Llanbrynmair is a dispersed, rural community in central Powys, mid-Wales, sat on the upland fringes of the Cambrian Mountains between Llanidloes and Machynlleth along the A470. The area is characterised by rolling moorland, small valleys and quiet lanes, with sheep farming and forestry dominating the local landscape and plenty of scope for hillwalking and wildlife watching.
Historically part of Montgomeryshire, the settlement retains a strong Welsh‑language and Nonconformist heritage reflected in its chapels and parish church, and its social history traces the shift from droving and smallholdings to modern upland agriculture. Community life remains lively for a rural area, with local events, a sense of close‑knit neighbourhoods and modest visitor interest for those seeking remote countryside and heritage."
Postcode districts covering Llanbrynmair
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 23 miles
- Newtown 14.8 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Carno Parish 4.8 miles
- Glantwymyn Parish 6 miles
- Corris a Mawddwy Ward 7.1 miles
- Trefeglwys Parish 7.2 miles
- Llanerfyl Parish 7.5 miles
- Mawddwy Parish 8 miles
- Cadfarch Parish 8.2 miles
- Banwy Parish 8.5 miles
- Corris Parish 9 miles
- Machynlleth Built-up area 9 miles
- Dwyriw Parish 9.8 miles
- Llanfair Caereinion and Llanerfyl Ward 9.9 miles
Example postcodes in Llanbrynmair
SY19 7DL, SY19 7DQ, SY19 7BG, SY19 7AL, SY19 7DX, SY19 7AJ, SY19 7EB, SY19 7DR, SY19 7AR … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 59.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 76.4 miles
- Machynlleth Railway Station 9.4 miles
- Caersws Railway Station 10.5 miles
Hotels near Llanbrynmair Ad
- The Buckley Arms 3 7.6 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 9.4 miles
- Wynnstay Hotel 3 9.4 miles
Schools in Llanbrynmair
- Ysgol Llanbrynmair Primary
Local points of interest
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 10 miles
- Caersws FC Stadium 10.8 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 11.2 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 11.7 miles
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 13.2 miles
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 14.3 miles
- Latham Park Stadium 14.6 miles
- Dolmelynllyn Estate Estate 17.1 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 18.3 miles
- Talybont Estate 18.6 miles
- Kerry Hill Hill 18.8 miles
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 19.3 miles