Visit Risca Places

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

  

Risca Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Risca

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Risca history

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There is evidence of human habitation in the Risca area going back thousands of years. The area was rural and sparsely populated until the nineteenth century. Rapid population increase started around 1820 with the opening of the mines.

Industrial Heritage

From the early nineteenth century, the area around Risca has been dominated by coal mining and transport systems to access the mines. The first large scale mine was known as the Black vein colliery, which closed in 1921. In 1860, an explosion at the same mine killed more than 140 miners.

Twentieth century

Oxford House, Risca was founded at Hillside, moving in 1937 to The Grove. It is now an adult education centre operated by Caerphilly Borough Council. By the end of the 1970s, most of the local coalmines had closed.

You can visit Risca places with Walkfo Risca to hear history at Risca’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Risca has 16 places to visit in our interactive Risca 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 Risca, 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 Risca places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Risca & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Risca places in an interactive Risca map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Risca Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Risca places to visit

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

Visit Risca plaques