Bristol Airport 1 hr 29
Bus Station (Stand 16) (3 min) Corn Du (51 min) tall peak in the brecon beacons featuring a plateau shape and bronze age cairn at its summit. Pen Y Fan (51 min) picturesque mountain providing a hiking trail to the summit with a bronze age burial chamber. Cyfarthfa Castle (9 min.) imposing 1824 castle housing a museum with a collection of fine art and social history items. Dare Valley Country Park (25 min.) parkland with lush countryside marked trails and family quests plus guided walks and fun days. Brecon Beacons National Park (25 min.) market towns and heritage sites amid large protected area of gentle hills and wild moorland scenery. Bikepark Wales (9 min.) cycling and mountain biking Waterfall Country (23 min.) hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls some of which can be stood behind. Llancaiach Fawr Manor (18 min.) restored 16th-century manor house with replica furniture and staff in period costume and character. Bus Station (Stand 10) (2 min) Rhondda (28 min.) mining and history Merthyr Tydfil Bus Stn Std 14 (3 min) Big Pit National Coal Museum (31 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. Sgwd Yr Eira Waterfall (33 min) waterfall and river Cyfarthfa Park (20 min.) art museum and art |