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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cwmtillery

  

Cwmtillery Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cwmtillery

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Cwmtillery history

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Cwmtillery was once wholly a picturesque woodland area based beneath the heights of the local hill ‘Gwastad’ to the east and Mynydd James to the north. During the 1840s, Thomas Brown acquired the rights to sink a mine shaft at the site of a farm known as Tir Nicholas, in the hope of reaching the ‘Elled’ coal seam. The mine had a long history, closing in 1982; but also suffered several disasters, with four underground explosions between the dates of 1857 and 1876.

Cwmtillery etymology

The name of the ward means “the valley of the River Tyleri” Tyleri probably derives from a personal name. Tyleri is the name of a ward which is named after the river.

You can visit Cwmtillery places with Walkfo Cwmtillery to hear history at Cwmtillery’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cwmtillery has 18 places to visit in our interactive Cwmtillery 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 Cwmtillery, 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 Cwmtillery places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cwmtillery & the surrounding areas.

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18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Cwmtillery places to visit

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

Coity Mountain Coity Mountain (also spelled Coety Mountain, Welsh: Mynydd Coety) is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys. The highest points of Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit. The summit is also known as Twyn Ffynhonnau Goerion.

Guardian (sculpture) The Guardian is a 20 m (66 ft) tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen.

Six Bells Colliery Six Bells Colliery was a colliery in Abertillery, Gwent, Wales. On 28 June 1960 it was the site of an underground explosion which killed 45 of the 48 miners working in that part of the mine. The site of the explosion is now a memorial to those who died there.

Cwm, Blaenau Gwent Cwm (from Welsh: Y Cwm, transl. The Valley) is a former coal mining village, community and electoral ward three miles (4.8 km) south of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. In the far north of the community lies Waunlwyd.

Steelhouse Festival Steelhouse Festival is an independent rock festival held annually in late July at Aberbeeg in South Wales, U.K. The festival is held annually at the Welsh capital, Wales.

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