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Cwmavon in the region of Wales is a town in United Kingdom - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Cwmavon is now 05:22 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Swansea, Ponthir, London, and Gilwern. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wolverhampton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cwmavon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
my bikes in the past
my first vid of the motorbikes i have owned throughout my life include lamberreta 175, ke 175, beta 125 ,rm 250,maico 490, unknown maico, rm 500, maico 440, kx 500. enjoy :) ..
STEAMIN' AROUND - 1987 - BLAENAVON STEAM
Another blast from the past. a very brief visit to Big Pit and the Blaenavon Railway 21 years ago. This amateur video was made at the time using an 8mm camera. A typically gloomy day in South Wales. W ..
Ogof Craig A Ffynnon
A Dudley Caving Club trip on Saturday 20th November 2010 to the Hall of the Mountain Kings. ..
White Christmas in Wales
I wasn't going to make a video until after Christmas, but it was snowing on Christmas Eve so here is a seasonal one! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Forge Side
Forge Side (Welsh: Ger yr Efail) is a small village of tightly packed rows of iron workers' cottages on the hillside to the west of Blaenavon in the north of Torfaen county borough, South Wales. Some of the rows retain the original naming system of 'C Row', 'D Row' 'E Row' etc. The Welsh name (a direct translation of the English) is fairly modern. Forgeside has a rugby team which play in the Welsh league division 6 East.
Located at 51.77 -3.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Blaenavon Hospital
Blaenavon Hospital, located in Blaenavon, is a small community hospital of 9 beds which provides intermediate care for both female and male patients from a local population of approximately 6,500 individuals. There is a Minor Injuries Unit and numerous community clinics are held on the upper floor of the building.
Located at 51.78 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Coity Mountain
Coity Mountain is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between Blaenavon and Abertillery. The highest points of both Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent unitary authorities are at the summit of Coity Mountain. The summit is also known as Twyn Ffynhonnau Goerion. Some 2km to the southeast lies a major subsidiary top of the hill, Mynydd Varteg Fawr (549m) at the southeastern end of whose broad ridge is a trig point at 544m.
Located at 51.76 -3.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Varteg
Varteg (Welsh: Farteg or Y Farteg) is a village in the county borough of Torfaen in Wales.
Located at 51.75 -3.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ogof Draenen
Ogof Draenen (Welsh for Hawthorn Cave) is, at 66 km (official figure; the true length of passage is still being revised upward, with a rough modern approximation at it being 70 km), the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Easegill System, Lost Johns and Notts 2 system in North Yorkshire. The cave was known only as a small entrance on a steep hillside until several years of digging broke through into major passage development in October 1994.
Located at 51.80 -3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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