
Stargazing
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The Brecon Beacons National Park has some of the highest quality dark skies in the whole of the UK, making it the perfect destination for stargazers and you'll find loads of events and great places to enjoy stargazing.
On a clear night in the Brecon Beacons, you can see the Milky Way, major constellations, bright nebula and even meteor showers. It’s enough to make anyone starry eyed and definitely something worth shouting about.
In 2012, the Brecon Beacons National Park teamed up with the Brecon Beacons Park Society to apply to the International Dark Sky Association to make the entire National Park an International Dark Sky Reserve. It was just the fifth destination in the world and the first in Wales to be accredited..
You would be hard pressed to find a community which goes to such great lengths to ensure light pollution is reduced. The hard work is obviously paying off – on a clear night you can see just about everything from anywhere" Ordnance Survey 2015
Through this highly prestigious status, the hope is to preserve our magical night skies for future generations and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the Park, and to help protect a whole host of nocturnal creatures that need dark nights to forage, hunt and migrate.
Visitor centres at Libanus & Pontneddfechan, Country Park at Pen-y-cae and Information Centres at Abergavenny and Llandovery
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Address
Brecon Beacons,
Powys,
LD3 8NL
Location and nearby places
Directions
Map reference: SN 977262 Lat: 51.92489 Long: -3.48906
Brecon Beacons national park can be reached from the South by the M4 and M50 motorways.
M4: Leave junctions 24 (A449/A40 for Abergavenny) or 32 (A470 for Merthyr Tydfil) to access the south of the park.
M50: Continue on to the A40 when the motorway terminates at Ross on Wye and follow to Abergavenny.
The A470, A438 and A465 gives access to the north of the park from Mid-Wales, Herefordshire and West Midlands.
Railway stations to the west of the park are via the Heart of Wales line at Ammanford, Llandeilo and Llandovery.
Access to the south and east of the park via Merthyr Tydfil and Abergavenny stations.
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Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 0 miles from Abergavenny station
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Education/study area
Facilities for groups
Facilities for educational visits
Gift shop
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Picnic site
Public toilets
Regional Tourist Board Member
Welcome Host
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Visitor centres at Libanus & Pontneddfechan, Country Park at Pen-y-cae and Information Centres at Abergavenny and Llandovery