The Best Attractions In Blaina

Blaina is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the unitary authority of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire. As of 2011, the town has a population of 4,808.
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The Best Attractions In Blaina

1. Blaina Heritage Centre Blaina
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. Blists Hill Victorian Town Ironbridge
5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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Blaina Videos

WALKING with ARTIST / walking art trails MID WALES performance at the top of the mountain

N-O-W on film now 2011
Powys Arts Month Xtra - award winning filmmaker
Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry
January 2008 -- February 2012 (4 years 2 months) Newbridge on Wye and on location in Mid Wales

Blue MacAskill and her husband artist and co-director of MOCA Cymru - the contemporary live arts organisation based in Mid Wales won a grant to make films in and around Newbridge on Wye on location, turning the village into Wales's mini-Hollywood for the month of October for Powys Arts Month. This project follows their hugely successful GLASU funded Live Art Performance WALKS in 2010 around Mid Wales, celebrating Art in the landscape. Called Walking With Artist: INTERACTIVE WALKING & MAKING - The walk fed live back to the website and gallery through Twitter. Walkers were encourage to update any images and works to Facebook, and my space on The Walks experimented with film documentation and live recording that recalled and re-developed for the end show on the 25th-27th June 2010. This is contemporary public art for the 21st century.
LOOK AT FILMS AND ALBUMS OF THE PROJECT AT OUR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:

for more info on projects, collaborations, live art and future exhibits.
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If you would like to do any of Blue and Alex's Innovative Art Workshops do not hesitate to get in touch:
Maybe be in one of the film for Powys Arts Month!
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Want to do more arts search Mids Wales Art Experience:

Powys Arts Month in Newbridge on Wye with Alex Allpress and Blue MacAskill

As featured on BBC radio wales:

31st August 2011
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Newbridge gets some NEW art.We will be featuring some fantastic writer's talks: 16th October award winning author Lorraine Jenkin giving her thoughts on writing, families and rural life and on the 23rd October Chris Kinsey will be talking about her new poems and other writings. This is a great chance to have a personal in depth experience at an intimate fascinating venue full of inspiring art, sculptural and ceramics.
WORKSHOPS / Family Fun days: Run by Artist Blue MacAskill
Sat 22nd Oct: Fun Day: Pirate Pictures make an adventure inspired by pirates of the Wye £3/4 Sun 23rd Oct: Stencil Fun Design your own flag and add it to our MOCA Cymru garden bunting/take it home £3/4 Mon 24th Oct: Family Fun Day : Mask making 2-4pm £4 Tues 25th Oct: Family Fun day : Family Walk, dogs pushchair friendly: games, crafts, art, 2-4pm. Wed 26th Oct: Map making / Adventure Comic Strips: let your imagination go wild. 2-4pm £3/4 27th Thurs Oct: Pop Art Portraits with collage paints and stencils 2-4pm ages 12-21 yrs £4 28th Friday Special: Graffiti Portraits inspired by the views around the village and favourite walks £4 30th Special Closing Day Walk Celebration: 2-3pm Round the village, games, crafts and fun £2/3 donation Blue MacAskill was awarded a Powys Arts Month Xtra award to produce films by and inspired from the community of Newbridge on Wye: In september the school had creative writing workshops and then filmed their ideas on location in the village: please come and support our project and see the films while you are at the studio

Specialties
In 2010 National Library of Wales for the exhibition Other rooms, Other voices Blue has been working with the photography collection, especially the wonderful magic lantern slides she hopes to exhibit with the group work in late 2008, with film, print and maybe a publication. Until recently access to the library and building was limited, and restricted to academics.

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Aderyn Bach Cottage, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom - The Right Price

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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

The Best Attractions In Blaina