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Rhondda Heritage Park

Your guide, a former miner who worked in the coal mines of the Rhondda Valleys, will take you underground and back in time.
Follow in the footsteps of the miners who once worked at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery, right here in the heart of the Rhondda Valley – the ‘Home of Coal.’

Attraction Information

Get in touch

Location:
Coed Cae Road, Coed Cae Road, Trehafod, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF37 2NP
Telephone:
01443 682036
Email:
RHPreception@rctcbc.gov.uk
Website:
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Tourism/RhonddaHeritagePark/Home.aspx

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Facilities

  • Accessibility Facilities
  • Business Facilities
  • Cater For Groups
  • Children Welcome
  • Mobility Accessibility Facilities
  • Pets Accepted

Take a look around

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Your guide, a former miner who worked in the coal mines of the Rhondda Valleys, will take you underground and back in time.
Tours
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Aerial Shot of the Rhondda Heritage Park
Aerial Shot of the Rhondda Heritage Park
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Free digital and interactive displays bring history to life. Learn how our miners, colliery owners and communities lived while Rhondda coal powered th
Free Exhibition
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Free digital and interactive displays bring history to life. Learn how our miners, colliery owners and communities lived while Rhondda coal powered th
Free Exhibition
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With on-site Caffe Bracchi, Craft of Hearts craft shop and workshops and the Chocolate House workshops and sweet treats, it’s a great experience for e
On site Cafe
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Miners Lamp
Miners Lamp
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About Rhondda Heritage Park

Take a tour with guides, who are all retired miners. Nobody knows the coal industry better than them!

The exclusive Black Gold Experience Underground Guided Tour takes you through the recently developed Trefor & Bertie Engine Houses and into the original lamp room where you will collect your miner’s helmet for your journey underground. You can almost hear the banter between the miners at the start and the end of their shifts.

Ride the simulated DRAM! back to the surface – hold on tight!
Experience the DRAM!

Dram: The Cinematic Experience.
Jump on board as you take a virtual ride on the last dram of coal to the surface - and watch out for a few surprises along the way! Marvel at the historic Chimney Stack, which dominates our skyline, along with the original Pit-head Wheel and Winding Gear. Visit our Fan House and our two Engine Houses, both built in the late 1800s. Take the little ones along to the seasonal Energy Zone childrens’ play area.

And no tour would be complete without stopping off at the Caffe Bracchi Open - 9.00 am to 4.30 pm daily and the Welsh Gift Shop.

Location

51.61057, -3.38999

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