to be given such status. 

The highest point in the Brecon Beacons National Park is Pen y Fan; which is also the highest peak in South Britain at 886m and home to Llyn Cwm Llwch – the best preserved glacial lake in South Wales. 

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(Issued 01-08-2022)