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After Aberfan, the trail passes through Troedyrhiw and Abercanaid, before reaching Merthyr Tydfil at the Rhydycar Leisure Centre. From this point, the town centre is around 200 yards (180 m) away over the Taff. It is very easy to get lost in Merthyr, and travellers may find it easier to ignore the Route 8 signs, and follow their road map instead.
The Merthyr Tydfil Museum and Heritage Groups, which has as its aim: "To advance the education of the public by the promotion, support and improvement of the Heritage of Merthyr Tydfil and its Museums." [31] Merthyr Tydfil's Central Library, which is in a prominent position in the centre of the town, is a Carnegie library.
Canolfan Soar is a Grade II-listed community facility in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that includes a theatre and other facilities. It was converted from the closed Grade II-listed, eighteenth-century, Zoar Chapel in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Merthyr Tydfil [a] (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) [b] is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about 23 miles (37 km) north of Cardiff .
Merthyr Tydfil – attractions include Cyfarthfa Castle, Cyfartha museum and art gallery, BikePark Wales (the biggest mountain biking resort in Wales), Rock UK Summit Centre, Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer, Brecon Mountain Railway, Redhouse Cymru, Joseph Parry's Cottage, Garwnant Visitor Centre on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, and multiple golf ...
Penydarren Park is a sports stadium in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that is the present home ground of Merthyr Town Historically used for varying sports, it has been the home to two professional football teams, Merthyr Town and Merthyr Tydfil F.C. The stadium is one of two in Merthyr Tydfil, along with The Wern, home of Merthyr RFC.
The Wern is a sports stadium in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is the home of rugby union club Merthyr RFC and was, for a short period in 2017, also home of rugby league club South Wales Ironmen. [1] The stadium is located on Cae'r Wern in the east of Merthyr Tydfil, around 10 minutes walk from the town centre.
A community centre, named the Johnny Owen Centre, was built on the Gurnos Estate in Merthyr shortly following his death in 1980. The building was demolished in 2018 after the owner, Merthyr Valley Homes, deemed it to be too costly to modernise. [104] In 2002, a statue of Owen was erected in his hometown Merthyr at a cost of £40,000.