Grandmother’s Wood

Grandmother’s Wood is a parking area in Crosskeys, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. Grandmother’s Wood is situated nearby to the peak Medart, as well as near the cliff Cross Keys Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crosskeys railway station and Crosskeys College.

Crosskeys railway station

Railway station

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Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. Crosskeys railway station is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Grandmother’s Wood.

Crosskeys College

College

Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys, near Newport in Wales. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. Crosskeys College is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Grandmother’s Wood.

Twmbarlwm

Peak

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Twmbarlwm, also known as Twm Barlwm, Twyn Barlwm or locally known as "the Twmp", the Nipple or the Pimple because of the mound that lies at its summit, is a hill situated 2 km to the northeast of Risca in South Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmcarn and Risca.

Cwmcarn

Village

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Cwmcarn is a village situated in the Ebbw valley in south Wales, in the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It grew with 19th-century coal mining, but is now known for its extensive mature forestry and greenery, that attract thousands of visitors and mountain biking enthusiasts each year.

Risca

Town

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Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.