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

Rhondda Heritage Park© Lachlan / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Ton Pentre StationTon Pentre

6 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Rhondda Heritage Park

Attraction near Pontypridd

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

7.9 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Penpych Waterfall

Waterfall near Pontneddfechan

One of the highest waterfalls in Wales, dropping around 21 metres at the head of the Rhondda Fawr.

6.1 km NW

Llyn Fawr

Llyn near Pontneddfechan

Bronze and Iron Age metalwork recovered from this Rhondda cwm lake gave its name to a period of prehistory.

9.8 km NW

Capel Rhondda, Hopkinstown

Church near Hopkinstown

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

9.8 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (2) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

WerfaCounty topaccess unclear6 km W
Mynydd y GlynMarilyn8.2 km SE

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.