Ty-asch, Pontypool
#6 among attractions in Pontypool
Facts and practical information
Ty-asch, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century. Largely unaltered since its construction, Ty-asch is a Grade II* listed building. ()
Pontypool United Kingdom
Ty-asch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Pontypool Park, Alice Springs Golf Club, Torfaen Museum, St Bartholomew's Church.
- 1.8 miSWPark
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
47 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.
- 3.6 miEGolf
Alice Springs Golf Club
92 min walk • Alice Springs Golf Club - Now Closed is a former golf club based just outside Usk at Monmouthshire, Wales. Alice Springs was a 36-hole golf complex with 40 Buggys, all fitted with GPS systems. It was an all-weather course with no temporary greens.
- 1.8 miSWSpecialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Torfaen Museum, Pontypool
47 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.
- 3.9 miNChurch
St Bartholomew's Church, Llanfoist
99 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew, Llanover, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the period following the Norman Conquest.
- 4.6 miNEChurch
Saint Michael
118 min walk • The Church of St Michael, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire is a parish church with datable origins to the 15th century. There is no record of a Victorian restoration, although one must have occurred, but there is documented evidence of a "light" reconstruction in 1925.
- 0.6 miSForts and castles, Tower
Folly Tower, Brecon Beacons
17 min walk • The Folly Tower is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales. It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.
4.5 miNW , Archaeological siteBlaenavon Industrial Landscape, Blaenavon
115 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.
- 4.5 miNEBridge
Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
116 min walk • Pant-y-Goitre Bridge crosses the River Usk between Abergavenny and Usk near the village of Llanfair Kilgeddin. The bridge carries the B4598. It was constructed in 1821 by the engineer John Upton.
- 2.9 miSChurch
St Hilda's Church
74 min walk • St Hilda's Church is the Church in Wales parish church of Griffithstown in Torfaen in south-east Wales. The church stands on the corner of Kemys Street and Sunnybank Road.
- 4.3 miNEChurch
St Cadoc's Church
110 min walk • The Church of St Cadoc, Llangattock-Juxta-Usk, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its datable origins in the 15th century. The church was restored in 1827 and again in 1864–5. It is a Grade II* listed building.
- ~1970 ftEChurch
Church of St Illtyd
10 min walk • The Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 11th century. Renovations took place in the 19th century and again in 1999–2000. It is a Grade II* listed building and an active parish church.