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Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.

Bannau BrycheiniogPhoto guo fengrui / Pexels

Places to explore near Merthyr Vale StationMerthyr Vale

19 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 BikePark Wales, a visitor attraction in Merthyr Tydfil, south east Wales.Highlight

BikePark Wales

Attraction near Merthyr Tydfil

Major mountain-bike park above Merthyr Tydfil with graded trails from blue to pro.

4.8 km NW

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.

5.4 km NE

Photo of Old Bridge, Pontypridd, a landmark in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.Highlight

Old Bridge, Pontypridd

Landmark near Pontypridd

William Edwards's elegant single-span stone bridge of 1756 over the River Taff.

9.1 km S

Photo of Rhondda Heritage Park, a visitor attraction near Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.Highlight

Rhondda Heritage Park

Attraction near Pontypridd

Former Lewis Merthyr colliery at Trehafod, now a museum with underground tours of the mining Rhondda.

9.2 km SW

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.

9.4 km NW

Photo of Lido Ponty, a lido near Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.Highlight

Lido Ponty

Lido near Pontypridd

The National Lido of Wales, a 1927 pool in Pontypridd's war memorial park, derelict for years and reopened in 2015.

9.5 km S

Photo of Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, a landmark near Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.Highlight

Ynysangharad War Memorial Park

Landmark near Pontypridd

Riverside park in Pontypridd, home to the restored National Lido of Wales.

9.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Taff Trail, a 55-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff Bay to Brecon, Wales.

Taff Trail

Long-distance path

Cardiff Bay to Brecon on old tramways and towpaths up the Taff — shared with bikes, with Castell Coch on the way out of town.

0.4 km W · spans 4 counties

Llancaiach Fawr Manor

House near Nelson

Tudor gentry manor near Nelson presented as a living-history house of the Civil War period.

4.7 km SE

Photo of St Tydfil's Church, Merthyr Tydfil, a church in Merthyr Tydfil, south east Wales.

St Tydfil's Church, Merthyr Tydfil

Church near Merthyr Tydfil

Parish church named for the martyr Tydfil, whose name gave the town its identity.

6.9 km NW

Cyfarthfa Park

Garden near Merthyr Tydfil

Historic parkland around Cyfarthfa Castle museum in Merthyr Tydfil, built for the ironmaster William Crawshay.

8.3 km NW

Photo of Capel Rhondda, Hopkinstown, a church in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.

Capel Rhondda, Hopkinstown

Church near Hopkinstown

Baptist chapel near Pontypridd where the hymn tune 'Cwm Rhondda' was first sung in 1907.

9 km S

Photo of The Llanover Arms, a pub near Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.

The Llanover Arms

Pub near Pontypridd

Traditional real-ale pub popular with locals on Llanover Street in Pontypridd.

9.1 km S

Pontypridd

Village

Valleys market town at the meeting of the Taff and Rhondda rivers, spanned by William Edwards's 18th-century bridge.

9.4 km S · Rhondda Cynon Taf

Everything else within 10 km (5) — 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.