Brecon Beacons waterfall named among the UK’s best wild swimming spots

A wild swimming spot in Mid Wales has been ranked among the top three most beautiful in the UK.

This hidden gem, which is a chain of waterfalls on the River Sere in the Brecon Beacons, secured a place in the top three most scenic wild swimming locations across the country.

The ranking was put together by Live Football Tickets for English Tourism Week. They gathered a list of wild swimming sites across the UK and scored them based on the number of Instagram hashtags, with several Welsh spots making it into the top ten.

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Describing Nant Sere, the list said: “This Welsh waterfall hides just north of Pen-y-Fan, offering a visual delight for wild swimmers keen to embrace nature in all its diversity.”

With 192,000 Instagram hashtags, this much-photographed part of the Welsh landscape offers more than dramatic peaks, with tumbling waterfalls and plunge pools to enjoy.

The list explained that this popular wild swimming spot is often overlooked by those heading for the nearby hiking routes.

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But if a refreshing dip after a long walk sounds appealing, Nant Sere is just over an hour’s drive from Cardiff.

Other Welsh spots to make the top ten include Fairy Glen in Gwydir Forest Park in North Wales, which took fifth place with 61,400 hashtags, and was described as magical.

The final Welsh entry was Llyn Padarn, a glacial lake in Snowdonia that earned 28,300 hashtags on Instagram, securing tenth place in the UK rankings.

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As with anywhere outdoors, kindly keep these areas pristine and wild by taking all trash with you. The amount of complaints we have seen since the pandemic is crazy. It's really not that hard to take your rubbish with you!

Litter tends to spread, so if you see any and are able to pick it up and dispose of it outside the hidden gem, it will help keep the area tidy.

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