ROF Bridgend, Bridgend

#20 among attractions in Bridgend

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ROF Bridgend, located in Bridgend, South Wales, was one of the largest of sixteen World War II, UK government-owned, Royal Ordnance Factory munitions Filling Factories. Of great significance to the Britain's war effort, at its peak of production it employed around 40,000 people — said to be the largest ever factory in Britain's history. ()

Coordinates: 51°29'59"N, 3°33'13"W

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Bridgend United Kingdom

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ROF Bridgend – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Bridge, Ewenny Priory, Nolton Art Gallery, St Crallo's Church.

1.2 miNW
Bridge
Old Bridge, Bridgend
32 min walk • The Old Bridge is a medieval two arched stone footbridge that spans the River Ogmore at Bridgend in Wales. It is not known who designed or built the bridge, however it was built in approximately 1425. The bridge was repaired in 1775 and restored both in 2005 and 2011.
1 miSW
Monastery
Ewenny Priory, Bridgend
26 min walk • Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century.
1 miW
51°30'14"N • 3°34'36"W
Nolton Art Gallery, Bridgend
27 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
0.9 miE
Church
St Crallo's Church
23 min walk • St Crallo's Church, often referred to historically as The Cathedral of the Vale of Glamorgan, is a Grade I listed church in Coychurch Lower, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales.
1.3 miSW
51°29'26"N • 3°34'45"W
Ewenny Pottery, Bridgend
33 min walk • Bridge
~220 ftE
Park
Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend
2 min walk • Bridgend Industrial Estate is a large industrial park complex in Bridgend, Wales. It is made up of three adjoining Industrial Estates, being Waterton, Bridgend, and North Road and incorporating a retail park in Waterton.
1.4 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Brewery Field, Bridgend
36 min walk • Timbuild Brewery Field is an 8,000 capacity sports stadium in Bridgend, Wales. It is the home ground of the rugby union team Bridgend Ravens. Bridgend Athletic RFC often use the ground for their home matches, as well as the Ospreys who sometimes play at the ground, including their age grade teams.
0.8 miW
Universities and schools
Bridgend College, Bridgend
21 min walk • Bridgend College is a further education college based in Bridgend, Wales. Founded in 1928 as the Bridgend Mining and Technical Institute, the college today has four campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed, Queens Road and Maesteg.