Blaenavon

United_Kingdom

Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Blaenavon from the grounds of the Big Pit museum

  • The Big Pit, +44 1495 790311. Dec-Jan: 10AM–4:30PM, Feb-Nov: 9:30AM–5PM. The National Museum of Wales has turned this former coal mine into a look back at what mining life was like in days gone by. The highlight of the trip is an underground tour of the mine itself, led by a retired Welsh miner. Free.
  • Blaenavon Ironworks, NP4 9RN, +44 1495 792615. Free.

The Big Pit, +44 1495 790311. Dec-Jan: 10AM–4:30PM, Feb-Nov: 9:30AM–5PM. The National Museum of Wales has turned this former coal mine into a look back at what mining life was like in days gone by. The highlight of the trip is an underground tour of the mine itself, led by a retired Welsh miner. Free.

Blaenavon Ironworks, NP4 9RN, +44 1495 792615. Free.

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Broad Street, NP4 9ND.

Blaenafon Cheddar Company, 80 Broad St, +44 1495 793123.

  • Butterflies, 31 Old Queen St,, +44 1495 791 044.

Butterflies, 31 Old Queen St,, +44 1495 791 044.