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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cefnpennar


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Cefnpennar also known as Cefn Pennar is a small rural hamlet north of the coal mining town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in Wales. It is approximately 1 mile from Mountain Ash town centre and buses run daily (every 30 minutes according to DirectTransport.co.uk 2013) When you visit Cefnpennar, Walkfo brings Cefnpennar places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Cefnpennar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cefnpennar


Visit Cefnpennar – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 55 audio plaques & Cefnpennar places for you to explore in the Cefnpennar area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Cefnpennar places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Cefnpennar geography / climate

The village is in the Cynon valley of the South Wales Valleys. It is reported to be at least one mile above sea level with low levels of light pollution.

Why visit Cefnpennar with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Cefnpennar PlacesYou can visit Cefnpennar places with Walkfo Cefnpennar to hear history at Cefnpennar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cefnpennar has 55 places to visit in our interactive Cefnpennar map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Cefnpennar, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Cefnpennar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cefnpennar & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 55 audio facts unique to Cefnpennar places in an interactive Cefnpennar map you can explore.”

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55 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

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Walkfo Cefnpennar tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Cefnpennar

  

Best Cefnpennar places to visit


Cefnpennar has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Cefnpennar’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Cefnpennar’s information audio spots:

Cefnpennar photo St Elvan’s Church, Aberdare
St Elvan’s Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859. The population of the parish was close to 14,000 people and increasing at a rate of approximately a thousand each year.
Cefnpennar photo Saron, Aberaman
Saron, Aberaman was a Welsh Independent (Congregationalist) chapel in Aberaman. It was formed as an initiative of David Price of Siloa, Aberdare. Saron was claimed to be the largest chapel in the Cynon Valley.
Cefnpennar photo Bethania, Cwmbach
Bethania, Cwmbach was a Baptist Chapel in the Aberdare Valley in Wales. Badly damaged by an air raid attack in 1941 it was restored but closed in the 1980s. Services were held in the Welsh language.
Cefnpennar photo The Hoover Factory, Pentrebach
The Hoover Factory, situated in Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, opened on 19 October 1948 in order to manufacture Hoover washing machines. The initial workforce consisted of only 350 people but throughout the years, the growth of the company saw this figure rise to 5,000 in the 1960s and 70s.
Cefnpennar photo Troed-y-rhiw
Troed-y-rhiw is a large community village in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296.
Cefnpennar photo Mynydd Merthyr
Mynydd Merthyr is a broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale (Welsh Cwm Taf) and the Cwm Cynon in the Valleys region of South Wales. It forms the boundary between the unitary authorities of Rhondda Cynon Taff to the west and Merthyrs Tydfil to the east. The high point of 493m is at Mynyd Gethin (OS grid reference SO 044025) The ridge includes subsidiary summits of Twyn Brynbychan and Twyn Sych.
Cefnpennar photo Mountain Ash General Hospital
Mountain Ash General Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Cyffredinol Mountain Ash) was a health facility on Duffryn Road, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Cefnpennar photo Ysbyty Cwm Cynon
Ysbyty Cwm Cynon (English: Cynon Valley Hospital) is a health facility on New Road, Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Cefnpennar photo Aberfan
Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan] is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley. It became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
Cefnpennar photo Soar, Cwmaman
Soar, Cwmaman was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The chapel was built in the 1930s.

Visit Cefnpennar plaques


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Cefnpennar has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Cefnpennar plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Cefnpennar using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Cefnpennar plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.