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The Brecon Beacons wants fewer tourists. Head to these beauty spots instead
Visitors to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park – also known as the Brecon Beacons – are being urged ... summit – and the so-called Waterfall Country hiking area in Ystradfellte, Powys have ...
Travel + Leisure2y
The Best Way to See Wales Is by Canal Boat — Here's How to Plan Your Trip
We floated past rural villages, sheep-filled pastures, and the red sandstone peaks of the Brecon Beacons, the mountain range for which the park is named. We followed a map of canal-side pubs ...
'I woke up at 1.45am to climb Pen y Fan but was floored by what I found at top'
Emily White woke up as early as 1.45am to hike Pen y Fan, but it wasn't quite what she expected. She couldn't believe what ...
BBC2y
Brecon Beacons: National Park to use its Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog
The Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is changing its name ... "Bannau" is the Welsh word for peaks and "Brycheiniog" refers to the country's King Brychan who lived in the 5th Century.
ITV2y
Brecon Beacons National Park to be known as Bannau Brycheiniog in major rebrand
The Brecon Beacons will now be known as Bannau Brycheiniog as part of a major rebrand of the national park. The park authority ... for Wales and Waterfall Country. It is hoped the name change ...
Sky2y
Brecon Beacons National Park: Tories criticise renaming as 'symbolic' attempt to look 'trendy'
The park's management admitted any connection with a wood-burning, carbon-emitting blazing beacon was "not a good look" for the Brecon Beacons ... "As a bilingual country, I fail to understand ...
The Daily Telegraph2y
I'll keep using the name Brecon Beacons - and so will the country, insists Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister says he won't be adopting the name change after the Welsh national park was rebranded because ... will continue to use the name Brecon Beacons after it was scrapped by the national ...
LBC2y
‘Burning brazier not a good look’: Brecon Beacons to drop English name in favour of 'eco-friendly' Welsh
The iconic Brecon Beacons national park has been renamed in a bid to cease negative connotations ... Park bosses highlighted the name change will also celebrate the Welsh language as well as the ...
The Mirror2y
Welsh national park changes its name as old one 'is a bit of a nonsense'
The Brecon Beacons is going to be called Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, or 'the Bannau' for short ... the Beacon Beacons is linked back to the country's ancient history. Bannau means 'peaks ...
Daily Mail2y
'This isn't a top priority for the people who live here!': MPs lead backlash against 'bonkers' decision to drop Brecon Beacons national park's English name because its Welsh ...
The decision to rename the Brecon Beacons National Park was criticised today by senior ... saying he wanted independence for his home country. The actor said he made the controversial move to ...
The Independent2y
Backlash over Brecon Beacons name change
The decision to rename the Brecon Beacons National Park has been criticised as a symbolic ... tourism in a better way. As a bilingual country, I fail to understand why the Welsh name cannot ...