Ty-Cooke Farmhouse, Pontypool

Name: Ty-Cooke Farmhouse
Address: Pontypool, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Pontypool

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Ty-Cooke Farmhouse, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire is a large farmhouse dating from 1710. The farmhouse forms a group with an earlier farmhouse, dating from circa 1600. The main farmhouse was constructed for Thomas Cooke, the manager of the Hanbury ironworks at Pontypool. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed, while the old farm, and the wall and gate to the property have their own Grade II Listings. ()

Coordinates: 51°44'30"N, 3°0'9"W

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Pontypool United Kingdom

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Ty-Cooke Farmhouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pontypool Park, Alice Springs Golf Club, Saint Mary's, Torfaen Museum.

3.1 miSW
Park
Pontypool Park, Pontypool
79 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.
2.8 miE
Golf
Alice Springs Golf Club
72 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.
3.6 miNE
Church
Saint Mary's
92 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is the former parish church for Llanfair Kilgeddin, near Usk in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is a Grade I listed building, notable for its significant Arts and Crafts interior.
3.1 miSW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Torfaen Museum, Pontypool
79 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.
2.7 miN
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Llanfoist
68 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew, Llanover, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the period following the Norman Conquest.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Clytha Castle
101 min walk • Clytha Castle is a folly near Clytha between Llanarth and Raglan in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Dating from 1790, the castle was built by William Jones, owner of the Clytha Park estate as a memorial to his wife, Elizabeth, who died in 1787.
3.4 miNE
Church
Saint Michael
87 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.
1.9 miSW
Forts and castles, Tower
Folly Tower, Brecon Beacons
49 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.
3.3 miNE
Bridge
Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
86 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.
3 miNE
Church
St Cadoc's Church
78 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.
1.2 miS
Church
Church of St Illtyd
30 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.