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Tonypandy
Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Tonypandy

Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.

A former industrial coal mining town, the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.

How locals move

Getting around Tonypandy the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: South Wales, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Victuallers (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.