Mynydd Twyn-glas

#2544 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. A broad shoulder extending south from the summit is known as Mynydd Maen whilst to the north is Mynydd Llwyd. The thickly afforested northern slopes of the hill drop down steeply into Cwm y Glyn. ()

Elevation: 1549 ftProminence: 830 ftCoordinates: 51°40'7"N, 3°4'28"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Mynydd Twyn-glas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.6 miE
Cinema, Shopping, Shopping centre
Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran
66 min walk • Cwmbran Centre is a shopping centre, office and leisure complex in the town of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales.
3.1 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran
79 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.
2.9 miNE
Park
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
73 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.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Park
Boating Lake Park, Cwmbran
88 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 miS
Mountain, Park, Trail
Twmbarlwm, Caerphilly
77 min walk • 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.
2.8 miNE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Torfaen Museum, Pontypool
73 min walk • 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.
3.9 miNW
Cemetery
St Illtyd's Church
99 min walk • St Illtyd's Church is a deconsecrated church in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. A Grade II* listed building, it is the oldest standing building in the county borough. The use of the site for worship dates back to pre-Norman times, with references to the church in a poem written in the 9th or 10th century.
1.7 miSE
51°39'14"N • 3°2'34"W
Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran
44 min walk • Farm, Park
2.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Congress Theatre, Cwmbran
64 min walk • The Congress Theatre is the principal theatre in Torfaen. It is located in Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran.
2.3 miNE
Church
St Hilda's Church
59 min walk • St Hilda's Church is the Church in Wales parish church of Griffithstown in Torfaen in south-east Wales. The church stands on the corner of Kemys Street and Sunnybank Road.
2.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran
68 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.