Welcome to Visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places to visit. A unique way to experience Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf Walkfo Preview Ferndale (Welsh: Glynrhedynog) is a town and community located in the Rhondda Valley. Neighbouring villages are Blaenllechau, Maerdy and Tylorstown. The first coal mine shaft was sunk in 1857 and was the first community to be intensively industrialised. When you visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Walkfo brings Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 38 audio plaques & Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places for you to explore in the Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf history
In Welsh, Ferndale is known as Glynrhedynog, the name of one of the old farms on which the town is built. In its infancy the town was also known as Trerhondda after the first large chapel to be built in the town. In Welsh the name is made from the words “glyn” meaning valley and “ferny” meaning ferny.
You can visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places with Walkfo Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf to hear history at Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf has 38 places to visit in our interactive Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf, 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 Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Best Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places to visit
Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf’s information audio spots:
Ton Pentre F.C. Ton Pentre Football Club plays in the Ardal Leagues South West, the third level of Welsh league football. Nicknamed the “Rhondda Bulldogs”, the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pente, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Ystradyfodwg Ystradyfodwg was an ancient upland parish in Glamorgan, Wales. It is believed to have been named after a 6th-century saint or chieftain. The Parish included most of the area which would later be known as Rhondda.
River Cynon River Cynon (Welsh: Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast. The water emerging at the Cynon is traced back to the sink of the Nant Cadlan at Ogof Fawr.
District of Rhondda Rhondda was one of six local government districts of Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. The district was created from parts of Ystradyfodwg, Llanwonno and Llantrisant parishes in 1877. It was renamed Rhondada Urban District in 1897 after the River Rhonda.
Ysbyty George Thomas Ysbyty George Thomas is a health facility on Cwmparc Road, Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda is a health facility on Partridge Road, Llwynypia. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Llwynypia Hospital Llwynypia Hospital was a health facility in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Soar, Cwmaman Soar, Cwmaman was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The chapel was built in the 1930s.
Seion, Cwmaman Seion, Cwmaman is a Welsh Baptist church originally established in 1859. The chapel closed in 2013 but the church still meets at another location in the village.
Cefn Gwyngul Cefn Gwyngul is a long broad ridge in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough in South Wales. Its 470m high summit is marked by an ancient cairn known as Carn-y-Pigwn. Much of the hill is cloaked by modern forestry plantations.
Visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf plaques
7 plaques hereFerndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf has 7 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf’s 38 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf Map App
Our visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf area at LONG:-3.448, LAT:51.661.
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Things to do & visit in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf / surrounding areas
● Gelli, Rhondda ● Ton Pentre F.C. ● Ton Pentre ● Hebron, Ton Pentre ● Nebo, Ystrad Rhondda ● Ystradyfodwg ● Mynydd y Gelli ● River Cynon ● Pentre ● District of Rhondda ● Ystrad ● Ysbyty George Thomas ● Cynon Valley ● Treorchy ● Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda ● Llwynypia ● Llwynypia Hospital ● Penrhys ● Ferndale Colliery ● Rhondda Cynon Taf ● Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf ● Tylorstown ● Pontygwaith ● Pontygwaith, Rhondda ● Stanleytown, Rhondda Cynon Taf ● Wattstown ● Moriah Aman, Cwmaman ● Soar, Cwmaman ● Seion, Cwmaman ● Maerdy
● Cwmaman ● Mardy Colliery ● Blaenllechau ● Cefn Gwyngul ● Llanwonno ● Church of St Peter, Pentre
Getting to / around Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf Public Transport Stations
Local Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf historians & Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf tour guides
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