Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town.
A castle above the town overlooks the ancient crossing point. It developed as a small market town, with some industry including the making of Japanware, and a notable prison. In recent years Usk has become known for its history of success in Britain in Bloom competitions, winning the Large Village award in 2005.
The first stone bridge at Usk, replacing one of wood, was built around 1750 to the designs of Welsh architect William Edwards. Unlike the bridge downstream at Caerleon, it withstood the great floods of 1795. The bridge was strengthened and widened in 1836, but two of its arches were destroyed by floods in 1877 and later replaced.
From the late 18th century, Usk became well known for the high quality of its japanware, a process of decorating metals by applying a lacquer to tinplate. The process, known as Pontypool japan, was first developed in the west by Thomas Allgood of nearby Pontypool and was taken on in Usk in 1763 by his grandsons Thomas and Edward Allgood. Products from Usk included tin trays, jardinières, and coal boxes. However output declined with changing fashions in the 19th century, and the last Usk japanware was produced in 1860 on the site of what is now Bunning's builders' merchants.
Usk was twinned with the German town Graben-Neudorf in Baden-Württemberg in 1980. Over the past few years there have been numerous visits between the two towns, with the Usk Youth Brass Band making its most recent visit in autumn 2006. In 2006 the colour scheme of Usk in Bloom was based on those within the crests of both Usk and Graben-Neudorf.
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Places to see in ( Brecon - UK )
Places to see in ( Brecon - UK )
Brecon, archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town and community in Powys, Mid Wales. Historically it was the county town of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of the County of Powys, it remains an important local centre. Brecon is the third-largest town in Powys, after Newtown and Ystradgynlais. It lies north of the Brecon Beacons mountain range, but is just within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The west end of Brecon has a small industrial area, and recent years have seen the cattle market moved from the centre of the town to this area, with markets held several times a week. Brecon has primary schools, with a secondary school and further education college (Coleg Powys) on the northern edge of the town. The town is home to Christ College, the oldest school in Wales.
Brecon is located near where the east-west A40 (Monmouth-Carmarthen-Fishguard) meets the north-south A470 (Cardiff-Merthyr Tydfil-Llandudno). The nearest airport is Cardiff Airport. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal runs for 35 miles (56 km) between Brecon and Pontnewydd, Cwmbran.
The Usk Bridge in Brecon, Powys, Wales is the town's oldest route over the River Usk. The river was fordable at Brecon and the date of construction of the original bridge here is uncertain.The Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway was opened gradually from Hereford towards Brecon.
Alot to see in ( Brecon - UK ) such as :
Brecon Beacons and National Park Visitor Centre (also known as the Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre)
Brecon Cathedral, the seat of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon
St. Mary's Church, Brecon
Brecon Jazz Festival
Brecknock Museum
South Wales Borderers Museum
Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre)
Christ College, Brecon
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My Wales: Brecon Beacons
Park Warden John Pimm talks about walking in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Waterfall Walks in the Brecon Beacons - Nant Bwrefwr #1 - Talybont #1
We follow the Nant Bwrefwr stream and its waterfalls up a mountain above the Talybont Reservoir.
There are many many waterfalls, and a bee.
You can find the other Talybont Waterfalls films here:
Nant Bwrefwr #1
Nant Bwrefwr #2
Caerfanell River #1
Caerfanell River #2
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Across The Brecon Beacons National Park to Brecon Town
Join me in a drive across the The Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park to Brecon Town
BRECON BEACON
The Brecon Beacons National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) is one of three national parks in Wales, and is centred on the Brecon Beacons range of hills in southern Wales. It includes the Black Mountain (Welsh: Y Mynydd Du) in the west, Fforest Fawr (Great Forest) and the Brecon Beacons in the centre and the Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon) in the east.
The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957, the third of the three Welsh parks after Snowdonia in 1951 and the Pembrokeshire Coast in 1952. It stretches from Llandeilo in the west to Hay-on-Wye in the northeast and Pontypool in the southeast, covering 519 square miles (1,340 km2) and encompassing four main regions – the Black Mountain in the west, reaching 802 metres (2631 feet) at Fan Brycheiniog, Fforest Fawrand the Brecon Beacons in the centre, including the highest summit in the park and in South Wales at Pen y Fan 886 metres (2,907 feet) and the confusingly named Black Mountains in the east, where the highest point is Waun Fach 811 metres (2,661 feet). The western half gained European and global status in 2005[1] as Fforest Fawr Geopark. This includes the Black Mountain, the historic extent of Fforest Fawr, and much of the Brecon Beacons and surrounding lowlands.
