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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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Pencader
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Pencader
Pencader sits on the route: 10 minutes from Llandysul, 33km from Black Mountain Pass (A4069).
Pencader is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Llandysul, about 5 km away.
Pencader () is a small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth. It is located around 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Llandysul and 6.5 miles (10 km) south-west of Llanybydder, in the valley of the Gwen brook, shortly before the confluence with the River Talog, to form the River TyweliRead more
(a tributary of the Teifi).
It is a village of little more than 500 houses, two shops, two pubs and an Anglican church (St Mary's). For many years, it was one of the main stops on the Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line, and was the junction for the service to Newcastle Emlyn; the Pencader Tunnel enabled services to reach Carmarthen via Llanpumsaint. The decline of the railways saw the Newcastle Emlyn branch line closed in 1952 and the main line closed to passengers in 1965.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pencader?
Within an hour or so of Pencader: Pembrey Circuit (33 km), Black Mountain Pass (A4069) (33 km), Llyn y Fan Fach (38 km), Llyn Brianne (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Pencader?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase) and B4574 Devil's Bridge to Cwmystwyth.
Where is Pencader?
Pencader is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Llandysul.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,107
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.0008, -4.2657
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 Pencader
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
33 km · about 40 min 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Brianne
A remote 1970s reservoir in the Cambrian Mountains with a dramatic spillway and a single-track road looping its wooded shores - red kite country.
38 km · about 45 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.
41 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Abergwesyn 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Tenby
Charming walled seaside town with pastel-coloured Georgian houses, three sandy beaches and a medieval town wall.
47 km · about 55 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Pencader
- 33 kmBlack 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.
- 43 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.
- 53 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.
- 53 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.
- 55 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
- 58 kmPen y FanThe highest peak in southern Britain at 886 metres, the flat-topped summit of the Brecon Beacons offering sweeping views across Wales.
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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