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No trip to Wales would be complete without absorbing
a feel for its industrial past and Blaenavon is the place to
do it.
Attractions.
The perfect destination for a day out. The main attractions
such as Big Pit National Coal Museum p55, Blaenavon
Ironworks, the World Heritage Centre p53 and Blaenavon
Heritage Railway p55 are all just a few minutes drive or
walk from each other.
Big Pit National Coal Museum offers the chance to go
underground in the pit cage, down into a former
coalmine where children as young as five and ponies
worked, often in the pitch black. There is also an
interactive exhibition above ground, housed in the
original colliery buildings.
Blaenavon World
Heritage Site
everything you need to know...
Blaenavon World Heritage Site
50 attractions
