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Abertillery and District Museum:- Located in Market Street Abertillery, it is full of history and heritage of the Abertillery District. See the Bronze Age axe from the settlement at Llanerch Padarn high in the Cwmtillery valley. The Colliery "Pit Bell" which called the miner to work and then which rang out at St.Paul's church. Visit the authentic miner's kitchen, complete with Zinc bath, and much much more.
The opening times of the museum are as follows; Monday-Thursday 10am-1pm 2pm-4pm Friday 10am-1pm, and Saturday 10am-1pm. Their phone number is (01495) 211140.

Big Pit Mining Museum One of the UK's leading tourist attractions, Big Pit, is now part of the family of National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Big Pit is a real colliery. It was the place of work for hundreds of men, women and children for over 200 years - a daily struggle to extract that precious mineral that stoked the furnaces and lit the household fires of the world. · For a brief look at what's in store for you at Big Pit - the National Mining Museum of Wales, see our guide to the Big Pit tour. · To help you plan your visit, see the information on the facilities at the site, how to get here, and opening times.

The Pontypool & Blaenavon RailwayStarted in 1981, and is operated exclusively by volunteers who form the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway Company (1983) Ltd. and its support group the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway Society.
Its situated just off the B4248 between Blaenavon and Brynmawr. It was formed with the aim of preserving some of the line as a steam railway. Interested, then take a look at there web site it contains Diary of events, History of line and rolling stock, new, membership details and much more
Visit its website Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway

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