Welcome to Brecon
Today’s Brecon is a thriving community and popular holiday destination. Being on the northern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and affording among the best views of the Brecon Beacons themselves, a range of hills, including Pen-y-Fan, the highest point in southern Britain at 886m, Brecon is ideally situated to discover the Southern Marches.
The Welsh name, Aberhonddu, means 'mouth of the Honddu, derived from the River Honddu, which meets the River Usk near the town centre. For centuries before the building of the bridge over the Usk, Brecon, sheltered by the mountains, was one of the few places where the river could be forded and it has consequently been prized and protected since the Iron Age.
August sees the annual Brecon Jazz Festival held in the town centre, with open air venues and indoor concerts held in several venues, including the town's market hall and the 400-seat Theatr Brycheiniog. The theatre stands next to the redeveloped Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin to the east of the town centre and has a full calendar of arts, music and drama.
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