The Hoover Factory, Merthyr Tydfil

Name: The Hoover Factory
Address: Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Merthyr Tydfil

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The Hoover Factory, situated in Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, opened on 19 October 1948 in order to manufacture Hoover washing machines. The initial workforce consisted of only 350 people but throughout the years, the growth of the company saw this figure rise to 5,000 in the 1960s and 70s. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'42"N, 3°21'59"W

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Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom

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The Hoover Factory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cyfarthfa Castle, Old Iron Bridge, Joseph Parry's Cottage, Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club.

2.2 miNW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
57 min walk • Cyfarthfa Castle is a castellated mansion that was the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The house commanded a view of the valley and the works, which ‘at night, offer a truly magnificent scene, resembling the fabled Pandemonium, but on which the eye may gaze with pleasure’.
1.5 miNW
Bridge
Old Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil
38 min walk • The Old Iron Bridge of 1800, originally known simply as Merthyr Bridge before 1809, in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was a cast-iron bridge across the River Taff.
1.7 miNW
Architecture, Museum, History museum
Joseph Parry's Cottage, Merthyr Tydfil
45 min walk • Joseph Parry's Cottage, also known as 4 Chapel Row, is a cottage located in Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. Built in the early 19th century for ironworkers, the cottage is best known as the birthplace of the famous Welsh composer Joseph Parry.
2.5 miSW
Golf
Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club, Merthyr Tydfil
65 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Merthyr Tydfil at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Also known by the name "Cilsanws", this is an 18-hole mountain course. Their "Pay and Play" course is available to non-members.
1.4 miN
City hall
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall, Merthyr Tydfil
36 min walk • Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.7 miW
Golf
Aberdare Golf Club, Aberdare
70 min walk • Aberdare Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Aberdare at Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was founded in 1921 as a parkland course at Abernant, about a mile from Aberdare and is an 18-hole golf course famous for its mature oak trees.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil
37 min walk • Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil attains a height of 445m at OS grid reference SO 079033 making it the high point of the broad ridge of high ground between Taff Vale and Cwm Bargod in the Valleys region of South Wales.
1.7 miNW
Canal
Glamorganshire Canal, Merthyr Tydfil
43 min walk • The Glamorganshire Canal in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the sea at Cardiff. The final section of canal was closed in 1951.
1.3 miNW
51°44'43"N • 3°22'47"W
St Tydfil Shopping Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
34 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.4 miNW
Church
Ynysgau Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil
36 min walk • Ynysgau Chapel was one of the earliest chapels in Merthyr Tydfil. The cause dated back to 1749 and services were held in the Welsh language. The chapel was demolished in 1967 as part of the Merthyr Town Improvement Scheme.
2.2 miNW
Bridge
Pont-y-Cafnau, Merthyr Tydfil
57 min walk • The Pont-y-Cafnau, sometimes written Pont y Cafnau or Pontycafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.