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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Nantgarw

  

Nantgarw Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nantgarw

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Nantgarw history

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The potter and painter William Billingsley is credited with starting the porcelain trade here. Nantgarw lies on the River Taff and is known for its porcelains produced in between 1813-1814 and 1820.

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

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37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Nantgarw places to visit

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

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.

Penyrheol, Caerphilly Penyrheol is a residential area (and electoral ward) of Caerphilly, Wales. It is often spelt as Pen-yr-heol by the local community. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 12,537.

Caerphilly District Miners Hospital Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital (Welsh: Ysbytyty’r Glowyr Caerffili) was a community hospital in Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Tongwynlais St Michael and All Angels Church is an Anglican church in the village of Tongwynlais, South Wales, serving the parish of the same name. It is a Grade II listed building.

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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