Bristol Airport 1 hr 24
Blaenavon Ironworks/ Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon (31 min)
Remains of an 18th-century industrial complex, with a blast furnace & furnished workers’ cottages. Lido Ponty - National Lido of Wales (16 min) Blaenavon World Heritage Centre (32 min)
Interactive exhibits on Blaenavon's iron & coal industries plus a recreated Victorian-era classroom. Rhondda (24 min)
Mining and history Brecon Mountain Railway (16 min)
Traditional steam engine journey with observation carriages, plus workshop visits and lake views. Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery (15 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. Rock UK Summit Centre (17 min) Llancaiach Fawr Manor (12 min)
Restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. Castell Coch (26 min)
Audio tours of a grand 19th-century castle built in the gothic-revival style & surrounded by woods. Waterfall Country (28 min)
Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind. Caerphilly Castle (26 min)
Moated, 13th-century fortress with imposing gatehouse, fortified dam and a tower bombed by Cromwell. Welsh Mining Experience (20 min)
Tourist stop where visitors experience the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. Big Pit National Coal Museum (34 min)
Former colliery with interactive displays on mining life and trips underground guided by ex-miners. | 
