<p><br> At <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/parks/brecon-beacons-wales/">Brecon Beacons National Park</a> in southern Wales, hikers navigate a rocky gorge in the park’s Waterfall Country, which features steep, wooded gorges—with falling water from the Mellte, Hepste, and Nedd Fechan Rivers—and plenty of opportunities for exploration along local trails.</p>

Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales


At Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales, hikers navigate a rocky gorge in the park’s Waterfall Country, which features steep, wooded gorges—with falling water from the Mellte, Hepste, and Nedd Fechan Rivers—and plenty of opportunities for exploration along local trails.

Photograph by Nick Turner, Alamy

U.K. National Parks

See photos of national parks in the United Kingdom (including Brecon Beacons, Exmoor, Snowdonia, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

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