Blaenavon Ironworks

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The site at Blaenavon will be immediately recognisable to viewers of the BBC ‘Coalhouse’ programmes as they were filmed at Stack Square, the living accommodation built for workers on the site.


Other things to do...

 

Brecon Beacons Park Society walks

Take a Walk in the Park! As a part of its annual programme of activities the Society organises guided walks in or close to the National Park every Friday, Saturday and Sunday

 

Fedw Wood, Cwmdu

A small mixed woodland not far outside Cwmdu village

 

Capel y Ffin Church

A tiny church in a remote spot

 

Borough Theatre, Abergavenny

Theatre in the centre of Abergavenny

 

Talgarth Mill

At the heart of Talgarth, powered by the flow of the River Ellywe, you will find Melin Talgarth Mill, a fully restored, 18th century flour mill

 

Raglan Castle

Although built for a wealthy family to live in comfort, Raglan Castle has many defensive features and is the ideal setting for lively games of knights and warriors.

 

Cwm Claisfer Nature Reserve

The wooded reserve of Cwm Claisfer is a mixture of commercial forestry with areas of high nature conservation interest

 

Big Pit, Blaenavon

A visit not to be missed when visiting South East Wales. Unrivalled experiences of an authentic coal mine with visits guided by miners who once worked in the coal pits but there is so much more to see, if you wish to stay above ground

 

Coed y Cerrig Nature Reserve

The woodlands at Coed y Cerrig are very interesting, rich in its diversity of wildflowers and lower plants that need very different habitat types

 

Cwmyoy Church

The leaning church of the Black Mountains – even the tower leans more than the leaning tower of Pisa!

 

Country Craft Narrowboats

Country Craft Narrowboats is located on the historic and scenic Monmouth & Brecon canal in the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales.

 

Beacon Park Boats

Hire a luxury electric boat or Canadian canoe for the day, half-day or by the hour from the terminus of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal