Cwmbach
in Rhondda Cynon Taf of Wales, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (21 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (22 mi)
- Swansea Airport (29 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (37 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (37 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (55 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (58 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (67 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.706 and -3.409 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 42' 20" and W -3° 24' 33"
- 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: 07:13 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 8:18 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Touring Cwmbach
Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales) with it's 4,330 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 142 mi (or 228 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Cwmbach is now 07:13 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports nearby Cwmbach, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 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 22 mi (or 35 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Merthyr Tydfil, Ferndale, Maerdy, Porth and Clydach Vale. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Studios At Glenthorne
Castle
TRAVELODGE MERTHYR TYDFIL
Premier Inn Merthyr Tydfil
Aberdare
Tregenna
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Another trip through the Aberdare to Merthyr railway tunnel
This is my second run through the tunnel, this time sped up 10x and using the camera's "low light" mode which, although blurry when moving about, picks up a lot more detail. My first tunnel...
Eject Pilot Eject - King And Country - Live @ Elliot's Jubilee Bash, Aberdare
Eject Pilot Eject - King And Country - Live @ Elliot's Jubilee Bash, Aberdare http://www.ejectpiloteject.com http://www.facebook.com/EjectPilotEject.
Cwmaman Snow Descent
Cwmaman Snow Descent, Aberdare MTB Group 21/01/2012 (Difficult to stay upright)
Epistrophe melanosto hoverfly
filmed at the allotment.
ASP 6 BMX
Aberdare Skatepark's 6th BMX Jam. Featuring a competition, highest bunnyhop and best trick. Local band Add-Mission feature throughout.
2010 Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.4 Diesel
2010 Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.4 Diesel For Sale At Gerry Hill Car Sales Aberdare South Wales.
FOREIGN LEGION-RHONDDA HOTEL-JANIE JONES
Steven Jones Carp Fishing Blaen Nant April - July 2007
A selection of commons and mirrors between 1-7lb from two mountain ponds. C.
Deshaker (VirtualDub plugin) demo
Deshaker's a useful (and free) plugin for VirtualDub, here's a quick demo of what it does. I was impressed enough to want to make a demo vid of it!
Vampires (Original)
one of our tracks from the launch party. more on the way soon.
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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.
Fernhill railway station
Fernhill railway station is a railway station serving the village of Fernhill in the Cynon Valley, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
Cwmbach railway station
Cwmbach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales. The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was opened in 1988 with the line to Aberdare. During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length.
Aberdare Canal
The Aberdare Canal was a canal in Glamorganshire, Wales which ran from Aberdare to a junction with the Glamorganshire Canal at Abercynon. It opened in 1812, and served the iron and coal industries for nearly 65 years. The arrival of railways in the area did not immediately affect its traffic, but the failure of the iron industry in 1875 and increasing subsidence due to coal mining led to it becoming uneconomic.
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school near Cwmpennar near the town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The school was formally known as Mountain Ash Grammar School and is located near the former coal mine "Dyffryn Colliery". Mountain Ash Comprehensive School is one of the best and top performing schools in Wales due to its outstanding teaching and school facilities of which 78% of school pupils gaining 5 A* - C grades in GCSE examinations.
Cwmpennar
Cwmpennar (or Cwm Pennar) is a small village in Mountain Ash which is situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. It lies opposite an ex coal mining pit. Cwmpennar is part of the CDWA Cefnpennar District Welfare Association.
Aberaman railway station
Aberaman railway station was the name given to two railway stations on the Taff Vale Railway near Aberdare in the Welsh preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. The first station, opened by the Aberdare Railway, only lasted ten years and was closed under Taff Vale ownership. Then the name of the adjacent Treaman was changed to Aberaman.
Abercwmboi Halt railway station
Abercwmboi Halt railway station served the village of Abercwmboi in historic Glamorganshire, Wales. Opened as Duffryn Crossing Platform by the Taff Vale Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
Abernant railway station
Abernant railway station served the village of Abernant in Wales. Served by the Vale of Neath railway, the station lay at the other end of the 2497 yard Merthyr Tunnel from Merthyr Tydfil.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Cwmbach.