Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

#5583 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Coordinates: 51°46'9"N, 3°10'46"W

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Mynydd Carn-y-cefn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon Ironworks, Bedwellty House and Park, Abertillery & District Museum.

3.2 miE
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
81 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...
3.9 miE
Museum, History museum
Blaenavon Ironworks, Blaenavon
100 min walk • 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.
2.8 miW
Park, History museum, Museum
Bedwellty House and Park, Tredegar
71 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.
3.3 miSE
51°43'48"N • 3°8'2"W
Abertillery & District Museum, Abertillery
85 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.7 miE
, Archaeological site
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
95 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.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coity Mountain
71 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.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Bedwellte
78 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.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Caves of Aruba, Brecon Beacons
87 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.
1.1 miN
Tower
Nantyglo Round Towers
29 min walk • Nantyglo Round Towers are located at Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo, near Brynmawr in the borough of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, Brecon Beacons
87 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.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Manmoel
45 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.