Waterfall Country
- in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Deep within the limestone woodlands of Fforest Fawr is Porth yr Ogof accessed via minor roads from Ystradfellte. This is the heart of Waterfall Country in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Here the River Mellte is swallowed into the huge gaping entrance of Porth yr Ogof
Downriver, the Afon Mellte forms a series of waterfalls tumbling over limestone cliffs....
Above: Sgwd Clun Gwyn, ‘white meadow fall’, also known as Upper Falls, is the first of the four main waterfalls ...
Probably the most famous of the four main waterfalls is Sgwd yr Eira, ‘Fall of Snow’. Here it is possible to follow the slippery, rocky path behind the waterfall and, apart from some spray, remain almost dry as the water tumbles from a 3’ overhanging ledge.
Above: Henryhd Falls
Waterfall Country is included in our Best of the Brecon Beacons Guide