Visit Treharris Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Treharris

  

Treharris Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Treharris

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Treharris history

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The town was formed around Harris’s Deep Navigation Colliery, which begun coal mining excavations in 1878, after sinking started in 1872. The pit supplied coal for the transatlantic ocean liners, including the Cunard Line. During the early 21st century, Treharris underwent significant regeneration to the town/village centre.

You can visit Treharris places with Walkfo Treharris to hear history at Treharris’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Treharris has 33 places to visit in our interactive Treharris 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 Treharris, 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 Treharris places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Treharris & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Treharris Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Treharris places to visit

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

Deep Navigation Colliery Deep Navigation Colliery was a coal mine in South Wales, that operated from 1872 until 1991. Producing the highest quality steam coal, it powered both the Cunard passenger steamers RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania in their successful attempts at the Blue Riband prize for the most rapid Atlantic Ocean passage.

Treharris Athletic Western F.C. Treharris Athletic Western F.C. play in the Ardal Leagues South West. Their home ground is based in Parc Taf Bargoed in the neighbouring village of Trelewis.

Llancaiach Fawr Llancaiach Fawr Manor is a Tudor manor house in the Rhymney Valley in South Wales. It is a Grade I listed building and is now best known as the home of Colonel Edward Prichard, who hosted a visit by King Charles I of England in 1645.

Aberfan Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan] is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley. It became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C. Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C play in the Ardal Leagues South West. The Welsh club were formed in 1961.

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