The Best Attractions In Aberbeeg

The small village of Aberbeeg lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanhilleth. The two main tributaries of the Ebbw River, the Ebbw Fawr and Ebbw Fach converge at Aberbeeg.Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells, where the former colliery allowed the whole community to thrive as part of the South Wales coalfield community. Today, one of the most prominent sights in Aberbeeg area is the grade II* listed St. Illtyd's parish church, which is thought to have been built in the late 5th century, and underwent extensive renovation over the last 200 y...
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The Best Attractions In Aberbeeg

1. The Eden Centre Aberbeeg
2. Rhossili Bay Rhossili
Rhossili is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Swansea. It is within an area designated as the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and is part of the Gower parliamentary constituency, and the Gower electoral ward.
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3. Avebury Stone Circle Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the Third Millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape con...
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4. Sudeley Castle Winchcombe
Sudeley Castle is located in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The present structure was built in the 15th century and may have been on the site of a 12th-century castle. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr , the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, and contains her marble tomb. Unusually for a castle chapel, St Mary's of Sudeley is part of the local parish of the Church of England. Sudeley is also one of the few castles left in England that is still a residence. As a result, the castle is only open to visitors on specific dates, and private family quarters are closed to the public. It is a Grade I listed building, and recognised as an internat...
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5. Cheddar Gorge Cheddar
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era have been found. The caves, produced by the activity of an underground river, contain stalactites and stalagmites. The gorge is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Cheddar Complex.Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a tourist destination. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, following its appearance on the 2005 television programme Seven Natural Wonders, Cheddar Gorge was named as the second greatest natural wonder in Brit...
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6. Big Pit: National Coal Museum Blaenavon
Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, South Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 under the auspices of the National Museum of Wales. The site is dedicated to operational preservation of the Welsh heritage of coal mining, which took place during the Industrial revolution. Located adjacent to the preserved Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Big Pit is part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, a World Heritage Site, and an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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7. West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in spring 1973. The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals, among other attractions such as a small theme park. The park contains the largest groups of white lions, cheetahs, hippopotami, and meerkats in the UK, as well as the largest lemur walk-through exhibit. It was also the first park in the UK to have the African big five game animals.The park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria . The dhole and cheetah enclosures in the drive-through safari are part of a larger heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest which the park is restoring.
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Aberbeeg Videos

Drone views Over Parc Cwm Darran

Here we are again with another fab location for glorious walks in the ion air and beautiful Welsh Countryside. Parc Cam Darran. South Wales.

How to get there.

Whats there?

1. Visitor Centre
2. Toilets
3. Information Points
4. Toilets
5. Cafe
6. Lakes
7. Wheelchair Access
8. Dog Friendly
9. Car Parking (£1 for two hours)
10. Generous paved paths
11. Wildlife, Ducks, Geese & Fish as well as LOADS of birds of prey
12. Fishing
13. Little footbridges
14. Children’s Adventure Course
15. Swings & Slides
16. Camping facilities

Music by Andrew Applepie
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Dartmouth Steam Railway - Kingswear to Paignton

7th July 2017. Hercules up front !!

The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a 6.7-mile (10.8 km) heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between Paignton and Kingswear in Devon, England. Much of the railway's business is summer tourists from the resorts of Torbay who are transported to Kingswear from where the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry takes them across the River Dart to Dartmouth.
The line is owned and operated by Dart Valley Railway plc. This also owns Dart Pleasure Craft Limited which operates the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry as well as river and coastal cruises.[1][2] The railway and connecting boat and bus services are jointly promoted as the Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company.
It is unusual amongst heritage railways in that it is a commercial operation so does not rely on volunteer labour or charitable donations, although a few volunteers help at Churston railway station.

HERCULES... GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T

Built in 1920 at Swindon Works, Works No. 2857. She spent most of her working life in South Wales on freight trains and was withdrawn in 1964 from Aberbeeg Shed (BR shed code 86H). It was moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Glamorgan shortly after withdrawal and remained there for 20 years until 1986 when it was privately purchased. In 2008 it was sold to the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway following the completion of an overhaul. (Boiler ticket expires in 2018)

Mountain Biking Wales: Cwmcarn Part 2

Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3+

I made this slightly longer film with minimal editing where I went mountain biking in Cwmcarn Forest Drive. I did it two weeks ago and went back for more - hence Part 2.

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This was filmed in Wales - which is a totally fab place to go visit. For mountain biking in this area check out

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Taffy Tug Railtour 25-08-2013

This is a few shots i got on class 60 (60017 and 60063) on the Taffy Tug Railtour on 25th August 2013. We see the tour at a few locations on the tour. First we see it as 1Z58 going pass us at Hillfield tunnels crossing over the gear junction eading up to Park Junction. We move up the Ebbw Vale line then to Risca south Junction near Rogerstone station. we move quickly to Cearphilly Road bridge wgere we see the tour going up the Machen Branch crossing the Ebbw River bridge and passing bassleg station. Moving up line for the return down the branch running as 1Z59 at Rhiwderin crossing where we see the old station building now a house by the line. The final shot is taken form Duffryn road bridge where see the tour on the mainline heading to Cardiff.
Thanks for watching and thanks to Hyperen and JBTEvans

North York Moors and Scarborough explorer Pathfinder railtour

A movie containing picture and video of the North York Moors and Scarborough explorer Pathfinder Railtour on 8th June 2013.
enjoy!

CLASS 57 - 57316 APPROACHING CWMBRAN WITH A STATESMAN RAILTOUR TRAIN

West Coast Railways' 57316 (still wearing her Arriva Trains Wales Colours) heads a Statesman Rail charter train into Cwmbran, heading for Ravenglass, Cumbria.

The Best Attractions In Aberbeeg