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Bridge over the River Usk, near Pant-y-Goitre This attractive bridge carries the B4598 between Abergavenny and Usk.
Pant-y-Geotre Bridge The Pant-y-Goitre Bridge spans the River Usk near Llanvihangel Gobion.
Jomo Kenyatta Apa Pant and Acheing Oneko
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Pant

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Pant

Pant works well as a base: 15 minutes from Oswestry, 25km from B4391 Milltir Gerrig.

Pant is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Oswestry, about 8 km away.

Pant is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies near the border with Wales. Pant means 'hollow' in Welsh: it is located directly below the disused mines at Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve. The population at the 2011 census is listed under the Civil Parish of Llanymynech and Pant. The built-up area of Pant and

Read more Llanymynech is roughly 2,000. Pant has a few notable features: Llanymynech Golf Club is unique as the only 18 hole course in the UK to straddle the border between two countries; Llanymynech Ogof, a copper mine where many Roman artefacts have been found; Bryn Offa Church of England Primary School, a school built after the closure of four schools in the surrounding area; and a large gin wheel in the village. This quiet village was once much more lively, with several shops and a post office.

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What is there to see near Pant?

Within an hour or so of Pant: Loton Park (11 km), Pistyll Rhaeadr (21 km), B4391 Milltir Gerrig (25 km), Horseshoe Pass (26 km).

Are there any good drives near Pant?

The nearest famous roads are B4391 Milltir Gerrig, Horseshoe Pass and Bwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross).

Where is Pant?

Pant is in England, United Kingdom, about 8 km from Oswestry.

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Quick Information

Population
1,998
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.7901, -3.0803

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Pant

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Loton Park

A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.

11 km · about 20 min drive

waterfall

Pistyll Rhaeadr

Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.

21 km · about 25 min drive

famous road

B4391 Milltir Gerrig

A high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.

25 km · about 30 min drive

mountain pass

Horseshoe Pass

Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.

26 km · about 30 min drive

mountain pass

Horseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)

A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.

26 km · about 30 min drive

cafe

Ponderosa Cafe

A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.

27 km · about 30 min drive

mountain pass

Bwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross)

Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 climb from Llanuwchllyn used for pre-war motoring hill-climb tests.

36 km · about 40 min drive

famous road

Bwlch y Groes (Hellfire Pass)

Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 single-track climb from Llanuwchllyn used for decades as a motoring hill-climb test.

39 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Pant

  • 25 kmB4391 Milltir GerrigA high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
  • 26 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
  • 26 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
  • 36 kmBwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross)Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 climb from Llanuwchllyn used for pre-war motoring hill-climb tests.
  • 39 kmBwlch y Groes (Hellfire Pass)Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 single-track climb from Llanuwchllyn used for decades as a motoring hill-climb test.
  • 44 kmEvo TriangleLegendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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