Visit Cwrt y Gollen Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cwrt y Gollen

  

Cwrt y Gollen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cwrt y Gollen

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Cwrt y Gollen history

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Cwrt-y-Gollen became the regional centre for infantry training as the Welsh Brigade Depot in 1963. It was announced in 1984 that the depot would close in the interests of economy.

You can visit Cwrt y Gollen places with Walkfo Cwrt y Gollen to hear history at Cwrt y Gollen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cwrt y Gollen has 24 places to visit in our interactive Cwrt y Gollen 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 Cwrt y Gollen, 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 Cwrt y Gollen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cwrt y Gollen & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Cwrt y Gollen Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Cwrt y Gollen places to visit

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

Smart’s Bridge Smart’s Bridge, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, was built in 1824. It gave access to the Clydach Ironworks, the most significant industrial enterprise in the gorge. The bridge was designated a Grade II* listed structure in 2000.

Clydach House, Llanelly Clydach House, Llanelly, Monmouthshire is a house dating from 1693. Constructed as the home for the manager of an ironworks in the nearby Clydacht Gorge, it is a Grade II* listed building.

St Elli’s Church, Llanelly The Church of St Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. It underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911. The church is dedicated to the 6th-century Saint Elli.

Ty-uchaf Farmhouse, Llanelly Ty Uchaf Farmhouse, Llanelly, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century. Located 0.5km north-west of the Church of St Elli, it is a Grade II* listed building.

St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell St Edmund’s Church is located in Crickhowell, southeastern Powys, Wales. Built in the early 14th century, the church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the king and martyr. It has been known by this name from its establishment in 1303.

Crickhowell Castle An alternative name, “Alisby’s Castle”, is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby. Crickhowell Castle is a Grade I listed building.

Bear Hotel, Crickhowell The Bear Hotel, formerly the White Bear, stands on Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. A coaching inn from the mid 18th century, the building has older origins from the 17th and 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Llangattock (Crickhowell) Llangattock (Welsh: Llangatwg) is a village, community and electoral ward in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Usk Valley just across the river from the town of Crickhowell. The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through the village en route between Brecon and Pontypool.

Cwrt y Gollen Cwrt-y-Gollen is a British Army training base in southeastern Powys, Wales. It is 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Crickhowell and just north of the A40 road and the River Usk.

Ogof y Daren Cilau Ogof y Daren Cilau is one of several cave systems in the Llangattock escarpment near Crickhowell in south Powys, Wales. The cave was discovered in 1957 and one of Wales’ longest cave systems.

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