UTR Oversized Through Panel – Bwlch Nant Yr Arian

In North Wales lies Bwlch Nant yr Arian, a visitor centre that marks the start of a series of trails for mountain bikers, walkers, horse riders and more. The walks offer some of the finest views of the Cambrian Mountains and Cardigan Bay and has been awarded the Gold Award by Visit Wales for the memorable experiences they create for visitors.

A key attraction in Bwlch Nant yr Arian is the Elenydd Trail, which combines poetry, sculpture and storytelling to share welsh myths, legends and folktales that bring the landscape to life. A series of sculptures created by Dan Lock are situated at different points of the trail which are accompanied with the voice of “Elenydd” who represents the landscape and recounts some of the folktales that are known around the area.

As part of the outdoor trail five of our UTR Oversized Through Panels were supplied when Dan Lock got in touch with us looking for outdoor interpretation for the project. As our U-Turn Round units are able to work with no mains power, they were able to lend itself perfectly to the Elenydd trail project. With the Oversized panel version of the U-Turn, it can be installed onto any accompanying panel making the possibilities for outdoor audio endless. They have each been situated by the five sculptures that Dan Lock created himself, complete with accompanying audio content for the specific story ranging from the ‘Knockers’ of Cwmsymlog to tales of the Maginogion and George Borrow’s account of Mid Wales when he in his own words, “went up a hill and came down a mountain.”

Since the trail was launched it has been incredibly popular with visitors and has allowed them to get close to the legends that reside in the heart of the Cambrian mountains.