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Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf (near Abergavenny)

Notes and points of interest

Abergavenny is the major town and tourist centre in this area, situated on the River Usk and controlling the major A40 route into central Wales. It has bus and rail connections with the rest of Britain and provides a variety of hotel, guest house, B&B and Youth Hostel accommodation.

Sugar Loaf at 1937 feet (596 metres) is a baby compared with the peaks of the nearby Brecon Beacons, but its distinctive conical shape makes it a prominent landmark for the area. It is so prominent that it can be easily picked out from Cotswold viewpoints in Gloucestershire more than 40 miles away. This is not the only hill called buy this name, which recalls that shape of the solid lumps of crystalline sugar that used to be sold before the days of pre-packed groceries.