famous road
Black Mountain Pass (A4069)
Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Brynamman works well as a base: 10 minutes from Glanamman, 6km from Black Mountain Pass (A4069).
Brynamman is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 5,693, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Brynamman sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Brynamman to your route.
Brynamman (Welsh: Brynaman) is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du), part of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog). The village is split into Upper Brynamman and Lower Brynamman by the River Amman, which is also the boundary between the counties ofRead more
Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot (in the old county of Glamorganshire). Ruins of stone dwellings (possibly prehistoric), an early type of lime kiln and rectangular medieval buildings found on the mountain show that people have lived in this area for a long time. The population of Brynamman was 2,608 as of 2011; the urban area including Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen was 5,692.
Brynamman was previously known as Y Gwter Fawr (Welsh: "The Big Gutter"); The name was changed when the railway from Ammanford reached the village. George Borrow describes aspects of Gwter Fawr in the mid-19th century in his book Wild Wales published 1862. The current name is derived from "Brynamman House", the home of John Jones, builder of the railway.
Brynamman Golf Club (now defunct) first appeared in the mid-1920s. It continued into the 1930s.
A feasibility study is being conducted into the reopening of Brynamman Lido, which opened in 1934 and closed in 2010.
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Brynamman is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.8000 latitude, -3.8667 longitude.
Brynamman has a population of approximately 5,693 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
6 km · about 10 min drive
natural wonder
A glacial corrie lake under the escarpment of the Black Mountain, home to the legend of the Lady of the Lake and the Physicians of Myddfai.
13 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
At 27m the highest waterfall in south Wales, and the Batcave entrance in The Dark Knight Rises; reached by a steep wooded path.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
The larger and wilder of the two Black Mountain lakes, sitting beneath Fan Brycheiniog at 600m with almost no visitors.
15 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
An 24m fall in the Neath Valley painted by Turner in 1795, reached by a short riverside path.
15 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
A graceful fall on the Afon Pyrddin near Pontneddfechan, also walkable behind, in the heart of Waterfall Country.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A limestone river gorge threaded with falls and caves between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte, the spine of Waterfall Country.
19 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Spectacular waterfall in the Brecon Beacons where you can walk behind the curtain of water on a natural rock ledge, a truly unique experience.
20 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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