History
The Centre was opened in 1966 and funded by the Carnegie Trust and was overseen by the local council and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. Its aim was to provide an information centre for the growing numbers of tourists and visitors to the National Park regarding the mountains, the local towns and the countryside and enable them all to better interpret the area. It is still today an ideal stop off point for the first time visitor to the area. The facility is now wholly owned and managed by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.
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