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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Abergarw


Visit Abergarw PlacesVisit Abergarw places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Abergarw places to visit. A unique way to experience Abergarw’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Abergarw as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Abergarw lies at the confluence of the River Garw (Rough River) and River Ogwr river valleys. It lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north of the town of Bridgend itself. When you visit Abergarw, Walkfo brings Abergarw places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Abergarw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Abergarw


Visit Abergarw – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

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

Why visit Abergarw with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


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

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

Walkfo: Visit Abergarw Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Abergarw historic spots

  Abergarw tourist destinations

  Abergarw plaques

  Abergarw geographic features

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

  

Best Abergarw places to visit


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

Abergarw photo Princess of Wales Hospital
Princess of Wales Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Tywysoges Cymru) is a district general hospital in Bridgend, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Abergarw photo Coity
Coity is a village (and electoral ward) in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. It is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best preserved castles in Glamorgan.
Abergarw photo Coity Castle
Norman castle was built by Sir Payn “the Demon” de Turberville, one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan. Now in ruins, it stands in the community of Coity Higher near the town of Bridgend.
Abergarw photo HM Prison Parc
HM Prison Parc is a Category B men’s private prison and Young Offenders Institution in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Parc Prison is operated by G4S and is the only privately operated prison in Wales.
Abergarw photo Parc Hospital
Parc Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Parc) was a mental health facility at Bridgend in Wales. It was located at the centre of a mental hospital in Wales.
Abergarw photo Cefn Hirgoed
Cefn Hirgoed is a ridge in Bridgend county borough in South Wales. The ridge extends for about 5km east from the village of Sarn to Pen-prysg north of Pencoed.
Abergarw photo Bryngarw Country Park
Bryngarw Country Park is made up of 48 hectares (120 acres) and is situated on the west bank of the Afon Garw, at the mouth of the Garw Valley in the Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The rest of the park is predominantly wooded with areas of meadow, wetland and freshwater, formal garden and areas for amenity use.
Abergarw photo River Garw
River Garw (Afon Garw in Welsh, meaning “rugged river”) runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig. It is one of three main tributaries of the river which runs through the town of Bridgend.
Abergarw photo Tondu
Tondu (English: Black Meadow) is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It was established in the late 18th century as a coal mining village servicing the Parc Slip Colliery. In later years, an iron works was also established, and a brick works was constructed in the 19th century.
Abergarw photo Llynfi power station
Llynfi power station supplied electricity to the Bridgend area of Glamorgan South Wales from 1943 to 1977. The coal-fired station was originally built and operated by the South Wales Power Company Limited to supply electricity to munitions factories during the Second World War. It was completed by the post-nationalisation British Electricity Authority in 1951.

Visit Abergarw plaques


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