Big Pit (National Mining Museum of Wales)
The Big Pit National Coal Museum is a museum in Blaenavon in Wales, which is dedicated to the Welsh heritage of coal mining which took place at the town during…
Wales
Welsh castles, abbeys, standing stones, piers and pit villages, with the people and stories behind them, from Tintern's ruins to the drowned village of Capel…
Abercarn Railway Station, Wales
Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire. History The station was opened by the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal C…
Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Caldicot is a small town and community in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, located between Chepstow and Newport on the Gloucester to Newport Line served primaril…
Abergavenny (Y Fenni), Wales, UK
Introduction If the county of Gwent were a castle wall, then the Gateway would be Abergavenny. Which is a thriving market town between The Brecon Beacons and th…
Aberbran Railway Station, Wales
Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales. History Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway, it b…
Rhyl Pier, Denbighshire, North Wales
Rhyl’s Victoria Pier stood near this spot. It was built in 1867 – the first pier in North Wales – and became a great tourist asset to Rhyl. Steamers provided ex…