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Delve into Risca
Risca in Caerphilly County Borough (Wales) with it's 20,443 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 128 mi (or 206 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Risca is now 11:52 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Risca, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 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 14 mi (or 23 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Crosskeys, Newbridge, Crumlin, Marshfield and Newport. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 83% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Parkway
St Mellons
ibis Cardiff Gate - International Business Park
Holiday Inn Express NEWPORT
Campanile Cardiff
Cardiff East
Cardiff North
Cwmbran
Videos from this area
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Pinkmove Video Tour of 32 Violet Walk
Pinkmove Video Tour of 32 Violet Walk, A semi detached 3 Bedroom home in the Afon Village area of Rogerstone. For full details please visit http://www.pinkmove.co.uk.
Luke on Mynydd Machen
This is Luke on top of Mynydd Machen halfway through a mountain bike ride on a gloriously sunny February day.
England v Wales (6-0)
A scintilating display of attacking football from the boys. Wales were simply no match for England's fluid passing, clinical finishing and movement off the ball. A scrappy first goal settled...
Cwmcarn Twrch Downhill Section
Al & Dom finishing the xc loop "Twrch" downhill section. Both of us are riding Commencal Meta 5.5 Camera is a MD80 Clone on a MUVI pro bike mount, hence the shaky video.
ufo near miss
two ufo's forced to change paths as this near miss over welsh mountains is filmed while i drive my mums sick cat to the cannal, stunned and possibly stoned. the truth is out there! maybe, not sure.
Cwmcarn - Downhill track
Filmed 7th July 2012 using GoPro HD helmetcam. Evil (Coyote DH3) follows slidehamma (Orange 5 160mm).
Twrch Trail (Last Section) PW mtb Cwmcarn Forest Drive
This is the lower part of the trail leading to the Forest centre car park. My excuse is the go pro video (mounted on bars) was taken about 3 hrs after being bashed by wet roots and rocks on...
MOBBOfflineMTB @ Y Mynydd Christmas run 22/12/13
A rip down the revised RED route for our last ride before Christmas. Lots of fun and a few improved times made for a good day up the mountain. Managed to get...
MOBBOfflineMTB @ Y Mynydd Cwmcarn black route full run 15 12 13
Chest cam filmed on Liquid Image Ego 727. Nice bit of Welsh weather complimented the ride awesomely lol. 8 of the MOBBOfflineMTB boys enjoy a quick jaunt down Cwmcarn Scenic Drives red/black...
MOBBOfflineMTB Freeride @ Cwmcarn 6th April 2014
Took our own route from the BBQ area down to the car park. Fell a good few times even snapping the camera mount so excuse the wobbly last section as it was c...
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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.
Risca and Pontymister railway station
Risca and Pontymister railway station (Welsh: Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr) is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in south-east Wales. It serves the village of Pontymister and the town of Risca. It is located roughly ½ mile south of the original Risca railway station. The station is located near Ty Isaf School and Mill Street. The site was originally railway sidings. The station has two platforms and a park and ride car park.
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.
Lower Machen
Lower Machen is a small hamlet of 19 houses on the A468 road at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. Machen itself lies further west in the county borough of Caerphilly, although both lie within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Lower Machen holds an annual festival of chamber music concerts in the 12th-century church of St. Michael and All Angels. Ruperra Castle is also located in Lower Machen.
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.
St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church
St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church is the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales, at St Mary Street in Risca, Newport, Wales. It was consecrated in 1992 by H. H. Pope Shenouda III in the town of Risca, South Wales, under the official name of St Mary’s and St Abu Saifain’s Coptic Orthodox Church as a parish of the Coptic Orthodox Church. NB: St Abu Saifain meaning "the Double-sworded" in Arabic is another name of Saint Mercurius.
Welsh Oak (pub)
The Welsh Oak is a pub located in Pontymister, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. This was the final meeting place of John Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William Jones, all members of the Chartist movement in South Wales in the 1830s prior to and during the Newport Rising of 1839. Each man headed up a column of men all supporting the movement of Chartism.
Pontymister
Pontymister is a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.
Risca Community Comprehensive School
Risca Community Comprehensive School is a community comprehensive school located in the town of Risca near Newport on the eastern side of the Caerphilly County Borough, South Wales. The school was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. There are approximately 500 pupils at the school aged from 11 to 16 with currently Mr. John Kendall as their headmaster.