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Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.

Bannau BrycheiniogPhoto guo fengrui / Pexels

Places to explore near Pentre-Bach StationPentrebach

15 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.

1.1 km W

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.

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.

5.6 km E

Photo of Brecon Mountain Railway, a visitor attraction in Merthyr Tydfil, south east Wales.Highlight

Brecon Mountain Railway

Attraction near Merthyr Tydfil

Narrow-gauge steam railway running from Pant into the Beacons alongside the Pontsticill and Taf Fechan reservoirs.

6 km N

Photo of Pontsticill Reservoir, a reservoir in Bannau Brycheiniog, Merthyr Tydfil, south east Wales.Highlight

Pontsticill Reservoir

Reservoir near Merthyr Tydfil

Reservoir on the southern edge of the Beacons with a circular cycle path and the Brecon Mountain Railway along its shore.

8.9 km N

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.

0.3 km W · spans 4 counties

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.

2.3 km NW

Cyfarthfa Park

Garden near Merthyr Tydfil

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

3.8 km NW

Llancaiach Fawr Manor

House near Nelson

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

9 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (6) — 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.