Elan Village, Powys

A footpath leads down from the quarry from which the rock for Caban Coch's impressive dam was excavated, to the Elan Valley Visitor Centre, where there is a cafe and information about the history of the valley and its system of dams and reservoirs which were built to provide Birmingham with a reliable water supply.

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