Amazing Beauty of Elan Valley


Elan Valley is one of most beautiful visiting place in the UK.
Elan Valley is situated in mid-wales, just a couple of hours from Birmingham and Cardiff.
This valley has an old historical background, in 4000 BC stone-age people arrived here and started living. In 2000 BC Bronz age settlers came and in 500 BC Ordovician settlers came from Europe.
Location of differently available accommodation.

If you plan to visit this beautiful valley you have to spare some days from your busy life. Accommodation is easily available.
Elan Valley trust have a range of self-catering cottages in the heart of Estate such as Hendy, Y Bendy,
Penglaneinon farmhouse and Tynllidiavt farmhouse.
Accommodation charges range between 400 to 600 £ for 4 persons per week.
Visitor Centre

It is a real starting point for your visit.
Following facilities are available here:
Information desk, Gift shop, Cafe, Bike hire, Exhibition area, Audio and visual shows, Electric car charging points, Car parking and Toilets.


The Elan Valley and surrounding have five dams/Lakes which were built more than 100 years ago.
It's the most outstanding beautiful scenic area of this valley. One of the major attraction in this area is beautiful dams and their Lakes.


Claerwen Dam
It is the biggest dam of series builds in this area, It is located in Powys, Wales.  The extensive drought of 1937 forced British to build more reservoirs in this area to meet the need for clean water for Birmingham city. It is 184 ft high and 1167 ft long.
It took six years to build with the force of 470 workers. It was opened in Oct 1952 by Crowned Queen Elizabeth ll, it was her first official ceremony.


Lake of this dam also has very scenic views.


watch the video to enjoy the scenic view of  Lake on YouTube through given link.
https://youtu.be/o9LRqX92YFQ
Caban Coch Dam
It is the lowest dam in the series of four dams built in the valley on the Elan river.
It is very simple in design.
In summer when its water overflow from the height of 120 feet, it gives the magnificent look of a natural waterfall.
The identical stone building work can be seen on both sides of the river.



Craig Goch Dam
Is the highest upstream dam of the series. It is located at height of 1040 feet above the sea level. Foundation work was started in July 1897.
It has a most attractive view of its curved retaining wall.




Hope you enjoyed this trip of Elan Valley. You can also watch  YouTube video through this link:

https://youtu.be/S9C_JySQsjw

For the further photo,s you can also watch my profile on Google maps as Masood Iqbal Muneer local guide.
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