Visit Senghenydd Places

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

  

Senghenydd Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Senghenydd

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Senghenydd history

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Senghenydd was originally a rural farming community, which became industrialised in the late 19th century. With the closure of the coal pits in the second half of the twentieth century, most people in the town now commute outside the Aber Valley for employment.

You can visit Senghenydd places with Walkfo Senghenydd to hear history at Senghenydd’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Senghenydd has 34 places to visit in our interactive Senghenydd 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 Senghenydd, 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 Senghenydd places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Senghenydd & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 34 audio facts unique to Senghenydd places in an interactive Senghenydd map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Senghenydd Places Map
34 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Senghenydd historic spots	Senghenydd tourist destinations	Senghenydd plaques	Senghenydd geographic features
Walkfo Senghenydd tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Senghenydd

  

Best Senghenydd places to visit

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

Ystrad Mynach Hospital Ystrad Mynach Hospital was a community hospital in Wales. It was managed by Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.

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.

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.

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.

Pontypridd Cottage Hospital Pontypridd Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Universal Colliery Universal Colliery was a coal mine located in Senghenydd in the Aber Valley, roughly four miles north-west of Caerphilly. Started in 1891, it became a ventilation facility for the Windsor Colliery in 1928 before complete closure in 1988.

Cefn Eglwysilan Cefn Eglwysilan is a hill in South Wales, the twin 382m summits of which lie 2 km east of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Its eastern side lies within the community of Aber Valley in Caerphilly county borough.

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