Glyncoch

Worth seeing in and around Glyncoch

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Pontypridd Bridge

   The Old Bridge, which is now also known as the William Edwards Bridge or Pontypridd Bridge, and which was originally known as the New Bridge or Newbridge, is an arched single-span footbridge that spans the River Taff at Pontypridd in Wales. The bridge was built by William Edwards and was completed in 1756.

   1.9 km · Grade I listed bridge in Pontypridd, south Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sardis Road

   Sardis Road is a rugby union stadium situated in Pontypridd, Wales. It is home to the Indigo Group Premiership team, Pontypridd RFC and previously the Celtic Warriors, the now defunct regional rugby union team.

   2.4 km · rugby union stadium in Pontypridd, Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rhondda Heritage Park

   Rhondda Heritage Park, Trehafod, Rhondda, South Wales, is a tourist attraction which offers an insight into the life of the coal mining community that existed in the area until the 1980s. Visitors can experience the life of the coal miners on a guided tour through one of the mine shafts of the Lewis Merthyr colliery.

   3.5 km · tourist attraction and museum in Trehafod, Rhondda, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cefn Eglwysilan

   Cefn Eglwysilan is a hill in South Wales, the twin 382m summits of which lie 2 km east of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Its eastern side lies within the community of Aber Valley in Caerphilly county borough.

   3 km · hill (382m) in Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in the village of Glyntaff, near Pontypridd, South Wales. It is the oldest Anglican church in the Pontypridd urban area.

   3.1 km · church in Glyntaff, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Municipal Buildings

   The Municipal Buildings is a municipal building located on Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure, which is currently used as a register office, is a Grade II* listed building.

   1.9 km · building in Pontypridd, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Catherine's Church

   St Catherine's Church, Pontypridd is a large listed parish church in the town of Pontypridd in South Wales. It is part of the Diocese of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.

   2.2 km · church in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Pontypridd Market and Town Hall

   Pontypridd Market and Town Hall is a historic building located on Market Street, Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure, which contains a large auditorium which is currently derelict, was built in two parts both of which are Grade II listed buildings.

   2.2 km · Grade II listed building in Pontypridd. In the town centre, uphill from and W of the attached Market Chambers · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tabernacle, Ynysybwl

   Tabernacle, Ynysybwl is a former Independent chapel in Other Street, Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

   2.5 km · church in Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ynysangharad War Memorial

    Ynysangharad War Memorial Park is located in the town of Pontypridd, Wales. The area that now makes up the park was bought by the people of Pontypridd in 1919 after workers raised the money to establish the park.

    2.2 km · public park in Pontypridd, Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Glyncoch

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 25 km · Bristol (BRS), 51 km · Birmingham (BHX), 143 km

Stations

Abercynon railway station, 2.5 km · Treforest railway station, 3.5 km · Trehafod railway station, 3.1 km · Pontypridd Graig railway station, 2.7 km · Abercynon North railway station, 2.7 km

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  137 km · quickest by road, 3h · £17–23
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  222 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · £23–31
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