Tower Coaster
Tower Coaster is a roller coaster in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Tower Coaster is situated nearby to Tower Colliery, as well as near the village Rhigos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower Colliery and Llyn Fawr.
Tower Colliery
Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 340 feet northwest of Tower Coaster.
Llyn Fawr
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Fawr is a reservoir that occupies one of a series glacial cirques that form the northern escarpment of the South Wales Coalfield uplands, overlooking the heads of the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley, South Wales. Llyn Fawr is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Tower Coaster.
Rhigos Primary School
School
Photo: exrhigosboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhigos Primary School is situated 1 mile north of Tower Coaster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhigos and Cefn Rhigos.
Rhigos
Village
Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.
Cefn Rhigos
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district. Cefn Rhigos is situated 2 miles northwest of Tower Coaster.
Hirwaun
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. Hirwaun is situated 2 miles northeast of Tower Coaster.
Tower Coaster
- Type: Roller coaster
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.72664° or 51° 43′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.55496° or 3° 33′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3RPCGW+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1559206982OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coaster
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