Llanwddyn is a small rural community in Powys, Wales, set at the head of the man-made Lake Vyrnwy. The settlement and surrounding landscape are dominated by the late‑Victorian masonry dam and castellated tower built when the valley was flooded in the 1880s to supply water to Liverpool; the old village was deliberately submerged and much local history revolves around that dramatic reshaping of the parish.
Today Llanwddyn is known for outdoor recreation and conservation - walking, cycling, fishing and birdwatching around the reservoir and reedbeds - alongside traditional sheep farming and forestry. The community is small and socially tight-knit, with tourism and nature conservation important to the local economy and identity, and the impressive dam and Victorian architecture remaining a focal point for visitors and local memory.
Postcode districts covering Llanwddyn
Most populated places nearby
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Oswestry 19 miles30.6 km
- Oswestry Rural 18 miles29 km
- Newtown 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Llangynog Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Banwy Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Llanfihangel Parish 6 miles9.7 km
- Llanerfyl Parish 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Mawddwy Parish 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Pontrobert Built-up area 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Llangywer Parish 8.7 miles14 km
- Llanfair Caereinion and Llanerfyl Ward 9 miles14.5 km
- Llanfyllin Built-up area 9.1 miles14.7 km
Example postcodes in Llanwddyn
SY10 0NJ, SY10 0LT, SY10 0LX, SY10 0NB, SY10 0NF, SY10 0LY, SY10 0NH, SY10 0LZ, SY10 0LS … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 46.8 miles75.3 km
- Manchester Airport 64.3 miles103.4 km
- Carrog 16 miles25.7 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 16.7 miles26.8 km
Hotels near Llanwddyn Ad
- Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Buckley Arms 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Pale Hall Hotel 5 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The New Inn Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 8.9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Berwyn Mountains 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Powis Castle Estate 16 miles25.7 km
- Welshpool Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Dolmelynllyn Estate Estate 17 miles27.3 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 17 miles27.3 km
- Caersws FC Stadium 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 19.4 miles31.2 km