Blaentillery Turbine Substation

Blaentillery Turbine Substation is an electrical substation in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Blaentillery Turbine Substation is situated nearby to the peak Coity Mountain, as well as near Cefn Coch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coity Mountain and Big Pit National Coal Museum.

Coity Mountain

Peak

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coity Mountain is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain.

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Museum

Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust. Big Pit National Coal Museum is situated 1 mile east of Blaentillery Turbine Substation.

Big Pit Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales. Big Pit Halt railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Blaentillery Turbine Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaina and Cwmtillery.

Blaina

Town

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaina is a town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire.

Cwmtillery

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Cwmtillery is a ward of Abertillery. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it is part of the administrative area of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Cwmtillery is situated 1½ miles south of Blaentillery Turbine Substation.