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

Lido Ponty© Robin Drayton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Ystrad Rhondda StationYstrad Rhondda

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

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

6.5 km SE

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.

9.8 km SE

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.

10 km SE

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.

10 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Penpych Waterfall, a waterfall near Pontneddfechan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south east Wales.

Penpych Waterfall

Waterfall near Pontneddfechan

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

7.4 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.

8.4 km SE

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.

9.4 km E · spans 4 counties

Pontypridd

Village

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

9.8 km SE · Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.

10 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (2) — 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.