Fan y Big the edge of its precipitous western face. The view of this face from Cribyn is regarded as very striking. Fan y Bîg has since lost its mountain status. The peak is prominent on the north facing escarpment of the central part of the Brecon Beacons and several footpaths cross the summit. All the surrounding land is open access and so walkers can go where they wish. In poor weather however, the paths are the safest route for access. The peak is often crossed by hikers aiming for Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du, and also forms part of the
Pen-y-fai, Bridgend Pen-y-fai, Bridgend Pen-y-fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend Wales falling within the Bridgend electoral ward area. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,447. It has a population of about 2,000, one village shop, a chapel and All Saints parish church (Church in Wales). It also has a popular village pub, The Pheasant, which was once an old farmhouse. Pen-y-fai was once a village for employees of the Llewellyn estate. There is a school called "Pen-y-fai CIW primary school" hence its location, that takes children from age 3 through to age 11. The school