Places to see in ( Ebbw Vale - UK )
Places to see in ( Ebbw Vale - UK )
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly 33,000. It has direct access to the dualled A465 Heads of the Valleys trunk road and borders the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Y Domen Fawr is a Bronze Age burial cairn above the town and at Cefn Manmoel you can find a demarcation dyke possibly of neolithic or medieval origins. In relatively modern times the area was a quiet uplands spot in rural Monmouthshire. With only about 120 inhabitants at the end of the 18th century, Ebbw Vale and the whole area was transformed by the Industrial Revolution.
Ebbw Vale Iron Works, later to become the Ebbw Vale Steelworks, opened in 1778, followed by the opening of a number of coal mines around 1790. Rails for the Stockton and Darlington Railway were manufactured at Ebbw Vale in 1829. At its height (1930s — 40s) the steel works in Ebbw Vale was the largest in Europe, although attracting very little attention from German bombers during World War II. By the 1960s around 14,500 people were employed. The end of the century witnessed a massive collapse of the UK steel industry.
Ebbw Vale is recovering from a period of one of the highest unemployment rates in the United Kingdom, largely as a result of the decline of the mining and steel industries. There are several industrial estates with some significant manufacturing facilities. Yuasa/Ybel is a good example.
In 2003 work began on demolishing and redeveloping the steelworks site. By 2015 the site was completely changed with a new hospital, college campus, school and leisure centre. Ebbw Vale first hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1958. The Welsh language was dominant in the area until the last quarter of the 19th century and remnants of the language (Welsh hymns and pockets of Welsh being spoken in nearby Rhymney) persisted into the 1970s. The National Eisteddfod returned to Ebbw Vale in 2010.
The Ebbw Vale conurbation today runs in an almost unbroken housing street plan 3 miles or so from Beaufort in the North to Cwm in the South. There are significant areas of modern housing to the north and south of the town. Ebbw Vale sporting organisations have a long history. Rugby and cricket have flourished with the town’s Eugene Cross Park as their home. Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club can trace its roots back to the 1890’s. Nicknamed the “Steelmen” after the area’s former industrial base they have a successful record with many players achieving international honours.
With trains serving the town from the new Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station. An extension of the line to a new northern terminus, Ebbw Vale Town, was opened on 17 May 2015. In June 2015 a new incline elevator, the Ebbw Vale Cableway, was opened.
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Blaenau Gwent - Fun at Bedwellty House, Tredegar #ValleysAdventure
This former Ironmasters home is now a great place for a family adventure - explore the park, discover the largest block of coal in the world and enjoy a delicious tea! #FindYourEpic
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Your next adventure in 2016 : AdventureMap North Wales
The Adventure Map
Nine adventure companies working together to promote North Wales as the best place for outdoor adventure tourism in the UK.
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Beacon Climbing Centre, Dragon Raiders Activity Park, National White Water Centre, Oneplanet Adventure, Plas y Brenin, RibRide, Surf-Lines, Surf Snowdonia and Zip World.
Video Produced by: Laurence Crossman-Emms
Music by: Fire Comet via Audio Network Ltd
Production title: Adventure Map 2016 Online Advert
Thanks to the film makers:
Alan Pleass, Producer/Director
Jo Quinney, RibRide @QmPR
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Eich antur nesaf yn 2016 : Map Antur Gogledd Cymru
Cynhyrchwyd y fideo gan: Laurence Crossman-Emms
Cerddoriaeth gan Fire Comet drwy Audio Network Ltd
Teitl y cynhyrchiad: Hysbyseb Ar-lein Map Antur 2016
Diolch i wneuthurwyr y ffilm:
Alan Pleass, Cynhyrchydd/Cyfarwyddwr
Jo Quinney, RibRide @QmPR
BRECON BEACON
The Brecon Beacons National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog) is one of three national parks in Wales, and is centred on the Brecon Beacons range of hills in southern Wales. It includes the Black Mountain (Welsh: Y Mynydd Du) in the west, Fforest Fawr (Great Forest) and the Brecon Beacons in the centre and the Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon) in the east.
