Photo along the Glyndŵr's Way, a 135-mile National Trail running from Knighton to Welshpool, mid Wales.

Glyndŵr's Way© Colin Park / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Pen-y-Bont StationPenybont

10 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Glyndŵr's Way

National Trail

A long horseshoe through the empty hills of mid-Wales, from Knighton to Welshpool by way of Machynlleth.

7 km NW · Powys

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Hamer Estate

Country estate near Pen-y-Bont

A National Trust place in Powys.

0.5 km E

Great Rhos

Hewitt · Nuttall near Dolau

A mountain over 2,000 ft in Powys.

8.3 km E

Wye Valley Walk

Long-distance path

Following the Wye upstream from Chepstow's castle through gorge, orchard and moorland to the river's source country on Plynlimon.

9.9 km SW · spans 4 counties

Everything else within 10 km (6) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Castell CollenRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear4.7 km SW
Gelli Hill StoneStone circleaccess unclear6.4 km S
Cwmhir AbbeyAbbeyaccess unclear7.6 km NW
Fedw StoneStone circleaccess unclear8.1 km SE
Rhiw GwraiddMarilynaccess unclear8.4 km W
Black MixenHewitt9.7 km E

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.