Visit Abertillery Places

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

  

Abertillery Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Abertillery

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Abertillery etymology

The name of the community means “the mouth of the River Tyleri”, which flows into the town. The nameTyleri is probably derived from a personal name.

You can visit Abertillery places with Walkfo Abertillery to hear history at Abertillery’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Abertillery has 19 places to visit in our interactive Abertillery 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 Abertillery, 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 Abertillery places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Abertillery & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Abertillery places in an interactive Abertillery map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Abertillery Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Abertillery places to visit

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

Coity Mountain Coity Mountain (also spelled Coety Mountain, Welsh: Mynydd Coety) is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys. The highest points of Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit. The summit is also known as Twyn Ffynhonnau Goerion.

Guardian (sculpture) The Guardian is a 20 m (66 ft) tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen.

Six Bells Colliery Six Bells Colliery was a colliery in Abertillery, Gwent, Wales. On 28 June 1960 it was the site of an underground explosion which killed 45 of the 48 miners working in that part of the mine. The site of the explosion is now a memorial to those who died there.

Cwm, Blaenau Gwent Cwm (from Welsh: Y Cwm, transl. The Valley) is a former coal mining village, community and electoral ward three miles (4.8 km) south of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. In the far north of the community lies Waunlwyd.

Steelhouse Festival Steelhouse Festival is an independent rock festival held annually in late July at Aberbeeg in South Wales, U.K. The festival is held annually at the Welsh capital, Wales.

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