Maerdy

Worth seeing in and around Maerdy

5 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
   Parc and Dare Hall

   The Parc and Dare Hall, now known as the Park and Dare Theatre, is a former Miners' institute but now serves as a large entertainment venue in the village of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley of Wales. Since the demolition of the Abercynon Workingmen's Hall, the Parc and Dare Workingmen's Hall is the largest in the South Wales Coalfield.

   2.2 km · theatre in Treorchy, Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Peter's Church

   St Peter's Church is an Anglican church serving the parish of Ystradyfodwg and the village of Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on Pentre Road, with the south-west end of its churchyard fronting the main thoroughfare of Llewellyn Street.

   2 km · church in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cefn Gwyngul

   Cefn Gwyngul is a long broad ridge to the east of the Rhondda Fach valley in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough in South Wales. Its 470m high summit is marked by an ancient cairn known as Carn-y-Pigwn, on which is a more recent trig point.

   3.7 km · hill (470m) in Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hebron Welsh Baptist Chapel

   Hebron, Ton Pentre was one of the largest Baptist churches in the Rhondda valleys during their industrial heyday. As membership increased the chapel was rebuilt in 1889 and a schoolroom added in 1908.

   2.8 km · Baptist chapel in Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Stephen's Church

   St Stephen's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Ystrad Rhondda, Wales, within the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Built between 1895 and 1896, the church opened in May 1896.

   3.4 km · church in Ystrad Rhondda, Wales · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Castell Nos Reservoir
2. 02
   Lluest-Wen Reservoir
3. 03
   Pont Lluest-Wen

   Maerdy has a number of memorials erected to remember events of significance and notable people.

From Wikivoyage: Maerdy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Grill House

   58 Maerdy Rd, CF43 4AE.

2. 02
   M & M's Cafe & Fishbar

   6 Ceridwen St, CF43 4DA.

From Wikivoyage: Maerdy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Maerdy

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 32 km · Bristol (BRS), 62 km · Birmingham (BHX), 147 km

Stations

Ynyswen railway station, 2.8 km · Treherbert railway station, 3.6 km · Treorchy railway station, 2.3 km · Ton Pentre railway station, 2.8 km · Ystrad Rhondda railway station, 3.4 km

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  66 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £10–13
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Maerdy

  141 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · £17–22
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• London → Maerdy

  233 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · £25–33
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