Forests & woodlands · Mid Wales
Sarn
Also known as: Sarn, Powys
In or near Abermule with Llandyssil.
Sarn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown · 9.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Sarn, you can take the train to Newtown station, which is approximately 9.3 km away. The postcode for Sarn is SY16 4EJ. Entry to the forest is free.
About
Sarn is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2026
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=2109
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sarn is a small village in Powys, Wales. The village lies on the A489 road 6.4 miles (10.3 km) east of Newtown. There is a bus service through the village, with buses to Newtown, Churchstoke and Montgomery. Less than a mile to the west is the smaller settlement of Llancowrid, also on the A489, at grid reference SO196908. The hamlets of City and Bachaethlon are 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from Sarn, on the minor road up to the Kerry Ridgeway. The historic parish church is Holy Trinity, part of the Ridgeway Benefice, in the Clun Forest deanery of the Church of England's Diocese of Hereford. The village also has a Baptist church. There is a village hall, a primary school and a public house — the Sarn Inn. A small recreation ground includes a tennis court and a bowling green. A small group of farmers called the Sarnies beat the Eggheads in 2005. Historic buildings in the parish include Great Cefnyberen, a Grade II timber-framed house, which dates from the mid-16th century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.5100, -3.1740
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Kerry
- Postcode
- SY16 4EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown — 9.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7424319 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sarn, Powys (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Great Cefnyberen
Historic houses · 0.0 km
Holy Trinity Church, Sarn
Historic churches · 0.2 km
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Natural landmarks · 1.1 km
Old Hall Camp
Literary houses · 1.2 km
Sarn
Villages · 1.3 km
Pant Hill
Mountains & hills · 2.3 km
Cefn-y-Coed
Vineyards · 2.5 km
The Mule
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Upper Pengelli
Historic houses · 2.5 km
Caeliber Isaf
Mountains & hills · 2.5 km
Goitre Halt railway station
Heritage railway stations · 3.3 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sarn?
- Sarn is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY16 4EJ), in the parish of Kerry.
- What is Sarn?
- Sarn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sarn?
- The nearest railway station is Newtown, about 9.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY16 4EJ.
- Is Sarn a listed building?
- Sarn is officially recognised as II listed.
- Is Sarn a protected site?
- Yes — Sarn is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sarn free to visit?
- Yes, Sarn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sarn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY16 4EJ. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.