Fforest
Fawr,
Mid-Wales, UK |
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Lying in the western part of Brecon Beacons National Park, the
Fforest Fawr (Great Forest) was named after an area that was once
a medieval royal hunting ground.
Fforest Fawr
is a place of untamed, treeless moorland and steep rocky gorges
and ridges, with plunging waterfalls and some of Wales' largest
limestone caves. The hamlet of Ystradfellte is a popular base
for walks, being surrounded by wonderful rugged scenery.
There is a footpath known as the Waterfalls Walk along the River
Mellte that leads past many caves and waterfalls. You can watch
the water tumbling into the biggest cave entrance in Wales at
Porth-yr-Ogof Cave, where there is a calcite formation in the
rocks known as the 'White Horse'. Further on are a series of impressive
waterfalls.
West of Ystradfellte,
the spectacular Dan-yr-Ogof Showcaves are the largest showcave
complex in Western Europe. Discovered in 1912, the limestone caverns
are home to underground lakes, waterfalls, incredible rock formations
and even Bronze Age skeletons. There are also many historic sites
in the Fforest Fawr area, such as the captivating diamond shaped
standing stone of Maen Llia, which lies in an isolated spot north
of Ystradfellte.
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