Visit Vaynor Places

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

  

Vaynor Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Vaynor

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Vaynor history

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Until 1974, the village was a civil parish in the Vaynor and Penderyn Rural District of Brecknockshire. From 1974 to 1996, it was part of Merthyr Tydfil district in Mid Glamorgan. It is notable for its connections with the Ironmaster Robert Crawshay, owner of the world’s first ironworks.

You can visit Vaynor places with Walkfo Vaynor to hear history at Vaynor’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Vaynor has 38 places to visit in our interactive Vaynor 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 Vaynor, 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 Vaynor places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Vaynor & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 38 audio facts unique to Vaynor places in an interactive Vaynor map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Vaynor Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Vaynor places to visit

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

Gurnos Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. The population in 2011 was 5,280. It consists principally of the Gurno Estate.

Cefn Cil Sanws Cefn Cil Sanws is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. The summit at 460m above sea level is crowned by a trig point.

Joseph Parry’s Cottage Joseph Parry’s Cottage, also known as 4 Chapel Row, is a cottage in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. It was built in the early 19th century for ironworkers and is now open to the public as a museum.

Morlais Castle Morlais Castle was first begun by Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester in 1290. The castle was captured by Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294 and is believed to have never been fully completed. The location was too remote and exposed to serve as a residence.

Canolfan Soar Canolfan Soar is a Grade II-listed community facility in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that includes a theatre and other facilities. It was converted from the closed Grade II listed, eighteenth-century, Zoar Chapel in the first decade of the twenty-first century.

Penydarren B.G.C. Penydarren BGC play in the Ardal Leagues South West, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. They are based in Merthyr Tydfil.

Cefn-coed-y-cymmer Cefn-coed-y-cymmer is a small community on the northwestern edge of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the neck of land between the rivers Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan at their confluence (Welsh: ‘cymer’) The village lies within the community of Vaynor and is bounded both to the north and the west by the Brecon Beacons National Park.

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