Cefn Manmoel

#5677 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Coordinates: 51°45'8"N, 3°12'34"W

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Cefn Manmoel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Pen-y-fan Pond, Guardian Sculpture, Bedwellty House and Park.

4.7 miE
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon
119 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...
4.2 miSE
Park
Pen-y-fan Pond, Blackwood
107 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 miSE
Monuments and statues
Guardian Sculpture
103 min walk • 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.
1.9 miNW
Park, History museum, Museum
Bedwellty House and Park, Tredegar
49 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.
4.3 miSE
Cemetery
St Illtyd's Church
111 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.
3.6 miSE
51°43'48"N • 3°8'2"W
Abertillery & District Museum, Abertillery
91 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coity Mountain
106 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.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Bedwellte
35 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.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Rhymney Valley
99 min walk • The Rhymney Valley is one of the South Wales valleys, with the Rhymney River forming the border between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. Between 1974 and 1996 a Rhymney Valley local government district also existed.
2.7 miNE
Tower
Nantyglo Round Towers
70 min walk • Nantyglo Round Towers are located at Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo, near Brynmawr in the borough of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn y Brithdir
73 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.