From Cardiff: The Valleys Heritage And Beacons Landscapes | 9 hours

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private transportation
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  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Lunch
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Overview

You travel in a luxurious fully electric vehicle, limited to a maximum of seven passengers, in the company of your guide, Andy, who is a Mountain Leader and a Green Badged Tourist Guide. This tour includes two or perhaps three guided tours at these attractions: Penderyn Whisky Rhondda Heritage Park Castell Coch South Wales is geologically 'lucky', having all elements required to fuel the industrial revolution, iron, coal, limestone and silica rock. From the 1750's iron boom through the 1850's to the 1980's when coal was king, South Wales was a hive of activity, smelting, mining and developing technologies to improve production. We look at this history, its effects upon the landscape and people who laboured so hard and also at those who profited from that labour. We'll also have a look at the scenic beauty of the Brecon Beacons which lie to the north, on the fringes of the coalfields, and how the mining communities are recovering, post the closure of the mines in the 1990's.

Itinerary

  • Aberfan Disaster Memorial Garden

    The village of Aberfan is sadly known for its disaster and we'll visit the memorial gardens whilst learning a little about the tragic event and the village's long recovery from this. Includes travelling time.

    15 minutes

  • Llwyn-on Reservoir

    We'll pass through the heartland of iron production during the industrial revolution and enter the glorious countryside of the Brecon Beacons National Park, stopping at Llwyn Onn Reservoir or Beacons Reservoir. for it'stheir beauty as the gatekeepers of rural Wales.

    15 minutes

  • Pen-y-Fan

    We'll take the road to the highest point and get some spectacular views of the Central Brecon Beacons.

    30 minutes

  • Penderyn Distillery Brecon Beacons

    Traveling now south we'll stop at the fine visitor attraction of Penderyn Whisky and have a guided tour here, including traveling time.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Rhondda Heritage Park - A Welsh Coal Mining Experience

    And then it is back into the industrial valleys and a visit to Rhondda Heritage Park where we will take a tour underground in a coal mine, including traveling time. This is sometimes switched to a visit to Big Pit when the Heritage Park is not available

    2 hours

  • Castell Coch

    Our final stop takes us to the fairy tale castle, Castell Coch. A fine end to the day and usually arriving when closed so a wander around the outside of the castle and the overhanging woods. Admission included if we arrive before closing otherwise its a wander around the outside of the castle.

    30 minutes

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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Well Planned, Great Context, Wales Past and Present

Published on Jun, 2024

Andy was a wonderful guide. This trip was an immersion into the heritage of the region in Wales and included a variety of experiences that demonstrated past as well as present day Wales. The tour was very emotional at Aberfan and also gave us an insight into the centuries of coal production in Wales and the economic impact on the region when it was closed. We loved our time with Andy so much we are hoping to do another trip with him on another trip abroad.

Beautiful Wales on Cardiff's doorstep, the opportunity to visit a community and the desire to overcome adversity

Published on Apr, 2024

Great start, with easy to find centrally located pick up point, that allows for a great coffee. Our guide Andy was very pleasant and extremely knowledgeable on the area's history, environment and sense of community. The tour was very well paced with all the stops, we consider an absolute must, like the memorial to the Aberfan disaster, the winding beautiful access through and to the top of Brecon, the tasty and interesting Penderyn Distillery, the amazing 'Welsh Coal Mining Experience', stunning Castell Coch and lunch in a typical valley's high street. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting South Wales.

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