Photo of Blaenavon, a village in Torfaen, south east Wales.

© Steinsky / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Blaenavon

Local highlight

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Blaenavon’s industrial landscape became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, one of the most complete surviving pictures of how iron and coal drove the Industrial Revolution. Big Pit, a working colliery until 1980, now takes visitors underground for free, and the ruined Blaenavon Ironworks stand a short way off. Abergavenny, about 7km northeast, is the nearest railway station.

More places to visit near Blaenavon

Photo of Blaenavon Ironworks, a visitor attraction in Torfaen, south east Wales.

Blaenavon Ironworks

Attraction near Blaenavon

Preserved 18th-century ironworks with blast furnaces and workers' cottages, part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site.

0.5 km NW

Photo of Big Pit National Coal Museum, a visitor attraction near Blaenavon, Torfaen, south east Wales.

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Attraction near Blaenavon

Former colliery at Blaenavon in the World Heritage industrial landscape, with an underground tour led by ex-miners; free entry.

1.5 km W

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.

Bannau Brycheiniog

National Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

1.7 km N

Photo of Keeper's Pond, a pool near Blaenavon in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Keeper's Pond

Pool near Blaenavon

Small upland pool on the shoulder of the Blorenge, a former ironworkers' reservoir now a popular walking start with mountain views.

1.9 km N

Photo: The Punchbowl, a viewpoint near Abergavenny in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

The Punchbowl

Viewpoint near Abergavenny

Glacial hollow on the eastern flank of the Blorenge holding a small lake ringed by old beech pollards; a Woodland Trust site.

3.9 km NE

Photo of Clydach Gorge, a gorge near Llangattock in Bannau Brycheiniog, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Clydach Gorge

Gorge near Llangattock

Steep wooded gorge cut by the River Clydach between Brynmawr and Abergavenny, with waterfalls, cascades and ancient beechwoods.

5.1 km NW