Parking charges for people visiting Pen y Fan have officially come into force this week. The National Trust-owned Pont ar Daf car park began charging visitors a flat fee of £7.50 to park there as of Monday, June 5.
The busy car park adjacent to the main A470 between Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil is popular for walkers coming to climb Pen y Fan. Last year a number of improvements were announced for the car park including adding 200 extra spaces and creating more disabled parking spaces, toilets with disabled access and baby changing facilities, and electric vehicle charging points.
The new-look car park, which is mostly completed and open, also includes parking provision for minibuses, coaches, and cyclists and an area for the emergency services and other similar users of the area as well as footpaths and information to allow people to better plan their day.
Members of the National Trust will not have to pay the parking fee. A statement on social media by National Trust Brecon Beacons and Monmouthshire said: "From Monday, June 5, parking charges will be introduced at Pont ar Daf car park. National Trust members will be able to park for free as you can do in all other National Trust car parks in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
"Non-members will be charged a flat fee of £7.50 per vehicle to park, payable via cash at a pay and display machine or by Pay By Phone. The option to pay by card is available seven days a week between 8am and 4pm when staff are on site.
"The introduction of a parking charge will enable us to raise the vital funds we need to maintain facilities and carry out important conservation work in the Brecon Beacons. The project has been made possible thanks to part funding by the Welsh Government through the Visit Wales Tourism Investment Support Scheme."
Pen y Fan is within the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, which announced back in April it would be using its Welsh title going forward. You can find out more about visiting Pen y Fan here.
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