Don’t miss an exclusive chance to venture into Pen y Garreg Dam…
Yours to explore
Height – 37m
Length – 161m
Volume – 6055 megalitres
Pen y Garreg is the smallest dam and reservoir. When full, it holds just over two weeks’ worth of water. The tower was built in the Birmingham Baroque style. Pen y Garreg means Head of the Stone. Eustace Tickell was the chief engineer for Pen y Garreg dam, and lived nearby during the nine years of construction (1895 – 1904).
The woods around Pen y Garreg are made up of many species of trees, including Atlantic Sessile Oaks, which are important for many lower plant life forms. Nearby are beautiful carvings in felled tree stumps that had to be felled due to disease. Many of the footpaths in the woods follow the routes of the old railway branches and sidings.
You can book a civil wedding inside the central tower (or walk inside the dam on our dam open days).
A short (15km), moderate route that takes you around Caban Coch reservoir which should take about an hour to complete.
• GO TO ROUTE •A short (15km), moderate route that takes you around Caban Coch reservoir which should take about an hour to complete.
• GO TO ROUTE •A three hour walk from the Visitor Centre to Craig Goch following the line of the old Birmingham Corporation Railway.
• GO TO ROUTE •A three hour circular walk, one of Elan Valley’s most popular, takes visitors around the Garreg Ddu loop through spectacular woods and fields.
• GO TO ROUTE •Elan Valley Visitor Centre welcomes Father Christmas and celebrates switching on our festive Christmas lights.
Season’s greetings! Enjoy breakfast with Father Christmas at Elan Valley Visitor Centre Cafe.
Elan Valley’s new Dragon Quest Trail for youngsters is roaringly good fun!
