Museum · Pontypridd · Mid Glamorgan

Pontypridd Museum

Pontypridd Museum is a local museum. Inside Pontypridd’s built-up area is where it stands. It is run by Pontypridd Town Council.

Photo: Pontypridd Museum, Duncan and Gareth Alderson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Pontypridd

inside the built-up area

Run by

Pontypridd Town Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Pontypridd

Inside Pontypridd

Pontypridd Museum is inside Pontypridd’s built-up area, with 3 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

The climate through the year

Warm weather in Pontypridd runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°191 mm

Feb8° / 2°145 mm

Mar10° / 3°120 mm

Apr13° / 5°99 mm

May17° / 7°95 mm

Jun19° / 10°100 mm

Jul21° / 12°105 mm

Aug20° / 12°128 mm

Sep18° / 10°128 mm

Oct14° / 7°183 mm

Nov10° / 4°182 mm

Dec8° / 2°209 mm

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

About

Pontypridd Museum

63 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Caerphilly Castle (8.8 km).

Type: Museum
Run by: Pontypridd Town Council
Town: in Pontypridd
Official site: pontypriddmuseum.cymru

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Pontypridd Museum and what surrounds it

The numbers show what else is near Pontypridd Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Pontypridd Museum

With 31,895 people, Pontypridd is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Pontypridd

31,895 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km north of it

Ynysybwl

4,580 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km west of it

Porth

13,352 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km north of it

Abercynon

6,376 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pontypridd Museum is	People	Places to visit
Pontypridd	It’s in town	31,895	12
Ynysybwl	2.2 km north of it	4,580	7
Porth	2.5 km west of it	13,352	5
Abercynon	3.3 km north of it	6,376	5
Church Village	3.5 km south of it	14,162	8
Abertridwr and Senghenydd	3.8 km east of it	5,639	8
Beddau	4.3 km south of it	7,356	6
Nantgarw	5 km southeast of it	815	8

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

1CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle8.8 km away 2

Castle · CadwCastell Coch9.7 km away 3

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral15 km away 4

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre14 km away · 610K visitors a year 5

MuseumRhondda Heritage Park3.5 km away 6

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle14 km away 7

CastleMorgraig Castle11 km away 8

CastleLlantrisant Castle7.5 km away

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

Pontypridd Museum: common questions

Where is Pontypridd Museum?

Pontypridd Museum is in Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Pontypridd Museum?

Local museum in Wales, United Kingdom.

Who runs Pontypridd Museum?

Pontypridd Town Council.

When is the best time to visit Pontypridd Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Pontypridd, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Pontypridd Museum?

Within 15 km: Caerphilly Castle (8.8 km), Castell Coch (9.7 km), Llandaff Cathedral (15 km) and St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (14 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 (8)

Pontypridd Museum: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rhondda Heritage Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morgraig Castle: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llantrisant Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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