Blaenavon, Pontypool, NP4 9LL

Blaenavon is a town in South Wales that is part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It hosts the Blaenavon Ironworks, the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, and the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre. The town is notable for its historic industrial sites and the volunteer‑run heritage railway that runs 3.5 miles between a halt platform opposite the Whistle Inn public house and the town of Blaenavon via a two‑platform station at the site of the former colliery furnace of the Big Pit National Coal Museum. The railway and surrounding heritage attractions form a key part of the town’s identity and appeal.