Towns & Villages

Number of results: 14

1. 

   Aberdare

   Address

   Rohondda Cynon Taff, CF44 7LA

   tourismenquiry@rctcbc.gov.uk

   Aberdare, the 13th largest town in Wales with a population of around 32,000, is situated in the Cynon Valley 3.5 miles south-west of Merthyr Tydfil and 20 miles north-west of Cardiff.

   

2. 

   Abertillery

   Address

   Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1YL

   Telephone

   01495 355937

   alyson.tippings@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

   Abertillery is located within the Ebbw Fach valley surrounded by beautiful scenery of wooded hills and wild open moorland with lakes.

   

3. 

   Blaenavon

   Address

   Torfaen, NP4 8SJ

   blaenavon.tic@torfaen.gov.uk

   The Blaenavon World Heritage Centre is the ideal starting point for a visit to the area; it provides an overview of how the stories of Blaenavon Industrial Landscape are of global importance.
   

   

4. 

   Blaina

   Address

   Blaenau Gwent, NP11 7JN

   Telephone

   01495 355937

   alyson.tippings@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

   Blaina (Y Blaenau) is a small town (population 4,800) situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery.

   

5. 

   Caerphilly

   Address

   Caerphilly, CF83 1AB

   Telephone

   02920 880011

   visitcaerphilly@caerphilly.gov.uk

   Caerphilly is famous for the magnificent Caerphilly Castle, a 13th century medieval fortress that covers a 13 acre site in the centre of Caerphilly town. Caerphilly Cheese was made in the market town and is still available to purchase today

   

6. 

   Cwmbran

   Address

   Torfaen, NP44 1XQ

   Telephone

   01633 483240

   Cwmbran is located to the north of Newport and was created as a new town in 1949; today its population is in the region of 50,000, making it the sixth largest urban area in Wales.

   

7. 

   Ebbw Vale

   Address

   Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6HG

   Telephone

   01495742333

   blaenavon.tic@torfaen.gov.uk

   Ebbw Vale (Welsh: Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, South Wales.

   

8. 

   Maesteg

   Address

   Bridgend, CF32 9SU

   Rising dramatically from the coastal plain, are the mountains and valleys of the Heritage Hills and at their heart, dominated by its spectacular Town Hall, is the ancient market town of Maesteg standing at the head of the Llynfi valley.

   

9. 

   Merthyr Tudful | Merthyr Tydfil

   Address

   Southern Wales, CF47 8AU

   Telephone

   01685 727474

   tic@merthyr.gov.uk

   The beautiful and dramatic countryside around Merthyr Tydfil is the perfect setting for a wide range of activities and attractions. Days out for all the family can be spent in the local forests, nature reserves and hills.
   

   

10. 

    New Tredegar

    Address

    Caerphilly, WALES

    Telephone

    01654 702653

    info@mwtcymru.co.uk

    New Tredegar (Tredegar Newydd) is a former mining community in the Rhymney Valley to the north of Caerphilly and the area is rich in the mining heritage of South Wales.

    

11. 

    Pontypool

    Address

    Torfaen, NP4 8SJ

    Telephone

    01633 648306

    barbara.pepper@torfaen.gov.uk

    Pontypool town centre situated in the heart of Torfaen has the usual high street shops, a great indoor market and an historic park right in the middle of town! Pontypool Park is home to a dry ski slope, a shell grotto and the Folly Tower

    

12. 

    Tonypandy

    Address

    Rhondda Cynon Taf, WALES

    Situated in the Rhondda Fawr Valley, Tonypandy is a town with a population of 3,500 in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.

    

13. 

    Tredegar

    Address

    Blaenau Gwent, NP22 3PZ

    Tredegar is a town with an unique industrial history. Aneurin Bevan created the National Health Service after seeing how the local miners (of which he was one) created its own health service in miniature, in Tredegar.

    

14. 

    Treharris

    Address

    Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil

    Treharris

    Treharris is in the Taff Bargoed valley to the south of Merthyr Tydfil and north of Pontypridd; together with the neighbouring villages of Quakers Yard and Edwardsville, the community has a population of 6,250.