Twmbarlwm, Caerphilly

Name: Twmbarlwm
Address: Caerphilly, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Caerphilly

Mountain, Park, Trail, Archaeological site

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Twmbarlwm, also known as Twm Barlwm, Twyn Barlwm or locally known as "the Twmp", the Nipple or the Pimple because of the mound that lies at its summit, is a hill situated 2 km to the northeast of Risca in South Wales. It is often mistakenly referred to as a mountain but is actually a hill due to being under 600 m. It is 419 m high and is a well-known landmark throughout the region. It commands extensive views across what is now the M4 corridor, over Newport and Cwmbran - with part of it coming into Cwmbran - and out over the Bristol Channel. ()

Elevation: 1375 ftProminence: 157 ftCoordinates: 51°37'38"N, 3°5'45"W

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Caerphilly United Kingdom

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Twmbarlwm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran Stadium, Boating Lake Park, Fourteen Locks.

3.8 miNE
Cinema, Shopping, Shopping centre
Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran
97 min walk • Cwmbran Centre is a shopping centre, office and leisure complex in the town of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.
3.5 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran
91 min walk • Cwmbran Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and sports complex in Cwmbran, Wales. The stadium holds 10,500 people and the main outdoor arena consists of an athletics track surrounding a 4g football pitch. It is the home ground of Cwmbran Town F.C.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Park
Boating Lake Park, Cwmbran
100 min walk • The Boating Lake Park is a large public park in Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. As its name suggests, the park features a boating lake. There are in fact two lakes, the larger being home to various wetland birds and the smaller being the actual boating one. Water area is 5 acres.
3.4 miSE
Museum, Visitor center
Fourteen Locks, Newport
87 min walk • Fourteen Locks is a series of locks, also known as the Cefn Flight, on the Crumlin arm of the Monmouthshire Canal at Rogerstone in Newport, South Wales. The flight of locks was completed in 1799 and raises the water level 160 ft in just 800 yd.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Twyn-glas
77 min walk • Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into Caerphilly and Torfaen county boroughs in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge and taking the form of a rolling plateau the margins of which are defined by steep slopes, many of which are cloaked with conifer plantations.
2.9 miNE
51°39'14"N • 3°2'34"W
Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran
75 min walk • Farm, Park
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Machen
51 min walk • Mynydd Machen is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of Risca and the village of Machen in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.
3.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Congress Theatre, Cwmbran
95 min walk • The Congress Theatre is the principal theatre in Torfaen. It is located in Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran.
4 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Cwmbran
103 min walk • The Parish Church of St Michael's & All Angels is a Grade II* listed parish church in Llantarnam, near Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.
1 miSW
Church
Saint Mary & Saint Philopateer Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church, Newport
25 min walk • St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church is the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales, at St Mary Street in Risca, Newport, Wales.
3.6 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran
93 min walk • Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre is located within a 19th-century Victorian manor house in Cwmbrân and is the regional centre for the applied arts in south-east Wales. It presents exhibitions promoting the applied arts, and extensive education and participation schemes of work to the local community.