Penyrheol, Caerphilly

Worth seeing in and around Penyrheol, Caerphilly

7 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
   Caerphilly Castle

   Caerphilly Castle is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan, and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers.

   2 km · castle in Caerphilly, Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Caerphilly mountain

   Caerphilly Mountain lies between Cardiff and Caerphilly at the southern edge of the South Wales Coalfield. Its summit is 271 metres above sea-level.

   3.3 km · mountain in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial Garden

   The Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial Garden at Senghenydd, Caerphilly, commemorates the 439 men killed in the Senghenydd colliery disaster of 1913, the worst mining accident in British history; the 81 lives lost in an earlier pit explosion at Senghenydd in 1901; and acts as a national memorial to all of the dead of the 152 mining disasters that have occurred in Wales. The garden was opened in 2013, the centenary of the 1913 event.

   3.8 km · memorial garden in Caerphilly, Wales · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly

   Twyn Community Centre is a municipal building in The Twyn Square in Caerphilly, Wales. The structure, which was commissioned as a Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, now accommodates the offices and meeting place of Caerphilly Town Council.

   2.3 km · municipal building in Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Virginia Park

   Virginia Park is a rugby ground, cricket ground and former greyhound racing stadium in Caerphilly, South Wales.

   1.8 km · Rugby Union Stadium · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Craig yr Allt

   Craig yr Allt is a hill in South Wales, overlooking Caerphilly to the east and the villages of Nantgarw and Taff's Well to the west. The Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk passes over the hill.

   3.7 km · hill (273m) in Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Wern Ddu Claypits

   Wern Ddu Claypits is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Van in Caerphilly County Borough, South Wales. The woodland is known locally as Coed y Werin or Coed y Wern.

   3.8 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Penyrheol, Caerphilly

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 23 km · Bristol (BRS), 43 km · Birmingham (BHX), 140 km

Stations

Caerphilly railway station, 2.5 km · Llanbradach railway station, 1.5 km · Aber railway station, 1.8 km · Energlyn & Churchill Park railway station, 1 km · Abertridwr railway station, 2.3 km

• Bristol → Penyrheol, Caerphilly

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £7–9
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Penyrheol, Caerphilly

  135 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · £16–22
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• London → Penyrheol, Caerphilly

  216 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · £23–30
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