Attraction · Abercarn · Gwent

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre

Look for Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre, an attraction, in Abercarn. Nearby, one more place to visit is within 5 km. Worth the trip, Caerphilly Castle is 9.9 km off.

Where

In Abercarn

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Attraction in Abercarn

Inside Abercarn

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre is inside Abercarn’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Abercarn

From June to September, Abercarn sees highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°167 mm

Feb7° / 1°120 mm

Mar10° / 3°102 mm

Apr13° / 4°88 mm

May16° / 7°91 mm

Jun19° / 10°88 mm

Jul20° / 12°87 mm

Aug20° / 12°110 mm

Sep18° / 10°105 mm

Oct14° / 7°160 mm

Nov10° / 4°160 mm

Dec7° / 2°174 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Abercarn, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Abercarn. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Abercarn’s full climate →

About

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre

Attraction.

In Abercarn, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Abercarn
Official site: cwmcarnforest.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre and what surrounds it

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Cwmbrân (47,075 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Abercarn

5,123 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 800 m south of it

Risca

15,194 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km northwest of it

Newbridge

7,582 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 3.3 km east of it

Cwmbrân

47,075 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre is	People	Places to visit
Abercarn	It’s in town	5,123	2
Risca	800 m south of it	15,194	8
Newbridge	3.1 km northwest of it	7,582	1
Cwmbrân	3.3 km east of it	47,075	19
Pontllanfraith	4 km west of it	9,363	3
Cwmfelinfach	4.2 km southwest of it	1,353	2
Machen	4.3 km south of it	1,985	5
Rogerstone	4.6 km southeast of it	7,546	17

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Our list has 34 more within 15 km, among them 6 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.

1CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle9.9 km away 2

Castle · CadwCastell Coch15 km away 3

Castle · CadwNewport Castle9.6 km away 4

CathedralNewport Cathedral9.9 km away 5

CastleRuperra Castle7.4 km away 6CastleCastleCastell Meredydd4.9 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustTredegar House10 km away 8

CastleCraig Ruperra Motte6.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre

Where is Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre?

Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre is in Abercarn, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Abercarn, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre?

Within 15 km: Caerphilly Castle (9.9 km), Castell Coch (15 km), Newport Castle (9.6 km) and Newport Cathedral (9.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tredegar House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craig Ruperra Motte: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.