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Town in Wales
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The former home of the Crawshay family, historical ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks. This castellated house, constructed in the early 1800s now houses a small museum covering local history and containing a curious variety of antiques including several sarcophogi and a Sinclair C5. The grounds of the 'castle' are a popular attraction during drier weather, covering 158 acres of land, containing woodland, a miniature railway, children's park areas for sporting and a small lake.
This row of iron workers' cottages off Bethesda St A4102 was the humble birthplace of composer Joseph Parry (1841-1903). They're part of the castle estate.
The Brecon Mountain Railway runs from a station in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil into the Brecon Beacons national park. It runs along a restored private line past the Pontsticill reservoir to Dolygaer using restored steam locomotives.
Bike Park Wales is the UK’s first full-scale mountain bike park. It's in the heart of the South Wales valleys making mountain biking accessible to everyone from extreme to serene.
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Merthyr Tydfil station has a twice-hourly service to Cardiff Central station and a route to Cardiff Queen Street station.
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