Bristol Airport 1 hr 29
Blaenavon Ironworks/ Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon (31 min)
Remains of an 18th-century industrial complex, with a blast furnace & furnished workers’ cottages. Caerphilly Castle (30 min)
Moated, 13th-century fortress with imposing gatehouse, fortified dam and a tower bombed by Cromwell. BikePark Wales (10 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. Waterfall Country (26 min)
Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (12 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Brecon Beacons National Park (28 min)
Market towns and heritage sites amid large protected area of gentle hills and wild moorland scenery. Welsh Mining Experience (25 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Rhondda (29 min)
Mining and history Cyfarthfa Park (10 min)
Art museum and art Blaenavon World Heritage Centre (31 min)
Interactive exhibits on Blaenavon's iron & coal industries plus a recreated Victorian-era classroom. Pen y Fan (1 hr 14)
Picturesque mountain providing a hiking trail to the summit with a Bronze Age burial chamber. Big Pit National Coal Museum (33 min)
Former colliery with interactive displays on mining life and trips underground guided by ex-miners. Brecon Mountain Railway (15 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Llancaiach Fawr Manor (19 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. | 
