Rhydyfelin
Rhydyfelin is a large village and part of the community of Pontypridd Town, about 2 miles (3.2 km) to its south east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Rhydyfelin is a large village and part of the community of Pontypridd Town, about 2 miles (3.2 km) to its south east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is on the eastern bank of the River Taff, close to the A470, and historically was in the parish of Eglwysilan.
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Worth seeing in and around Rhydyfelin
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.
- 01Pontypridd 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.
3.1 km · Grade I listed bridge in Pontypridd, south Wales · Wikipedia - 02Sardis 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.
3.4 km · rugby union stadium in Pontypridd, Wales · Wikipedia - 03St 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.
1.6 km · church in Glyntaff, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Cefn 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.
2.2 km · hill (382m) in Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wikipedia - 05Municipal 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.
3.2 km · building in Pontypridd, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06St 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.
3.1 km · church in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales · Wikipedia - 07Pontypridd 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.
3 km · Grade II listed building in Pontypridd. In the town centre, uphill from and W of the attached Market Chambers · Wikipedia - 08Ynysangharad 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.
2.8 km · public park in Pontypridd, Wales · Wikipedia - 09Ynysangharad Park
Ynysangharad Park is a cricket ground in the centre of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.
2.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Upper Church Village
Upper Church Village is a district of the larger village and electoral ward of Church Village, within the community of Llantwit Fardre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is located to the north and west of the villages of Llantwit Fardre, Church Village and Tonteg.
2.2 km · area in Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rhydyfelin
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 21 km · Bristol (BRS), 47 km · Birmingham (BHX), 144 km
- Stations
- Treforest railway station, 1.5 km · Treforest Estate railway station, 2.3 km · Pontypridd Graig railway station, 3.1 km · Tonteg Halt railway station, 2 km · Abertridwr railway station, 2.5 km
- Bristol → Rhydyfelin51 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £7–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Rhydyfelin139 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £16–22
- London → Rhydyfelin220 km · quickest by road, 4h · £23–30
- 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 Rhydyfelin
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 Rhydyfelin. 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 Rhydyfelin
Rhydyfelin is 15 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pontypriddtown in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales2.5 km
- Llantwit Fardretown and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK3.8 km
- Church Villagevillage in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK2.2 km
- Senghenyddvillage in Aber Valley, Caerphilly, Wales, UK3.1 km
- Hawthornvillage Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales600 m
- Graigsuburb of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom3 km