Mining Wheel

Mining Wheel: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mining Wheel

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mining Wheel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.75010, -3.27833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mining Wheel

• Mynydd Bedwellte · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sirhowy Valley · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cefn Manmoel · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Cilfach-Yr-Encil · viewpoint · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~6 km · Must-see
• Taff Trail · trek · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rhymney Valley · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Carn-y-cefn · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Morlais Castle · fort · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cefn Yr Ystrad · viewpoint · Powys · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Llangynidr · viewpoint · Powys · ~11 km · Must-see
• Llancaiach-fawr · museum · Caerphilly County Borough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bethania Chapel · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cefn Cil-Sanws · viewpoint · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~13 km · Must-see
• St Illtyd's Church · church · North Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cynon Valley · viewpoint · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~14 km · Must-see
• Coity Mountain · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Abercynon Methodist Church · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Elvan's · church · Rhondda Cynon Taf · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mining Wheel

Other forts & heritage near Mining Wheel

• Morlais Castle · fort · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crickhowell Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tretower Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blaenllyfni Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Margaret Davies in St. Cadoc's Churchyard. · fort · North Somerset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Allt yr Esgair Hillfort · fort · Powys · ~23 km · Must-see
• Caerphilly Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Castell Arnallt · fort · North Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morgraig Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ruperra Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see

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