Brecon Beacons: Destination Of The Day (PHOTOS)

Add this park to places we've never heard of but are now dying to visit.

Brecon Beacons National Park, in South Wales, was first established as a British park in 1957. The Park, a whopping 520 square miles big, boasts 268 ancient monuments spanning 7,000 years, not to mention stunning views of the Welsh landscape. In 2005, the park opened a 100-mile walk called "Beacons Way," which leads from one end of the park to the other.

We're dying to go see the landscape and view sheep nestled in ancient castles, the light hitting the mountains and the stunning views.

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Sunlight breaks through the mist from the mountain 'Corn Du' in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The park attracts 3.8 million visitors a year. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Sunlight breaks through the mist from the mountain 'Corn Du' in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The park attracts 3.8 million visitors a year.

(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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[Nichole Boultas]

02:36 AM on 08/29/2010

I wouldn't have known that was Wales since Ive never been there.

[Tim Atherton]

02:35 PM on 08/27/2010

Just change the wording to British or UK park...

And if you are lucky(?) you may encounter weary aspirants to the British SAS (UK Special Forces) yomping across the Brecon Beacons covering 40 miles in 20 hours with a 55+ lb pack and rifle as part of their selection process (just don't slow them down).

[gasxsux]

01:42 PM on 08/27/2010

s'pose It's alright if you like that sort of thing, Wales.

[KCM7]

07:03 AM on 08/27/2010

English park? In Wales?

Cachi.

[wordsfromawoman]

08:16 PM on 08/26/2010

Lovely place. Would be fun to herd sheep there for a month.
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[eric14]

01:57 PM on 08/26/2010

The Western coast of Wales is filled with friendly places. I'd go in June, dress for rain and wind and see the wild flowers of spring. Bracing. For local food try Indian - really.

[KCM7]

07:17 AM on 08/27/2010

Indian...The BEST food in Britain. You're right.

[Nichole Boultas]

02:38 AM on 08/29/2010

I tried Indian food in London and I found it way too spicy. I was coughing lots because of it.

[nolalily]

01:39 PM on 08/26/2010

My husband and I took a trip last summer that focused on Wales. Our friends said, "Wales? Why Wales?" I hope these photographs speak for themselves. Add to this, Wales is a country the size of New Jersey and is easy to explore in a short amount of time. The history, ruins, castles and natural scenery makes it well worth the trip. If tranquility is your goal and you enjoy walking or hiking, Wales makes a great vacation. Go in the summer, mainly the end of July and beginning of August and you will run into alot more sunshine. In the two weeks we spent there, we only had three days of clouds and rain.

[thelifeoferic]

01:27 PM on 08/26/2010

Beautiful picture

[Halsey]

01:15 PM on 08/26/2010

If I had the expendable funds, I'd so rather visit/explore an area like this than go to even Rome or Paris or London. Maybe it's age, but the stark beauty is simply jaw-dropping. That there are monuments that are over 7000 years old, makes one realize how our own little lives are just blips on this 3rd planet; you can almost picture this area centuries ago, looking almost the same and THAT is a gift.

[wishfulslinking]

11:39 AM on 08/26/2010

Castles and cows, ah Wales.

[KIVPossum]

10:54 AM on 08/26/2010

Every day I guess the location before I finish the headline.

[wishfulslinking]

11:38 AM on 08/26/2010

Do you guess correctly every time?

[KIVPossum]

02:44 PM on 08/26/2010

Of course.

[NewHavenCountyCT]

08:57 AM on 08/26/2010

"Brecon Beacons National Park, in South Wales, was first established as an English park in 1957"

That sentence makes no sense. Surely it should be "established a a National park in 1957"?

[Simon Woodward]

11:14 AM on 08/26/2010

And more to the point, it is NOT an English park! The taffia (welsh mafia) will be after you for that one! It is a beautiful place - spent the summer of 1982 working at a kid's holiday centre taking them out pony trekking in the hills. Idyllic!

[NewHavenCountyCT]

04:48 PM on 08/26/2010

Exactly. I thought the parks in the UK were "national parks", and of course Wales isn't in England so the sentence really makes no sense.

[KCM7]

07:15 AM on 08/27/2010

"Taffia" LMAO.

Thank you. It's been so long since I heard that word I had forgotten it existed.