| the intimate, wood-furnished restaurant serves a menu of traditional and international fare. there's also a gym, plus conference space and free parking. contemporary, simple furnished rooms feature flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. adjacent to the heritage park centre and museum, this modern hotel is a 13-minute walk from the trehafod train station. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Bristol Airport 1 hr 20
Welsh Mining Experience (4 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Bute Park (28 min)
A rambling riverside beauty spot with an arboretum, Victorian gardens, friary ruins and a cafe. National Trust - Dyffryn Gardens (36 min)
Gardens designed in 1906 as a series of outdoor rooms set among lawns, an arboretum and wild garden. St. Fagans National Museum of History (28 min)
Open-air history of Welsh life with ancient buildings re-erected and traditional crafters at work. Rhondda (6 min)
Mining and history Llancaiach Fawr Manor (19 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. Caerphilly Castle (21 min)
Moated, 13th-century fortress with imposing gatehouse, fortified dam and a tower bombed by Cromwell. Lido Ponty - National Lido of Wales (12 min) Afan Forest Park (52 min)
Forest park with marked circular walks, mountain bike trails, mining museum and visitor centre. BikePark Wales (22 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (26 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Castell Coch (22 min)
Audio tours of a grand 19th-century castle built in the gothic-revival style & surrounded by woods. Brecon Mountain Railway (30 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. The Royal Mint Experience (13 min) | 
