Foel Pen-Y-Castell

Foel Pen-Y-Castell is a peak in , , . Foel Pen-Y-Castell is situated near the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: South Wales Miners’ Museum and Maesteg railway station.

Museum
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Wales Miners' Museum is a of the coal mining industry and its workforce in the South Wales Coalfield. It is located at Cynonville within the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in the , near the small village of Cymmer in .

Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of two railway stations that serves the town of in . The British Rail 1992 built station is located in the centre of the town, adjacent to the Asda Supermarket store and on former sidings 8+1⁄4 miles north of .

School
Photo: Randomperson2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an English language comprehensive school situated in the town of in the South Wales Valleys of south-eastern . The former and more commonly used name of the school is Maesteg Comprehensive School, or Ysgol Gyfun Maesteg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afan Forest Park and Maesteg.

Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a 48-square-mile forest park in . It is set in the Afan Valley in . It is well known for its mountain biking and hiking or hillwalking trails. It is situated seven miles from Junction 40 of the M4.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, . lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village 2 miles to the south of , in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. There are two parts to , the larger more recent village is simply known as while the smaller much older part which contains St Cynwyds church is locally known as "Top Llan".

Foel Pen-Y-Castell

Latitude
51.645° or 51° 38′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.6614° or 3° 39′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C3RJ8VQ+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3598745744
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Caerau and Cymmer.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Foel Fawr and Cymer Afan Primary School.

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