Study finds Powys residents are 3 hours from public toilets
Research by the bathroom supplies company Showers to you, analysed data from ToiletMap to reveal the regions with the longest distances between public toilets.
It found Wales ranked third among UK regions for the longest average travel times between public toilets, averaging at a 11-minute drive between facilities.
Powys topped the list with a 17.6-minute drive to the public bathrooms or a nearly three-hour walk, with the average distance being around eight miles.
However, the study also found that the county had many more public conveniences than others with 1,179 compared to 867 in Ceredigion.
Powys has also had recent investment in public toilets from the Welsh Government which will upgrade multiple facilities across the county.
Powys County Council said the challenge came from the size of the county and the sparseness of the population.
A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: 'There are publicly accessible toilet facilities available throughout the Powys, with at least one facility in each of the main towns.
'The council has a Public Toilet Strategy, which aims to sustain and improve access to public toilets. However, as the largest and most rural county in Wales, Powys faces unique geographical challenges in providing widespread access to public amenities.'
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