Guardian Sculpture
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Facts and practical information
The Guardian is a 20 m tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, the landscaped former Six Bells Colliery site, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon Ironworks, Pen-y-fan Pond, Pontypool Park.
3.9 miNMuseum, Historical place, Specialty museumBig Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
100 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...
4.5 miNEMuseum, History museumBlaenavon Ironworks, Blaenavon
114 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.
1.9 miSWParkPen-y-fan Pond, Blackwood
49 min walk • Pen-y-fan Pond is a man-made reservoir in South Wales built around 1794-6 as part of the engineering works for the Crumlin Arm of the Monmouthshire Canal. The reservoir was used to maintain the water level in the canal.
4.4 miEParkPontypool Park, Pontypool
112 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.
4.1 miESpecialty museum, Art museum, MuseumTorfaen Museum, Pontypool
106 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.
0.5 miSCemeterySt Illtyd's Church
13 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.
4.5 miNE 4.3 miSENature, Natural attraction, MountainMynydd Twyn-glas
109 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.
0.8 miN51°43'48"N • 3°8'2"WAbertillery & District Museum, Abertillery
21 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4 miNE , Archaeological siteBlaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
102 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.
3.3 miNNature, Natural attraction, MountainCoity Mountain
86 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.