famous road
Black Mountain Pass (A4069)
Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Llandeilo
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Llandeilo
Llandeilo works well as a base: 10 minutes from Llangathen, 11km from Black Mountain Pass (A4069).
Llandeilo is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Llangathen, about 4 km away.
Llandeilo (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˈdeilɔ] ) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park.Read more
The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.
In 2021, The Sunday Times called the town one of the top six places to live in Wales. The newspaper praised the town as a ‘sophisticated shopping destination and a great showcase for local arts and crafts’.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Llandeilo?
Within an hour or so of Llandeilo: Black Mountain Pass (A4069) (11 km), Llyn y Fan Fach (17 km), Llyn y Fan Fawr (20 km), Henrhyd Falls (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Llandeilo?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase) and B4574 Devil's Bridge to Cwmystwyth.
Where is Llandeilo?
Llandeilo is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Llangathen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,795
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.8846, -3.9915
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
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 Llandeilo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Llyn y Fan Fach
A glacial corrie lake under the escarpment of the Black Mountain, home to the legend of the Lady of the Lake and the Physicians of Myddfai.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn y Fan Fawr
The larger and wilder of the two Black Mountain lakes, sitting beneath Fan Brycheiniog at 600m with almost no visitors.
20 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Henrhyd Falls
At 27m the highest waterfall in south Wales, and the Batcave entrance in The Dark Knight Rises; reached by a steep wooded path.
25 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Melincourt Falls
An 24m fall in the Neath Valley painted by Turner in 1795, reached by a short riverside path.
28 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Pembrey Circuit
Wales's national motorsport centre on the Carmarthenshire coast, a fast former-airfield circuit once used by F1 teams including McLaren and Williams for secret testing.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Nedd Fechan Gorge
A limestone river gorge threaded with falls and caves between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte, the spine of Waterfall Country.
30 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Sgwd yr Eira
Spectacular waterfall in the Brecon Beacons where you can walk behind the curtain of water on a natural rock ledge, a truly unique experience.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Llandeilo
- Right hereBlack Mountain Pass (A4069)Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
- 38 kmPen y FanThe highest peak in southern Britain at 886 metres, the flat-topped summit of the Brecon Beacons offering sweeping views across Wales.
- 38 kmCorn DuPen y Fan's twin summit at 873m, with a Bronze Age cairn and the finest view over the Beacons' north escarpment.
- 39 kmAbergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)Remote 16-mile single-track mountain road from Abergwesyn to Tregaron over the Cambrian Desert, its Devil's Staircase section stacking hairpins at 20%+ gradients. One of the emptiest drives in Britain. No fuel, little signal.
- 55 kmCwmystwyth Mountain RoadWild, lonely mountain road from Rhayader to Aberystwyth over the Cambrian Mountains, passing the Elan Valley dams and old lead mines of Cwmystwyth. Often called one of Britain's remotest drives.
- 55 kmB4574 Devil's Bridge to CwmystwythRated among Britain's most scenic roads, a narrow climb from the Rheidol gorge onto the Cambrian moors past old lead mines.
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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