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Things to Do in Pontypool, Wales: See Tripadvisor's 7,689 traveler reviews and photos of Pontypool tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have reviews of the best places to see in Pontypool. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Things to Do in Pontypool, Wales: See Tripadvisor's 7,689 traveller reviews and photos of Pontypool tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have reviews of the best places to see in Pontypool. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Pontypool is one of three towns in the Torfaen region, the other two being Cwmbran and Blaenavon. Visitors can enjoy the historical ‘Bracchis’ café on Broad Street, named ‘Mario’s Cafe’. This is a reminder of the wonderful chrome plated coffee shops set up by Italian immigrants in the 19th Century.
Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is in Monmouthshire and one of the earliest industrial towns in Wales.
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Pontypool – Pont-y-pŵl is a town in southeast Wales within the county borough of Torfaen. The Welsh name for the town, Pont-y-pŵl, stems from the word bridge ‘pont’ and pool ‘pwll’. It gets the word pool from a pool in the Afon Lwyd River which flows through the town.
Pontypool, town and urban area (from 2001 built-up area), Torfaen county borough, historic county of Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy), southwestern Wales. It is situated in the valley of the Afon Lwyd (“Grey River”) and is the administrative centre of Torfaen county borough.