The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957, the third of the three Welsh parks after Snowdonia in 1951 and the Pembrokeshire Coast in 1952. It stretches from Llandeilo in the west to Hay-on-Wye in the northeast and Pontypool in the southeast, covering 519 square miles (1,340 km2) and encompassing four main regions – the Black Mountain in the west, reaching 802 metres (2631 feet) at Fan Brycheiniog, Fforest Fawrand the Brecon Beacons in the centre, including the highest summit in the park and in South Wales at Pen y Fan 886 metres (2,907 feet) and the confusingly named Black Mountains in the east, where the highest point is Waun Fach 811 metres (2,661 feet). The western half gained European and global status in 2005[1] as Fforest Fawr Geopark. This includes the Black Mountain, the historic extent of Fforest Fawr, and much of the Brecon Beacons and surrounding lowlands.
The entire national park achieved the status of being an International Dark Sky Reserve in February 2013.
Most of the national park is bare, grassy moorland grazed by Welsh mountain ponies and Welsh mountain sheep, with scattered forestry plantations, and pasture in the valleys. It is known for its remote reservoirs, waterfalls including the 90-foot (27 m) Henrhyd Waterfalland the falls at Ystradfellte, and its caves, such as Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. The Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre was opened in 1966 to help visitors understand and enjoy the area. Ravens, peregrine falcons, wheatears, ring ouzels, and the rare merlin breeds in the park. The red kite can also be spotted.
Due to the relative remoteness and harsh weather of some of its uplands, the park is used for military training. UK Special Forces, including the SAS and SBS hold demanding selection training exercises here, such as an exercise called the Fan dance. The infantry regiments of the British Army train at Sennybridge, where NCO selection also takes place.
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority is a special purpose local authority with wide-ranging responsibilities for the conservation and enhancement of the landscape and the promotion of its enjoyment by the public, and in particular exercises planning functions across the designated area of the park. The park extends across the southern part of Powys, the northwestern part of Monmouthshire and parts of eastern Carmarthenshire. It also includes the northernmost portions of several of the unitary authority areas which are centred on the coalfield communities to the south and including the county boroughs of Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent together with very small parts of Caerphilly and Torfaen.
Numerous town and community councils operate within these areas and include those for Brecon and Hay on Wye (town councils) and Cefn Coed; Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine; Llangattock; Llangors; Llanthony; Llywel; Pontsticill, Pontsarn and Vaynor; Talybont-on-Usk; Trallong; Trecastle and Ystradfellte (all community councils).
Outdoor activities in the park include walking, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding, as well as sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and fishing, rock climbing, hang-gliding, caravanning, camping and caving. A long-distance cycling route, the Taff Trail, passes over the Beacons on its way from Brecon to Cardiff, and in 2005 the first walk to span the entire length of the Brecon Beacons National Park was opened. The 100-mile (161 km) route, called the Beacons Way, runs from Abergavenny via Ysgyryd Fawr in the east and ends in the village of Llangadog in Carmarthenshire in the west.
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Aderyn Bach Cottage is situated in Blaina, 32 km from Cardiff. Weston-super-Mare is 48 km away. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Each unit comes with a shared bathroom with a shower. Towels are provided.
Latitude 51.7667149529059, Longitude -3.16414326529548, zip NP13 3BU, County United Kingdom, City Ebbw Vale, Address 30 Railway Terrace, Blaina, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent
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Wales' oldest cinema -scoffing popcorn since 1961
Featured in a bucket list of 101 things to do in Wales before you die and the film premiere location for Svengali, watch the story of Wales' oldest cinema, just one of the examples of unique experiences from our cottages in Wales. (qualitycottages.co.uk/mid-wales/cottages-mid-wales)
Our roving reporter met with Peter at the Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr on a magical snowy day. The enthusiasm shown by Peter for his childhood cinema which is also Wales' oldest cinema is infectious and heart warming in these days of mass cinema complexes.
We believe a trip to the market hall cinema would add a really unique flavour to any of our customers staying in our mid Wales holiday cottages. For adults it is like a slice of childhood: the sweet shop screams childhood reminiscence to those of us who have sadly lost our small local cinemas. For the whole family, a well choreographed programme of films makes it easy to choose a film whilst on holiday in Mid Wales.
For film buffs the story of the flight to save the Market Hall cinema is one of local tenacity and grit. Run by volunteers, it is an example of the power of community and something we at Quality Cottages support in our endeavour to show our customers the unique stories that make our country such a great place to visit.
Its local popularity saw it used for the premiere of Svengali with Shameless actor Jony Owen and Line of Duty actress Vicky McClure in March 2014. I wanted the premiere to be here, said Jony so I asked Universal, then -- when they agreed -- I had to tell them it would be in the Valleys.
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(Wales online ran the feature '101 things to do in Wales before you die)