Torfaen Museum, Pontypool

Name: Torfaen Museum
Address: Park Buildings Park Road, Pontypool, NP4 6JH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1495 752036

#2 among attractions in Pontypool

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Torfaen Museum – formerly the Valley Inheritance Museum and Amgueddfa Pontypool Museum – is an accredited museum located in Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales. It is managed by the Torfaen Museum Trust. The museum is situated within the Georgian stable block that once formed part of residence of the Hanbury family – local ironmasters during the 18th and 19th centuries. ()

Visitors per year: 35 thous.Coordinates: 51°42'13"N, 3°2'22"W

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Park Buildings Park RoadPontypool NP4 6JH United Kingdom

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+44 1495 752036

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Torfaen Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pontypool Park, Folly Tower, Panteg cemetery, Polo Grounds.

~1400 ftSE
Park
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
7 min walk • Pontypool Park is a 150-acre park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster, who is closely associated with Japanware.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles, Tower
Folly Tower, Brecon Beacons
31 min walk • The Folly Tower is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales. It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Panteg cemetery, Pontypool
25 min walk • Panteg Cemetery is one of the four main cemeteries in the Borough of Torfaen in Wales The cemetery covers an area of approximately 20 acres. The first interment took place on July 23, 1906. There is a Garden of Remembrance located within the cemetery.
1.4 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Polo Grounds
36 min walk • The Polo Grounds, Pontypool Road was a sports ground and former greyhound racing track in New Inn, near Pontypool, Torfaen, south Wales.