Abercarn
in Caerphilly County Borough of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cardiff International Airport (19 mi) - MOD St. Athan (21 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (25 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (26 mi)
- Swansea Airport (40 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (45 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (49 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (64 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (82 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 123 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.647 and -3.135 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 38' 50" and W -3° 8' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:29 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:05 am and 8:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Abercarn
Abercarn in Caerphilly County Borough (Wales) with it's 10,118 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 130 mi (or 208 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Abercarn is now 09:29 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Abercarn, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newbridge, Crosskeys, Crumlin, Blackwood and Pengam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Maes Manor Country House
Hotel & Spa Bryn Meadows Golf
BW PONTYPOOL METRO HOTEL
Pontypool
Caerphilly (Corbetts Lane)
Caerphilly Crossways
Videos from this area
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Cwm Carn Wales mountain biking mtb x country
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Abercarn Taxi Office Ice Bucket Challenge. C & H Cars. Chris Hall, Ken Reilly & Jason Dugmore
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Cwmcarn Twrch Trail - Part 3 - Mountain Biking 2013 GoPro Hero 3+
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Cwmcarn 2011
Rad.
Cwmcarn Twrch Trail Dragons Tongue through to Finish!
Dragons Tongue, Dragons Teeth, Angels Post to Finish!
South Wales Chamber 2015
South Wales Chamber 2015.
MTB Cwmcarn Twrch Trail Part 2: Odin, Archie's Lift and Castle Valley
The Twrch Trail at Cwmcarn: Linking Airstream to Odin, Archie's Lift and Castle Valley.
Cwmcarn - Twrch Trail Part 2 - GoPro Hero 3+ Mountain Biking 2013
First light test of the new GoPro Hero 3+ at Cwmcarn. Sun was close to sunset, so light wasn't too good, but the Hero 3+ managed just fine. Part 2 is Castle valley and Dragon's Tongue.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Crosskeys railway station
Crosskeys railway station is a halt station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in Wales. The station is situated near the former station site, behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. The access to the station is via a one-way system off High Street exiting via Carlton Terrace. Crosskeys is a two-platform station and there is no car park. The station provides good access to the town and the local college as well as being near local bus links.
Crumlin (Monmouthshire) railway station
The Crumlin railway stations historically served the town of Crumlin, South Wales. Both stations are now closed and no longer exist. Crumlin High Level was located to the western bank of the famous Crumlin Viaduct on the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. It was closed in June 1964. Crumlin Low Level was sited in the Ebbw Valley in the town centre.
Newbridge railway station, Caerphilly
Newbridge railway station is on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the towns of Newbridge and Blackwood in south east Wales. The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. Plans include an hourly service to Newport. The station is on the site of the former station and coal yard in the town centre opposite the Co-op food store and existing council car park.
Cwmcarn High School
Cwmcarn High School is a school in the village of Cwmcarn, in South East Wales. The school (for school years 7-11) also has a sixth form where pupils can return to continue their education in a familiar environment. There are 900+ students attending CHS, a considerable increase in numbers since 1998, when there were 450 students attending the school.
Wattsville
Wattsville is a small South Wales Valleys village in the Sirhowy valley, 8 miles north west of Newport, the county capital, in south-east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Crosskeys College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys (generally known as Crosskeys College) is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. However, since the demise of heavy industry in the area over the past decades, the college has now become the leading further education establishment in the area.
Crumlin Viaduct
The Crumlin Viaduct was a railway viaduct located above the village of Crumlin in South Wales, originally built to carry the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway (NA&HR) across the Ebbw River.
Abercarn railway station
Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire. Opened by the Monmouthshire Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was closed by the British Transport Commission.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Abercarn.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Aberearne, Abercarn
