Pentre
Pentre is a village, community and electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Pentre is a village, community and electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community includes the neighbouring village of Ton Pentre. The area was originally farmland, but grew rapidly after coal mining began in the 1850s. Pentre Colliery was the site of a major explosion in 1871 that killed 38 men. The village later became a commercial and administrative centre for the upper Rhondda Fawr. It was also home to the Rhondda Engine Works, a manufacturer of colliery machinery. St Peter's Church, known as the "Cathedral of the Rhondda", is a Grade II* listed building.
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Worth seeing in and around Pentre
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.
- 01Parc 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.
1.1 km · theatre in Treorchy, Wales · Wikipedia - 02St 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.
100 m · church in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia - 03St 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.
2.3 km · church in Ystrad Rhondda, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Hebron 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.
900 m · Baptist chapel in Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Craig Pont Rhondda
Craig Pont Rhondda is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Llwynypia, Rhondda, south Wales. The Countryside Council for Wales states that the site has been categorised as a Site of Special Interest because it "...is the largest remaining broadleaved woodland in the valley of the Rhondda Fawr.
3.2 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pentre
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 30 km · Bristol (BRS), 62 km · Birmingham (BHX), 149 km
- Stations
- Treherbert railway station, 3.5 km · Ynyswen railway station, 2.3 km · Treorchy railway station, 1 km · Ton Pentre railway station, 900 m · Ystrad Rhondda railway station, 2.2 km
- Bristol → Pentre66 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £9–12
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Pentre142 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · £18–23
- London → Pentre233 km · quickest by road, 4h 26m · £25–33
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Pentre
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pentre. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is an international airport at Cardiff and a small airport serving private planes at Swansea There are regular car ferry services from Ireland to Fishguard and Pembroke.
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Next door to Pentre
Pentre is 29 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Maerdyvillage in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales2.1 km
- Llwynypiavillage in Wales3.7 km
- Treherbertvillage in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales3.3 km
- Ferndaletown and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK3.2 km
- Tylorstownvillage and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK3.7 km