Blaenavon Ironworks, Blaenavon

Name: Blaenavon Ironworks
Address: North Street, Blaenavon, NP4 9RN, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1495 792615

#2 among attractions in Blaenavon

Museum, History museum

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Blaenavon Ironworks is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. It was the site of the experiments by Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and his cousin Percy Gilchrist that led to "the basic steel process" or "Gilchrist–Thomas process". ()

Alternative names: Established: 1789 (235 years ago)Coordinates: 51°46'37"N, 3°5'21"W

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North StreetBlaenavon NP4 9RN United Kingdom

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+44 1495 792615

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Blaenavon Ironworks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Stack Square, Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Coity Mountain.

0.8 miSW
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
20 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of Wales, the Big Pit National Coal Museum offers a profound journey into the country's industrial past. As a key part of Blaenavon's UNESCO World Heritage Site, this authentic coal mine provides a poignant reminder of the community...
~170 ftSE
51°46'36"N • 3°5'19"W
Stack Square, Blaenavon
1 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.5 miS
, Archaeological site
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
13 min walk • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coity Mountain
35 min walk • Coity Mountain is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain.
~160 ftSE
Memorial
Dyne Steel Incline, Blaenavon
1 min walk • The Dyne Steel Incline was a steam-powered tramroad that carried tram loads of cast iron up and over the hill between the Blaenavon Ironworks and Pwll Du.

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When is Blaenavon Ironworks open?

Blaenavon Ironworks is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Blaenavon Ironworks?

Nearby attractions include Dyne Steel Incline, Blaenavon (1 min walk), Stack Square, Blaenavon (1 min walk), Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon (13 min walk), Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon (20 min walk).