Visit Pontymister Places

Welcome to Visit Pontymister Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pontymister

  

Pontymister Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pontymister

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Pontymister history

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Pontymister was originally a farm called Tŷ Isaf. Most houses were built in 1920–1925. From the late 1800s there were a number of heavy industries, (steel and chemical) based alongside the River Ebbw.

You can visit Pontymister places with Walkfo Pontymister to hear history at Pontymister’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pontymister has 17 places to visit in our interactive Pontymister 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 Pontymister, 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 Pontymister places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pontymister & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Pontymister places in an interactive Pontymister map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pontymister Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Pontymister historic spots	Pontymister tourist destinations	Pontymister plaques	Pontymister geographic features
Walkfo Pontymister tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pontymister

  

Best Pontymister places to visit

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

Saint Mary & Saint Philopateer Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church was consecrated in 1992 by Pope Shenouda III in Risca, South Wales, under the official name of St Mary’s and St Abu Saifain’� Church. The church is located at St Mary Street in Newport, Wales.

Mynydd Machen Mynydd Machen is a 362-metre-high (1,188 ft) hill in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Twmbarlwm Twmbarlwm is a hill situated 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast of Risca in South Wales. It is 419 m (1,375 ft) high and is a well-known landmark throughout the region.

Pontymister Pontymister (Welsh:Pont-y-meistr) is a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.

Church Road (B&MJR) railway station Church Road railway station served the hamlet of Lower Machen in Newport, Wales. The station was located on Church Road at the time of the station’s closure.

Ruperra Castle Ruperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was built in 1626, now it is in a ruined condition.

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