The entire national park achieved the status of being an International Dark Sky Reserve in February 2013.
Most of the national park is bare, grassy moorland grazed by Welsh mountain ponies and Welsh mountain sheep, with scattered forestry plantations, and pasture in the valleys. It is known for its remote reservoirs, waterfalls including the 90-foot (27 m) Henrhyd Waterfalland the falls at Ystradfellte, and its caves, such as Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. The Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre was opened in 1966 to help visitors understand and enjoy the area. Ravens, peregrine falcons, wheatears, ring ouzels, and the rare merlin breeds in the park. The red kite can also be spotted.
Due to the relative remoteness and harsh weather of some of its uplands, the park is used for military training. UK Special Forces, including the SAS and SBS hold demanding selection training exercises here, such as an exercise called the Fan dance. The infantry regiments of the British Army train at Sennybridge, where NCO selection also takes place.
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority is a special purpose local authority with wide-ranging responsibilities for the conservation and enhancement of the landscape and the promotion of its enjoyment by the public, and in particular exercises planning functions across the designated area of the park. The park extends across the southern part of Powys, the northwestern part of Monmouthshire and parts of eastern Carmarthenshire. It also includes the northernmost portions of several of the unitary authority areas which are centred on the coalfield communities to the south and including the county boroughs of Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent together with very small parts of Caerphilly and Torfaen.
Numerous town and community councils operate within these areas and include those for Brecon and Hay on Wye (town councils) and Cefn Coed; Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine; Llangattock; Llangors; Llanthony; Llywel; Pontsticill, Pontsarn and Vaynor; Talybont-on-Usk; Trallong; Trecastle and Ystradfellte (all community councils).
Outdoor activities in the park include walking, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding, as well as sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and fishing, rock climbing, hang-gliding, caravanning, camping and caving. A long-distance cycling route, the Taff Trail, passes over the Beacons on its way from Brecon to Cardiff, and in 2005 the first walk to span the entire length of the Brecon Beacons National Park was opened. The 100-mile (161 km) route, called the Beacons Way, runs from Abergavenny via Ysgyryd Fawr in the east and ends in the village of Llangadog in Carmarthenshire in the west.
Cruising in the Sunshine on a Bank Holiday!
It's not often we can say that we have had beautiful weather over a bank holiday weekend in Britain! We had not really planned on leaving Gayton Marina this bank holiday as we actually have quite a few jobs to do on Hannah the Narrowboat but after watching F1 and MotoGP on Sunday afternoon I did my usual thing and announced to the good lady of the boat that we are heading out in 5 minutes - I did this last weekend in the rain too.
I love cruising in the evenings, I'm not really a morning person because we often get the canal almost to ourselves as everybody else tends to have moored up by 5pm. The evening sunshine made our little jaunt along the Grand Union Canal a most enjoyable one and better still the lady was captain on this cruise, she even drove us out of the marina which must be a first!
We planned to get up to Heyford, moor up and then fire up the BBQ and that's exactly what we did. We have one of those Lotus Grills that only take about 10 minutes to get hot enough to start cooking, all with just a handful of charcoal - it's an amazing bit of kit for the boater but a bugger to clean the grill. We enjoyed watching the sun go down whilst we sipped a glass or two of Zinfandel before hitting the sack before 10.30pm - that's about two and a half hours early for me!
We awoke to glorious sunshine flooding into the cratch where we partook in the mastication of a bacon sandwich before heading out for a little walk so that I could have a little play with my drone. I always feel a bit on edge when I get the drone out as some people are funny about them which is a shame as you get some stunning shots with one. I suppose it's a case of the idiots ruining it for the responsible ones like me who even went to the trouble of buying 3rd party liability insurance! I have a great app made by the UK Air Traffic Control guys that let's you know if you are in a spot that you are allowed to fly. I had to laugh on what somebody on social media said the last time I posted drone footage - they were bemoaning the fact that I was not 50 meters away from a person on the ground and close to a boat. I played along for a bit before revealing that the said person was actually my wife and the boat was mine! Some people just like to moan I guess!
Once back aboard Hannah the Narrowboat we decided to chug along to a different spot for the rest of the day and indeed the night. Just after midday we were sitting in our deckchairs with the sun on our faces watching the world go by on the side of the Canal. Splendid I say. Again, we watched the sun go down before heading inside for a glass of gin and some shuteye. Another wonderful day on the Grand Union Canal.
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