Bristol Airport 1 hr 25
The Royal Mint Experience (12 min) Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (31 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Afan Forest Park (46 min)
Forest park with marked circular walks, mountain bike trails, mining museum and visitor centre. BikePark Wales (27 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. St. Fagans National Museum of History (27 min)
Open-air history of Welsh life with ancient buildings re-erected and traditional crafters at work. Caerphilly Castle (26 min)
Moated, 13th-century fortress with imposing gatehouse, fortified dam and a tower bombed by Cromwell. Brecon Mountain Railway (34 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Waterfall Country (39 min)
Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Rhondda (3 min)
Mining and history Castell Coch (26 min)
Audio tours of a grand 19th-century castle built in the gothic-revival style & surrounded by woods. Llancaiach Fawr Manor (24 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. Bryngarw Country Park (25 min)
113-acre country park featuring a cycle track, a play area, woods, gardens & the Bryngarw House. Lido Ponty - National Lido of Wales (17 min) Welsh Mining Experience (7 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. | 
