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Big Pit National Coal Museum
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Brecon Beacons National Park
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Coity Tip Trail
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Davies Newsagents
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Goytre Wharf to Blaenavon Landscape Circular Walk
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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Mynydd y Garn Fawr
Owen Jenkins Bookmakers
Saint Peter's Church
St. David's Foundation Hospice Care
The Blaenafon Cheddar Company
The Iron Mountain Trail
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Torfaen Leisure Route
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Things To Do Near The Site
Blaenavon Town Walk
Description:
This circular walk, starting at the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, takes you around the historic town centre of Blaenavon
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Blaenavon's Heritage Railway
Description:
The Heritage Railway is the highest standard gauged preserved railway in England and Wales. It passes the picturesque Garn Lakes and commands spectacular views of the Industrial Landscape.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site, View point
Telephone:
01495 792263
Address:
Furnace Sidings, NP4 9SF
Website:
www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Description:
Start your visit to Blaenavon at the World Heritage Centre, where the story of Blaenavon and all of its attractions is told. It also contains the Tourist Information Centre.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site
Telephone:
01495 742333
Address:
Church Road, NP4 9AE
The Iron Mountain Trail
Description:
The Iron Mountain Trail is the most important walk in the Blaenavon Walks Pack. It takes you on a circular journey around all of the significant features that constitute the World Heritage Site.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Whistle Stop Tour
Description:
This walk takes you through a unique post-industrial landscape, passing through the picturesque Garn Lakes Nature Reserve – created during an extensive land reclamation project in the 1990s
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Walking
Description:
Enjoy a variety of walks in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, from a quick walk around the Garn Lakes to combining several walks for a whole day of exploration.
Type:
Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Brecon Beacons National Park
Description:
The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape skirts the Brecon Beacons National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty providing both relaxing and exhilarating walks.
Type:
Country Park, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01874 623366
Website:
www.breconbeacons.org
Blaenavon Community Heritage and Cordell Museum
Description:
The Community Heritage and Cordell Museum provides a deeper insight into the work of the author Alexander Cordell and is a treasure trove of artefacts and historical records relating to Blaenavon's past.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Museum
Telephone:
01495 790991
Address:
Lion Street, NP4 9QA
Goytre Wharf to Blaenavon Landscape Circular Walk
Description:
This strenuous circular walk takes you from Goytre Wharf, where you can see historic lime kilns and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, back to the Blaenavon World Heritage Site
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Blaenafon Mountain Tours
Description:
Blaenafon Mountain Tours offer guided walks and mountain biking within the Blaenavon World Heritage Site.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site, View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 793123
Address:
80 Broad Street, NP4 9NF
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Description:
The picturesque Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal illustrates one of industrial Britain's most important forms of transport. Today, the canal is ideal for walking and cycling alongside.
Type:
Canal, Heritage site, Walk/cycle Route
Website:
www.goytrewharf.com
Coity Tip Trail
Description:
The Coity Tip Trail is a short walk around an old waste tip, which will teach you more about the wildlife, plants and natural habitats of industrial wasteland.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
Description:
Big Pit offers the unique experience of going underground to learn about coalmining. If you don't wish to go underground, there is plenty to see and do on the surface too.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site, Museum
Telephone:
01495 790311
Address:
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, NP4 9XP
Website:
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/
Mynydd y Garn Fawr
Description:
This heather-clad mountain walk takes you across the landscape between the Foxhunter Memorial and Llanover Road
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Walks
Description:
The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has a number of published walks available, leading people to all parts of the World Heritage Site.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Cycling
Description:
Discover the countryside of Torfaen by using the Torfaen Leisure Route (National Cycle Network Route 49 and 492). This route provides a totally traffic-free cycling and walking experience
Type:
Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Blaenavon Workmen's Hall
Description:
The historic Blaenavon Workmen's Hall bears testament to Blaenavon's proud social history. Today it continues to provide entertainment and leisure through its many facilities.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site
Telephone:
01495 792661
Address:
High Street, NP4 9PT
Blaenavon Ironworks
Description:
Blaenavon Ironworks was the setting of the BBC series Coal House. It is the best preserved 18th Century ironworks in the world and contains much to interest visitors of all ages.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site, Museum
Telephone:
01495 792615
Address:
North Street, NP4 9RN
Website:
www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
Garn Lakes
Description:
The Garn Lakes is home to a diversity of birds and wildlife. There is also an amenity lake, where activities such as fishing can be enjoyed.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Address:
Garn Road (B4248), Garn-yr-erw
Blaenavon Heritage Town
Description:
The 19th century town centre of Blaenavon contains a number of impressive public buildings alongside a diverse range of shops, businesses and public amenities.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site
Telephone:
01495 742333
Address:
Broad Street
The Keeper's Pond
Description:
The Keeper's Pond, formerly a 19th century industrial reservoir, is now a local beauty spot ideal for visits during all four seasons.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Country Park, Heritage site, View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Address:
Abergavenny Road (B4246)
Carn-y-Gorfydd
Description:
This circular walk, starting at Carn-y-Gorfydd (Cairn of the Battle), takes you through a Site of Special Scientific Interest with an abundance of wildlife
Type:
View point, Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
Saint Peter's Church
Description:
St. Peter's Church is the earliest industrial church in old Monmouthshire. It contains a number of interesting features, which bear witness to the importance of the iron industry in Blaenavon.
Location:
Blaenavon
Type:
Heritage site
Telephone:
01495 790292 (Vicar)
Address:
Church Road
Horse Riding
Description:
Horse-riders can enjoy various bridleways and riding routes in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site. The Lasgarn Wood Ride and the Torfaen Leisure Route, both provide longer riding routes for horse-riders.
Telephone:
01495 742333
Torfaen Leisure Route
Description:
The Torfaen Leisure Route (National Cycle Route 492) is a traffic free cycling and walking experience linking Blaenavon to Newport.
Type:
Walk/cycle Route
Telephone:
01495 742333
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