Refreshment Stops
Explore Blaenavon
The Heritage Site can offer a variety of eating experiences including fine dining, traditional welsh dishes and coffee and cake, all served in unique locations across the Site.
1 Day Itinerary
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Butterflies
Heritage Tea Rooms
Take a tour around the Blaenavon World Heritage Site. Venture 300ft underground, see the remains of the blast furnaces, walk through the industrial landscape and sample some of the locally produced ale. Stop 1 – Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Experience lunch in the Miners’ Canteen in the Pithead Baths, serving various refreshments including snacks, cakes and hot meals. Blaenavon, NP4 9RL www.museum.wales/bigpit Lion Hotel
Butterflies Restaurant, situated in the heart of Blaenavon, offers a vast selection of traditional foods and a la carte menus. Blaenavon, NP4 9PN butterfliesblaenavon.com
Little Crown
The perfect place to start your visit, the Centre features an interactive Victorian schoolroom, film and multi-media displays telling the story of the World Heritage Site. Visit the gift shop and café. Admission FREE. www.visitblaenavon.co.uk
Located in the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, have lunch or coffee and cake whilst enjoying the views over the Coity Mountain. Blaenavon, NP4 9AE www.visitblaeanvon.co.uk
Stop 2 – Blaenavon Ironworks Visit the Stack Square cottages and see how generations of workers lived and call into the recreated company truck shop. Don’t miss the cast houses coming to life through sound and light. cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/blaenavon-ironworks
Rifleman’s Arms
Stop 3 – Blaenavon Heritage Town The Lion Hotel offers a fantastic selection off fine dining dishes using the best ingredients that Wales has to offer. Blaenavon, NP4 9NH www.thelionhotelblaenavon.co.uk
Parkway Hotel & Spa
Specialising in traditional Welsh fare, game, grills and vegetarian dishes, there is definitely something for everyone in this unique pub.
This traditional pub, on the outskirts of Blaenavon Heritage Town serves traditional dishes with a very comfortable, welcoming atmosphere.
Take time to explore the town, the best preserved early iron town in Wales. Follow the town trail using the Blaenavon Digital Passport App and visit one of the cafes and receive a warm welcome. www.visitblaenavon.co.uk
Wainfein, NP4 6DR www.thelittlecrown.co.uk
Blaenavon, NP4 9QS tel: +44 (0)1495 792297
Stop 4 – Big Pit National Coal Museum
Cafe Cwtch - Greenmeadow Farm
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
Big Pit National Coal Mining Museum is one of the few mining museums where visitors can descend in the pit cage. Visit the places where generations of coal miners worked. Admission Free. www.museum.wales/bigpit Stop 5 – Rhymney Brewery Visitor Centre
Ideal refreshment stop for groups of all sizes. Freshest ingredients. Fine dining, buffet menus, etc,. Private rooms and entertainment can be arranged. Cwmbran, NP44 3UW www.parkwayhotelandspa.com
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Delicious, home cooked food using own produce wherever possible. Suitable for groups of all sizes.
Home cooked good, especially known for afternoon tea. Great for groups up to 20 - private room can be provided.
Cwmbran, NP44 5AJ
Cwmbran, NP44 1PD www.lgac.org.uk
www.greenmeadowcommunityfarm.org.uk
www.visitsouthernwales.org
Journey through the history of the Rhymney Brewery up until the modern day in the Visitor Centre and watch the brewing process of award winning ales. Sample beers in the Brewery’s own pub. www.rhymneybreweryltd.com
Blaenavon - Torfaen
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