Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr

The A470, also known as the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road, is the major long-distance road in Wales, from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It is 185 miles long, and has undergone considerable road improvement in the last two decades. While previously one had to navigate the narrow roads of Llanidloes and Dolgellau, both these market towns are now bypassed due to extensive road modernisation. The road travels through two of Wales's national parks, the Brecon Beacons in the South and Snowdonia National Park, starting just south of Dinas Mawddwy in the North. It is a primary trunk route throughout its length, and the southernmost 26 miles, from Cardiff Bay to Merthyr Tydfil, is mainly direct and good quality dual carriageway, but most of the route from north of Merthyr to Llandudno is single carriageway. Link SABRE

The red kite is Wales' most popular bird (Link Daily Post) and is a national symbol of wildlife in Wales. Red kites are regularly fed by humans in some parts of mid-Wales. This has a dual purpose: it is intended to help sustain and increase the kite population through the provision of extra food, and it also acts as a tourism draw. Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding and Rehabilitation Centre, near Rhayader is one kite feeding location where between 200 and 500 kites visit per day. It is signposted by brown (tourist route) signs on the A470 into the town from the south.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.

The A470 entering Rhayader from the north.

Rhayader (Welsh: Rhaeadr Gwy) is a small market town in Powys; its population was recorded as 2088 at the 2011 census. The town is one of the principal centres of population in the predominantly rural historic county of Radnorshire. It is situated on the A470, roughly midway between north and south Wales, 13 miles north of Builth Wells and 30 miles east of Aberystwyth, some 700ft above sea level in the Upper Wye Valley. The name "Rhayader" is corrupted from the Welsh "Rhaeadr Gwy", meaning Waterfall on the Wye. Little remains of the waterfall itself, it having been destroyed in 1780 to make way for the bridge linking the town to Cwmdauddwr and the Elan Valley.