Nelson
in Caerphilly County Borough of Wales, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.653 and -3.284 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 39' 11" and W -3° 17' 3"
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: 07:02 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:54 am and 6:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Nelson

Nelson in Caerphilly County Borough (Wales) with it's 12,857 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 136 mi (or 219 km) west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Nelson is now 07:02 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Nelson, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), South. 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 18 mi (or 29 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gelligaer, Ystrad Mynach, Maesycwmmer, Pengam and Bargoed. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 93%
Air Pressure 969 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 20 km/h (12 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 29th of March 2024

8°C (47 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

10°C (50 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

10°C (49 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel & Spa Bryn Meadows Golf

Address
3,5 mi
Maesycwmmer
CF82 7SN Caerphilly
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE CAERPHILLY

Address
5,9 mi
1 BEDDAU WAY
CF83 2AX CAERPHILLY
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil

Address
6,6 mi
Pentrebach
CF48 4BB Merthyr TYDFIL
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Caerphilly (Corbetts Lane)

Address
5,2 mi
CORBETTS LANE
CF83 3HX Caerphilly
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Caerphilly Crossways

Address
6,6 mi
CROSSWAYS BUSINESS PARK PONTYPANDY
CF83 3NL Caerphilly
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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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.

Llancaiach Fawr

Llancaiach Fawr is a Tudor manor house near the village of Nelson, located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery, in South Wales. It is now a council-owned museum of living history, where first person interpretation is used exclusively by the costumed interpreters in the house, who take on the role of the house servants.

Located at 51.6613, -3.2829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Houses in Caerphilly, Museums in Caerphilly county borough, Country houses in Wales, Historic house museums in Wales, Reportedly haunted locations in Wales, Living museums in the United Kingdom

A4054 road

The A4054 is an A Road connecting Llandaff, Cardiff with Cefn-Coed-y-Cymmer in Wales. Settlements served by the road include: Llandaff Llandaff North Whitchurch Coryton Tongwynlais Taff's Well Rhydyfelin Treforest Pontypridd Abercynon Quakers Yard Merthyr Vale Troedyrhiw Pentrebach Merthyr Tydfil Cefn-Coed-y-Cymmer

Located at 51.6501, -3.31289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roads in Wales, Transport in Cardiff, Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Transport in Merthyr Tydfil

Trelewis

Trelewis is a small village in the Taff Bargoed Valley of south-east Wales, currently located in the southern part of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area. It is a former mining village and together with nearby Bedlinog was until 1974 part of the Gelligaer Urban District Council area of the county of Glamorgan.

Located at 51.6676, -3.2967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Merthyr Tydfil

Llancaiach Colliery

Llancaiach Colliery was a coal mine in the South Wales Valleys, located just to the north of the village of Nelson and just to the south of Llancaiach Fawr Manor. It was opened by Thomas Powell in 1811, and from 1841 was served by the bespoke Llancaiach Branch line of the Taff Vale Railway. The mine closed in 1887.

Located at 51.659, -3.2834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal mines in Wales, Buildings and structures in Caerphilly county borough

Llanvabon

As described in 1849, Llanvabon or Llanfabon was a parish in South Wales. It comprised two hamlets, in the union of Merthyr-Tydvil, hundred of Caerphilly, county of Glamorgan, 9 miles (S. S. E. ) from Merthyr-Tydvil; containing 1449 inhabitants.

Located at 51.6416, -3.2813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former subdivisions of Wales

Llancaiach

Llancaich is a hamlet just north of the village of Nelson, Caerphilly.

Located at 51.65, -3.26667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Caerphilly county borough

Deep Navigation Colliery

Deep Navigation Colliery was a coal mine in South Wales, that operated from 1872 until 1991. Located next to the co-developed village of Treharris in the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, on development it was the deepest coalmine in South Wales Coalfield by some 200 yards . Producing the highest quality steam coal, it powered both the Cunard passenger steamers RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania in their successful attempts at the Blue Riband prize for the most rapid Atlantic Ocean passage.

Located at 51.6678, -3.30075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Merthyr Tydfil, Coal mines in Wales, Underground mines in Wales

Taff Merthyr

Taff Merthyr was a deep navigation colliery in South Wales.

Located at 51.682, -3.29781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal mines in Wales

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