3 Best Places To Visit in Rhondda Cynon Taff

“The Royal Mint Limited museum offers a unique insight into Britain’s oldest manufacturing organization. Visitors to the attraction will enjoy a captivating guided tour with views of the production factory. Learn about the people and stories behind the coins you find in your pockets, strike your coin, and explore the history in the self-guided exhibition after your tour. The Royal Mint Limited has a variety of spaces for corporate events and a purpose-designed education suite ideal for primary school visits, providing a wealth of learning opportunities. Secondary school students will find it a perfect place to explore aspects of technology, art, history, and culture. Find the perfect gift to remember your visit in their well-stocked gift shop, and finish your day with an enticing range of refreshments, from morning coffee to afternoon tea, at their café.”

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“A Welsh Coal Mining visitors can explore the life of coal miners on a guided tour of a mine shaft. A Welsh Coal Mining Experience is a fascinating place for all ages. On this tour, led by those who have worked in the Rhondda Valleys' coal mines, visitors can follow in the footsteps of the miners who once worked at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery, right in the heart of the Rhondda Valley – the ‘Home of Coal’. The experience includes an exclusive underground tour that takes you through the newly built Trefor and Bertie Engine Rooms and into the original lamproom. A Welsh Coal Mining Experience offers a great day out for the whole family.”

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“Pontypridd Museum was opened in 1986 in the former Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel. The museum chronicles the area's transformation from a quiet village in the Valleys to a successful industrial city in the South Wales coalfield. Pontypridd Museum preserves objects, pictures, videos, works of art, and documents that tell the story of the city and their people. Visitors can learn everything about the town with a collection of over 16,000 items. The museum’s displays are related to the boundaries of the Pontypridd Town Council ward. Pontypridd Museum aims to promote, nurture, and share Pontypridd’s heritage, culture, and identity with both local communities and wider audiences.”

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