| complimentary perks include private on-site parking, bike storage and bike-washing facilities. featuring hip decor and some period details, the 2 upscale studio rooms offer modern kitchens, washer/dryers and dining tables, plus sofabeds, free wifi and flat-screen tvs with dvd players. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. continental or full welsh breakfast is available for an additional fee. once used as a convent, this redbrick, turn-of-the-century victorian house with studio-style units is a mile from cyfarthfa castle, which dates to 1824, and 2. 1 miles from merthyr tydfil train station
Bristol Airport 1 hr 29
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (14 min)
Imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. BikePark Wales (10 min)
Downhill biking trails built into forested hillsides, with various courses for different abilities. 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 (25 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Cyfarthfa Park (16 min)
Art museum and art Brecon Mountain Railway (6 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. Waterfall Country (22 min)
Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Brecon Beacons National Park (23 min)
Market towns and heritage sites amid large protected area of gentle hills and wild moorland scenery. Dare Valley Country Park (23 min)
Parkland with lush countryside, marked trails and family quests, plus guided walks and fun days. Rhondda (29 min)
Mining and history Corn Du (1 hr 9)
Tall peak in the Brecon Beacons featuring a plateau shape and Bronze Age cairn at its summit. Pen y Fan (1 hr 9)
Picturesque mountain providing a hiking trail to the summit with a Bronze Age burial chamber. Pontsticill Reservoir (15 min) | 
