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Henrhyd Falls, Sgwd Henrhyd in Welsh, is the tallest waterfall in South Wales, where the Nant Llech drops 90 feet (27 metres) into the wooded Graig Llech Gorge in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The stream falls over a faulted edge of hard sandstone known as the Farewell Rock, and the falls stood in for the entrance to the Batcave in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. From the National Trust car park outside Coelbren, a path of about a mile there and back drops through ancient woodland, with a steep flight of steps near the start and some slippery, uneven ground. Reviewers single out the chance to walk along the narrow, wet ledge behind the curtain of water, best left to the sure-footed, and warn that the climb back up is steep and often muddy. Several warn that the free car park fills on busy days, when a neighbouring field charges for overflow parking. Dogs are welcome on short leads.
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The route to the falls is about 1.5 km (1 mile) there and back, with a steep flight of stairs near the start, steep sections and uneven surfaces that can be muddy and slippery; not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. Viewing points along the trail allow a shorter walk.
Stay on the designated paths; the rocks around the falls can be slippery.
By bus: X8 from Neath to Coelbren, then walk 1 mile along Dol Henrhyd Road to the car park. Nearest station Neath, 14 miles.
Photo: Henrhyd Falls dropping into its wooded gorge on the Nant Llech. Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henrhyd_falls_(9152).jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.
Dogs at the location: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs welcome on short leads; clean up after them.
Dog walks in the grounds: Allowed with restrictions. Dogs on short leads on the path through the woods to the falls.
Leads: On a short lead.
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Free entry for everyone
Entry
Free for everyone
Pricing details
Free for everyone.
ParkingFree parkingFree for all visitors
No charge for anyone.
Parking details
Free National Trust car park just outside Coelbren on the minor road to Pen y Cae (what3words ///glossed.nothing.insolvent, OS grid ref SN853121). NT asks visitors not to park on the residential street of Dol Henrhyd but to use the NT car park.
Driving pin: Google's 'Entrance to Henrhyd Falls & Car Park' listing, inside the 100 m square of NT's grid reference SN853121. The main 'Henrhyd Falls' listing sits about 170 m further south at the falls themselves (Commons geotags of the falls cluster at 51.7942, -3.6640) and is not the driving point.
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