Tredegar
Tredegar is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in South East Wales.
Tredegar is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in South East Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in Wales. The relevant wards collectively listed the town's population as 15,103 in the UK 2011 census.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Bedwellty House and Park
- 02Elliot Colliery Museum
Cross St, Elliott's Town, New Tredegar NP24 6EG.
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Things to do
Hiking is the activity of choice around Tredegar. For more details about hikes in Brecon Beacons, ask at the Hobo Backpackers Hostel or check the guide. Hiking (or mountain biking) is also possible closer to town in the Sirhowy Valley, directly to the east or west of town.
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Where to eat
Tafarn Ty-Uchaf (The Top House), Trefil Road (Head north from Tredegar along the A4048 until you reach the roundabout with A465, drive around to the opposite end to head towards Trefil),. It's a small pub, outside of Tredegar, but the food enjoys a high reputation among locals.
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Getting to Tredegar
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 43 km · Bristol (BRS), 57 km · Birmingham (BHX), 127 km
- Cardiff → Tredegar33 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £4.5–6
- Bristol → Tredegar57 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £7–10
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Tredegar121 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £14–19
- 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 Tredegar
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 Tredegar. 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 Tredegar
Tredegar is 33 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.