Brechfa Pool

Brechfa Pool: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Brechfa Pool

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Brechfa Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.03030, -3.28600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brechfa Pool

• Boughrood Motte · fort · Powys · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Fforest · viewpoint · Powys · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bronllys Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tredustan Motte · fort · North Somerset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Troed · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rhos Dirion · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Aberedw Castle · fort · Powys · ~13 km · Must-see
• Llangorse Lake · lake · Powys · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pen y Crug · viewpoint · Powys · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brecon Castle · fort · Powys · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Llangorse · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Joseph's RC Church · church · North Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hay Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Church of St David · church · Powys · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hay Bluff · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~16 km · Must-see
• Allt yr Esgair Hillfort · fort · Powys · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cicucium Brecon Gaer Roman Fort · fort · Powys · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brechfa Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brechfa Pool

• Llangorse Lake · lake · Powys · ~14 km · Must-see
• Beacons Reservoir · lake · Powys · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elan Valley Reservoirs · lake · Powys · ~48 km · Must-see
• Llyn Clywedog · lake · Powys · ~70 km · Must-see
• Llyn Mwyngil · lake · Gwynedd · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Vyrnwy · lake · Powys · ~105 km · Must-see
• Tardebigge Lake · lake · Staffordshire · ~115 km · Must-see
• Llyn Tegid · lake · Gwynedd · ~122 km · Must-see
• Aqualate Mere · lake · Cheshire East · ~132 km · Must-see
• Wimbleball Dam · lake · Somerset · ~137 km · Must-see

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