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Ebbw Vale Works Museum

Ebbw Vale Works Museum is a museum in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. Around it, within 15 km, lie 27 more places, Abergavenny Castle (14 km) first on our list.

Where

In Ebbw Vale

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in Ebbw Vale

Inside Ebbw Vale

Ebbw Vale Works Museum is inside Ebbw Vale’s built-up area, with 4 more places 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

Seasons and weather

Warmest in Ebbw Vale are June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°184 mm

Feb6° / 0°153 mm

Mar8° / 1°122 mm

Apr11° / 3°103 mm

May14° / 6°101 mm

Jun17° / 9°98 mm

Jul19° / 10°108 mm

Aug18° / 10°123 mm

Sep16° / 8°122 mm

Oct12° / 6°184 mm

Nov9° / 3°193 mm

Dec6° / 1°215 mm

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

About

Ebbw Vale Works Museum

Museum in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Ebbw Vale
Official site: evwat.co.uk

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

The map

Ebbw Vale Works Museum on the map

Orange is Ebbw Vale Works Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Ebbw Vale Works Museum

Of the 7, Ebbw Vale is the largest, at 19,635 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Ebbw Vale

19,635 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Tredegar

14,534 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km east of it

Nantyglo

4,548 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Brynmawr

5,250 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Ebbw Vale Works Museum is	People	Places to visit
Ebbw Vale	It’s in town	19,635	7
Tredegar	1.7 km west of it	14,534	6
Nantyglo	1.8 km east of it	4,548	9
Brynmawr	2.3 km northeast of it	5,250	7
Blaina	2.3 km east of it	4,553	7
Cwm	3.5 km south of it	2,507	6
Abertysswg	5 km southwest of it	1,424	5

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Ebbw Vale Works Museum

Choose from 27 places within 15 km, such as 6 castles, a heritage railway and a fort.

CastleAbergavenny Castle14 km away 2

CastleMorlais Castle12 km away 3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayBrecon Mountain Railway12 km away 4

CastleCrickhowell Castle9.9 km away 5

CastleTretower Castle12 km away 6

Castle · CadwTretower Court12 km away 7

Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle14 km away 8

FortCrug Hywel12 km away

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

Asked about Ebbw Vale Works Museum

Where is Ebbw Vale Works Museum?

Ebbw Vale Works Museum is in Ebbw Vale, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ebbw Vale Works Museum?

Museum in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Ebbw Vale Works Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Ebbw Vale, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ebbw Vale Works Museum?

Within 15 km: Abergavenny Castle (14 km), Morlais Castle (12 km), Brecon Mountain Railway (12 km) and Crickhowell Castle (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 (7)

Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morlais Castle: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tretower Castle: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tretower Court: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crug Hywel: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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