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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tonteg

  

Tonteg Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tonteg

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Tonteg toponymy

The name means “Beautiful hill” when translated from Welsh, deriving not from the Welsh for “wave” (ton) as might be thought, but rather from the word “twyn” A farm on the Black Road above the nearby Church Village is named Dan-y-twyn (“Beneath the hill”)

You can visit Tonteg places with Walkfo Tonteg to hear history at Tonteg’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tonteg has 33 places to visit in our interactive Tonteg 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 Tonteg, 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 Tonteg places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tonteg & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Tonteg places in an interactive Tonteg map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Tonteg Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Tonteg places to visit

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

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.

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.

Dynea Halt railway station Dynea Halt was a small halt on the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway, and closed in 1956.

Calvert’s Engine Calvert’s Engine or the Newbridge Colliery Engine is a beam engine of 1845. It is preserved on the campus of the University of Glamorgan, South Wales.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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