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Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.

Bannau BrycheiniogPhoto guo fengrui / Pexels

Places to explore near Ebbw Vale Parkway StationEbbw Vale

13 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

National Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

5.1 km NE

Photo of Big Pit National Coal Museum, a visitor attraction near Blaenavon, Torfaen, south east Wales.Highlight

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Attraction near Blaenavon

Former colliery at Blaenavon in the World Heritage industrial landscape, with an underground tour led by ex-miners; free entry.

6.5 km E

Photo of Parc Cwm Darran, a country park near Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, south east Wales.Highlight

Parc Cwm Darran

Country park near Merthyr Tydfil

Reclaimed colliery valley near Deri, now a country park with a lake, trails and visitor centre.

7.1 km SW

Photo of Blaenavon Ironworks, a visitor attraction in Torfaen, south east Wales.Highlight

Blaenavon Ironworks

Attraction near Blaenavon

Preserved 18th-century ironworks with blast furnaces and workers' cottages, part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site.

7.7 km E

Photo of Blaenavon, a village in Torfaen, south east Wales.Highlight

Blaenavon

Village

Industrial-heritage town in a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, home to Big Pit and the Blaenavon Ironworks.

8 km E · Torfaen

Photo of Clydach Gorge, a gorge near Llangattock in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Clydach Gorge

Gorge near Llangattock

Steep wooded gorge cut by the River Clydach between Brynmawr and Abergavenny, with waterfalls, cascades and ancient beechwoods.

8.2 km NE

Photo of Keeper's Pond, a pool near Blaenavon in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Keeper's Pond

Pool near Blaenavon

Small upland pool on the shoulder of the Blorenge, a former ironworkers' reservoir now a popular walking start with mountain views.

8.7 km NE

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.Highlight

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

8.7 km N · spans 9 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Blaenafon Cheddar Company, a farm & farm shop near Blaenavon, Torfaen, south east Wales.

Blaenafon Cheddar Company

Farm & farm shop near Blaenavon

Blaenavon cheesemaker whose flagship cheddar is matured underground in the Big Pit mine.

7.9 km E

Photo of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, a 36-mile canal running from Brecon to Cwmbran, Wales.

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Canal

The mountain canal of the Bannau Brycheiniog, contouring high above the Usk from Brecon toward Pontypool.

10 km NE · Powys, Monmouthshire & Torfaen

Everything else within 10 km (3) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.