Brecon Beacons National Park

The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of three national parks in Wales, United Kingdom. It is centred on the range of hills named the Brecon Beacons, the highest of which is 'Pen y Fan' (886m) which, together with the summits of 'Corn Du', and 'Cribyn', forms the a high level ridge walk called the 'Beacons Horseshoe'. To the east is another distinct range of hills called the Black Mountains, and to the west is a remote region known (confusingly) as the Black Mountain. Most of the national park is moorland, with some forestry plantations, and pasture in the valleys. The whole park covers 519 square miles (1344 km²), from Llandeilo in the west to Hay-on-Wye in the east.

The Brecon Beacons are so named after the town of Brecon and the ancient practice of lighting signal fires (beacons) on the mountains to warn of attacks by the English.

Popular activities in the park include walking, cycling, horse riding, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, fishing, rock climbing, and caving.

See also: Brecon, National parks of England and Wales: |- |align=center|Current Parks:
Brecon Beacons | The Broads | Dartmoor | Exmoor | Lake District | North York Moors | Northumberland | Peak District | Pembrokeshire Coast | Snowdonia | Yorkshire Dales |- |align=center|Proposed Parks:
New Forest (approved June 2004) | South Downs |}