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Photo of Caerphilly Castle, a ruined castle in Caerphilly, south east Wales.

Caerphilly Castle© DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Pontypridd StationPontypridd

27 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

0.2 km NE

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.

0.3 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.

0.7 km N

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.

3.5 km W

Photo of Caerphilly Castle, a ruined castle in Caerphilly, south east Wales.Iconic

Caerphilly Castle

Castle near Caerphilly

Vast moated fortress with a famous leaning tower.

8.7 km E

Photo of Caerphilly, a village in Caerphilly, south east Wales.Highlight

Caerphilly

Village

Rhymney Valley town at the foot of its great medieval castle, and the source of Caerphilly cheese.

8.8 km E · Caerphilly

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.

8.9 km SE · spans 9 counties

Photo: Caerphilly Mountain, a viewpoint in Caerphilly, south east Wales.Highlight

Caerphilly Mountain

Viewpoint near Caerphilly

Ridge between Cardiff and Caerphilly with panoramic views and open common land.

9.1 km SE

Photo of Castell Coch, a ruined castle near Caerphilly, Cardiff, south east Wales.Iconic

Castell Coch

Castle near Caerphilly

Victorian fairytale castle in the woods.

9.3 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Pontypridd

Village

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

0.3 km N · Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.

0.6 km NE · spans 4 counties

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.

0.7 km NE

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.

1.5 km NW

The Royal Mint Experience

Attraction near Pontypridd

Visitor attraction at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, following how the nation's coins are made.

5.9 km SW

Photo: Garth Hill, a 307m hill near St Fagans, Cardiff, south east Wales.

Garth Hill

Marilyn · County top near St Fagans

A hill whose burial mound inspired 'The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill'.

7 km SE

Llancaiach Fawr Manor

House near Nelson

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

8 km NE

Photo of The Black Cock Inn, a pub in Caerphilly, south east Wales.

The Black Cock Inn

Pub near Caerphilly

Rural inn on Caerphilly Mountain with views over the Rhymney Valley.

8.8 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (10) — 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.