Some of the redundant pits and blast furnaces have been retained for posterity as museums of industrial archaeology. This is also the case in the iron foundry town of Merthyr Tydfil, where the local Heritage Trust is trying to retain the relics of the industrial revolution.
This impressive Industrial Age castle was built for William Crawshay II, the local iron magnate. It is designed in memory of the medieval baronial past that existed in the region's past.
Gardens in front of the Cyfarthfa Castle.
Tower of Cyfarthfa Castle.
Address: Cyfarthfa Castle, Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE, Wales
Tips: Last admission half hour before closing.
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Unlike the main Welsh Eisteddfod, this festival does not travel from town to town by rather takes place in mid-Glamorgan every year. The one-week festival takes place in early August on an 18-acre festival site designed especially for it. Daily events include orchestral and choral concerts, theatrical performances, visual art exhibitions and children's activities. All the events focus on Wales, and many include a Welsh dialogue, which is translated for foreign guests.
Address: Royal National Eisteddfod, 40 Parc Ty Glas, Llanisien, Cardiff CF14 5DU, Wales
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Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil
