Pen-y-Bont-Fawr is a small, upland community in north Powys, Wales, set in the attractive Tanat Valley on the northern fringes of the Berwyn hills and close to the border with Shropshire. The landscape is typical of the area: rolling pasture, hedged fields and pockets of woodland, with good access for walkers and an understated rural charm rather than any urban bustle.
Locally the economy leans on hill farming, forestry and a modest amount of tourism such as holiday cottages and walking visitors, while social life centres on village groups, the little church and community events that reflect the area’s long ties to historic Montgomeryshire and a mixed Welsh–English cultural identity. Traditional stone cottages and lanes give the place a sense of continuity, and the quiet lanes and surrounding hills make it popular with those seeking low-key countryside escapes.
Postcode districts covering Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
Most populated places nearby
- Wrexham 23.4 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 19.3 miles
- Oswestry 14 miles
- Oswestry Rural 13 miles
- Brymbo 22.2 miles
- Newtown 20.5 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llangynog Parish 2.4 miles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn Ward 4 miles
- Llanwddyn Parish 5.1 miles
- Llanfyllin Built-up area 5.3 miles
- Llanfihangel Parish 5.9 miles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin Ward 6.1 miles
- Llangedwyn Parish 6.3 miles
- Pontrobert Built-up area 7.4 miles
- Llanfechain Built-up area 7.6 miles
- Llandrillo Parish 8 miles
- Ceiriog Ucha Parish 8.1 miles
Example postcodes in Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
SY10 0NT, SY10 0PA, SY10 0EN, SY10 0HU, SY10 0NZ, SY10 0HN, SY10 0NU, SY10 0NY, SY10 0NP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 59.3 miles
- Carrog 12.3 miles
- Glyndyfrdwy 12.6 miles
Hotels near Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Ad
- Lake Vyrnwy & Spa Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Cain Valley Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- The New Inn Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- The Hand at Llanarmon 7.5 miles
- Pale Hall Hotel & Spa 5 9.3 miles
- Cann Office Hotel 4 9.2 miles
- The Bryntirion Inn 9.4 miles
Schools in Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
- Ysgol Pennant Primary
Local points of interest
- Berwyn Mountains 4.2 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 6.7 miles
- Maes Tegid Stadium 11.9 miles
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 14 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 14.2 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 14.6 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 14.7 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 15.4 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 15.8 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 17.1 miles