Bristol Airport 1 hr 28
Brecon Beacons National Park (22 min)
Market towns and heritage sites amid large protected area of gentle hills and wild moorland scenery. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (16 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Corn Du (1 hr 8)
Tall peak in the Brecon Beacons featuring a plateau shape and Bronze Age cairn at its summit. Big Pit National Coal Museum (29 min)
Former colliery with interactive displays on mining life and trips underground guided by ex-miners. Welsh Mining Experience (24 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Lido Ponty - National Lido of Wales (20 min) Pen y Fan (1 hr 8)
Picturesque mountain providing a hiking trail to the summit with a Bronze Age burial chamber. Waterfall Country (20 min)
Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Rhondda (28 min)
Mining and history Dare Valley Country Park (22 min)
Parkland with lush countryside, marked trails and family quests, plus guided walks and fun days. BikePark Wales (9 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. Brecon Mountain Railway (7 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Cyfarthfa Park (12 min)
Art museum and art Llancaiach Fawr Manor (18 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. | 
