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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pontnewynydd

  

Pontnewynydd Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pontnewynydd

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You can visit Pontnewynydd places with Walkfo Pontnewynydd to hear history at Pontnewynydd’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pontnewynydd has 36 places to visit in our interactive Pontnewynydd 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 Pontnewynydd, 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 Pontnewynydd places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pontnewynydd & the surrounding areas.

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36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Pontnewynydd places to visit

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

Mynydd Twyn-glas Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge. The thickly afforested northern slopes of the hill drop down steeply into Cwm y Glyn.

Talywain Talywain is situated in Garndiffaith, Abersychan and Pentwyn in Torfaen in south east Wales. It is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Pentrepiod Halt railway station (Monmouthshire) Pentrepiod Halt, Monmouthshire is a former railway station that was located 2 miles north of Pontypool. It was located approximately 2 miles. north of. Pontypools in the area.

Shell Grotto, Pontypool Shell Grotto – (Welsh: Groto Cregyn) – (sometimes called the Shell Hermitage) – is a Grade II* listed, cylindrical, slate roofed shell grotto decorated with shells and animal bones on the interior. It stands on a prominent ridge 700 ft (213 m) above sea level in Pontypool Park, Torfaen in south Wales.

Cwmynyscoy Cwmynyscoy is a suburb of Pontypool town in the district of the County Borough of Torfaen, south east Wales.

Blaendare Road Halt railway station Blaendare Road Halt railway station served Pontymoile and Cwmynyscoy to the south of Pontypool town centre in Torfaen, South Wales, UK.

Pontypool Park Pontypool Park is a 150-acre (0.61 km) park in Torfaen, Wales. It was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware. The grounds contain a number of structures including a double ice house, the Folly Tower and Shell Grotto.

Folly Tower, Pontypool The Folly Tower – (Welsh: Tŵr Ffoledd) – is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales (Grid ref: SO 2954902550) It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road.

Persondy, Mamhilad Persondy (the Priest’s House), Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a former parsonage dating from the late 16th century. The adjacent barn, now a separate residence called Ysguborwen, has its own Grade II listing.

Ty-asch, Mamhilad Ty-asch, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century. Largely unaltered since its construction, it is a Grade II* listed building.

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