Porth

Worth seeing in and around Porth

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
   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.

   5 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.

   4.5 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.

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

   5 km · church in Ystrad Rhondda, Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Craig 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.

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

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Getting to Porth

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 25 km · Bristol (BRS), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 147 km

Stations

Ystrad Rhondda railway station, 5.2 km · Llwynypia railway station, 3.7 km · Dinas Rhondda railway station, 1.9 km · Tonypandy railway station, 2.8 km · Porth railway station, 200 m

• Bristol → Porth

  59 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £8–10
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Porth

  141 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £17–23
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• London → Porth

  227 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · £23–31
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