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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Nantgarw


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Nantgarw is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff. The original village was destroyed by the development of the A470 trunk road. It is within easy reach of Pontypridd (5+1/2 miles (9 km) to the northwest) and Cardiff City centre. When you visit Nantgarw, Walkfo brings Nantgarw places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Nantgarw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nantgarw


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With 37 audio plaques & Nantgarw places for you to explore in the Nantgarw area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Nantgarw places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Nantgarw history


The potter and painter William Billingsley is credited with starting the porcelain trade here. Nantgarw lies on the River Taff and is known for its porcelains produced in between 1813-1814 and 1820.

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Visit Nantgarw PlacesYou can visit Nantgarw places with Walkfo Nantgarw to hear history at Nantgarw’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nantgarw has 37 places to visit in our interactive Nantgarw 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 Nantgarw, 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 Nantgarw places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nantgarw & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 37 audio facts unique to Nantgarw places in an interactive Nantgarw map you can explore.”

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37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

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

  

Best Nantgarw places to visit


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

Nantgarw photo Upper Boat power station
Upper Boat power station supplied electricity to Pontypridd and the wider area from 1904 to 1972. The station was decommissioned in 1972 and was demolished in 1976. It was owned and operated by the South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Company.
Nantgarw photo Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg
Ysgol Garth Olwg was the first Welsh language comprehensive school in the south of Wales. The school was previously known as Ysgol Gyfun Gyfun Rhydfelen and Ysygol Gyfun Garth Olwg. It is situated in Church Village, near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Nantgarw photo Dynea Halt railway station
Dynea Halt was a small halt on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway, and closed in 1956.
Nantgarw photo Mynydd Meio
Mynydd Meio is a 322-metre-high hill in the county borough of Caerphilly in South Wales. The high point is just over 200 m north of the trig point which sits at 322 metres (1,056 ft) above sea-level.
Nantgarw photo Taff’s Well Thermal Spring
Taff’s Well thermal spring is located north of Cardiff, South Wales. It is the only thermal spring in Wales. The spring is enclosed inside a well and stone building constructed in the 19th century.
Nantgarw photo Taff’s Well A.F.C.
The team are based in Taff’s Well, in Cardiff, and compete in the Cymru South, the second tier of Welsh football. The team is nicknamed the Wellmen and their home is situated at the Rhiw’r Ddar Stadium.
Nantgarw photo Penyrheol, Caerphilly
Penyrheol is a residential area (and electoral ward) of Caerphilly, Wales. It is often spelt as Pen-yr-heol by the local community. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 12,537.
Nantgarw photo Caerphilly District Miners Hospital
Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital (Welsh: Ysbytyty’r Glowyr Caerffili) was a community hospital in Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Nantgarw photo St Michael and All Angels Church, Tongwynlais
St Michael and All Angels Church is an Anglican church in the village of Tongwynlais, South Wales, serving the parish of the same name. It is a Grade II listed building.
Nantgarw photo Taff’s Well
Taff’s Well (Welsh: Ffynnon Taf), is a semi-rural village, community and electoral ward located at the south easterly tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, 6 miles (9.7 km) to the North of Cardiff. It is separated from Gwaelod Y Garth by the River Taff. The Garth Mountain overlooks the village and was the inspiration for the fictional “Fynnon Garw”, featured in the book and film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain.

Visit Nantgarw plaques


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Nantgarw has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Nantgarw 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 Nantgarw using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Nantgarw plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.