Tonyrefail
in Rhondda Cynon Taf of Wales, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (12 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (13 mi)
- Swansea Airport (27 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (34 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (36 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (52 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (58 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (59 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.584 and -3.430 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 35' 2" and W -3° 25' 49"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:39 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:33 am and 4:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Tonyrefail
Tonyrefail in Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales) with it's 9,317 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 142 mi (or 229 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Tonyrefail is now 12:39 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Tonyrefail, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porth, Clydach Vale, Llantrisant, Ferndale and Maerdy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Llanerch Vineyard
Haveli Hotel
TRAVELODGE BRIDGEND PENCOED
Llantrisant
J35) Bridgend (M4
Videos from this area
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Gorge Walking Wales
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Smilog 07.04.12
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The Rock N Roll Club 29th March 2013.
Jam Nite At The Royal Oak... Kenfig Hill 21
Thursday Nite , just about everyone is there.
Ynyshir District & Workingmens Club (Baden) 2015
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The Start of My Journey
Hugh C Baker "A fitter with us caught his arm between a belt and a roller."
Cardiff Morris dance Upton Hanky at The Turberville in Llanharan, 23rd August 2011.
Cardiff Morris dance Upton Hanky in Llanharan on 23rd August 2011. Upton Hanky is the imaginatively named handkerchief dance from Upton upon Severn. It is danced with six people.
On The Edge
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Cardiff Morris dance Idbury Hill at The Turberville in Llanharan, 23rd August 2011.
Cardiff Morris dance Idbury Hill at The Turberville in Llanharan on 23rd August 2011. Idbury Hill is a stick dance in the Bucknell style and is performed with 6 dancers.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Porth
Porth is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth. The Welsh word "porth" means "gate" when translated into English, however, Porth is a predominantly English-speaking community. Neighbouring towns and villages include Trealaw, Trebanog, Trehafod and Ynyshir.
Rhondda
Rhondda, or the Rhondda Valley, is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (mawr large) and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (bach small). Both the singular term 'Rhondda Valley' and the plural 'Rhondda Valleys' are commonly used.
River Rhondda
The River Rhondda is a river in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales which has two major tributaries; the Rhondda Fawr (English: Large Rhondda) and the Rhondda Fach (English: Little Rhondda).
Dinas Rhondda railway station
Dinas Rhondda railway station is a railway station serving the Dinas, Penygraig and Trealaw districts of Tonypandy, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. The station has one platform with one small station shelter and is accessible by a small connector road. There is evidence of a previous platform, which originally served North bound trains to Treherbert, but this was left abandoned after rationalisation in 1982, which saw the removal of the North bound line.
Tonypandy railway station
Tonypandy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Tonypandy in south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line. The station cannot be directly accessed from Tonypandy, a scenic bridge over the river Rhondda must be used as the station adjoins a mountain. The original Pandy station was opened in 1841 by the Taff Vale Railway, and was situated opposite Walter Coffin’s Dinas Middle Colliery.
Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda
Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda (English: Cymer Rhondda Secondary School) is a Welsh-medium secondary school located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, situated near Porth. Ysgol Gyfun Cymer RhonddaMotto "Hanfod ymddygiad teilwng yw rhoi a derbyn parch. "Established 1988Type Secondary SchoolGender NoneHeadmaster Mrs Rhian EllisLocation Heol Graigwen,Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United KingdomColors Blue and yellow.
Mynydd y Glyn
Mynydd y Glyn is a mountain in South Wales, between the towns of Pontypridd and Tonyrefail. It has a height above sea level of 377 metres. It is the mountain which was used in The Englishman who went up a Hill and came down a Mountain in which Hugh Grant and Ian McNeice star as English cartographers. In the film the mountain is known as 'Ffynnon Garw'.
Penychen
Penychen was a possible minor kingdom of early mediaeval Wales and later a cantref of the Kingdom of Morgannwg. Penychen was one of three cantrefs that made up the kingdom of Glywysing, the other two being Gwynllwg and Gorfynydd. The cantrefi were created on the death of Glywys (c.480 AD), the first king of Glywysing, when the kingdom was divided between three of his sons, Pawl, Gwynllyw and Mechwyn. Pawl was the ruler of Penychen and on his death (c.540 AD) passed the cantref onto his nephew.
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