Sirhowy Valley, Tredegar

#3 among attractions in Tredegar

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Sirhowy Valley is an industrialised valley in the eastern part of the Valleys region of Wales. It is named from the Sirhowy River which runs through it. Its upper reaches are occupied by the town of Tredegar within the unitary area of Blaenau Gwent. The valley initially heads south-southeast between the ridges of Cefn Manmoel to the east and Mynydd Bedwellte to the west before turning to a more southerly direction. Its central section is one of the least populated of the Welsh coalfield valleys. The valley enters the unitary area of Caerphilly which contains the towns of Blackwood and Pontllanfraith. It then turns east and joins the valley of the Ebbw River, Ebbw Vale at Crosskeys. ()

Coordinates: 51°46'44"N, 3°13'59"W

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Tredegar United Kingdom

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Sirhowy Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bedwellty House and Park, Mynydd Bedwellte, Caves of Aruba, Chartist Cave.

0.9 miSW
Park, History museum, Museum
Bedwellty House and Park, Tredegar
22 min walk • Bedwellty House is a Grade II-listed house and gardens in Tredegar, in the Sirhowy Valley in south-east Wales. It was built in the early 19th century on the site of an earlier building and subsequently enlarged into its present form by mid-century.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Bedwellte
59 min walk • Mynydd Bedwellte is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley and the Sirhowy Valley in the Valleys region of South Wales. It straddles the boundary of the unitary areas of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Caves of Aruba, Brecon Beacons
122 min walk • Of the several caves of Aruba, three Aruban caves are well known, seen in deep crevices on the windward face of the island. All three of the caves are located in the Arikok National Park. The most prominent are Guadirikiri Cave, the Fontein Cave and the Huliba Cave. Nocturnal bats nestle in all these caves.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Chartist Cave, Brecon Beacons
101 min walk • Chartist Cave is a culturally significant cave on Mynydd Llangynidr in southern Powys, Wales. The entrance is a broad arch formed of Twrch Sandstone which overlies the Carboniferous Limestone immediately beneath.
2.5 miE
Tower
Nantyglo Round Towers
64 min walk • Nantyglo Round Towers are located at Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo, near Brynmawr in the borough of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn yr Ystrad, Brecon Beacons
121 min walk • Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group. The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of 619 metres.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn y Brithdir
99 min walk • Cefn y Brithdir is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley and Cwm Darran in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the unitary area of Caerphilly.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, Brecon Beacons
122 min walk • Ogof Craig a Ffynnon is a cave in Wales. The cave is about 7 km in length and is located at the base of a quarried rockface in the Clydach Gorge. Water flowing out of the cave is a resurgence of water draining off Llangatock Mountain above.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn
61 min walk • Mynydd Carn-y-cefn is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Ebbw Vale and the valley of the Ebbw Fach in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the unitary area of Blaenau Gwent, formerly Monmouthshire.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Manmoel
54 min walk • Cefn Manmoel is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Sirhowy Valley and Ebbw Vale in the Valleys region of South Wales. It straddles the boundary between the unitary areas of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Llangynidr, Brecon Beacons
113 min walk • Mynydd Llangynidr is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park largely in the county of Powys, south Wales. Its southern slopes extend into the northernmost parts of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.