The Top 5 Lakes around Llanfyllin
Looking to visit the best lakes around Llanfyllin? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Llanfyllin’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 3, 2025
Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower
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Lake Vyrnwy (Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. …
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Lake Vyrnwy Dam
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The dam across the Vyrnwy Valley, Montgomeryshire, was the first large masonry dam, and was completed in 1888. Water from the reservoir supplies Liverpool, travelling there along a 70 mile aqueduct.
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Centenary Bird Hide
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Much quiter hide than the one the other end of the lake, whilst your here take a walk up to the waterfall near the car park nearby.
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Llanwddyn
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Llanwddyn is a small village beneath the Llanwddyn Dam on Lake Vyrnwy. The original village was flooded when the reservoir was created in the 1880s. There are a couple of …
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Sunken Village of Lake Vyrnwy
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You can see the sunken village including the bridge over the old river when the reservoir levels are low.
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