Museum · Pontypool · Gwent

Torfaen Museum

Torfaen Museum is a local museum in Pontypool, Torfaen. It is protected as a National Monument of Wales. Look also at Newport Castle, 13 km away, first of 36 more within 15 km.

Photo: Torfaen Museum, Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Pontypool

inside the built-up area

Run by

Torfaen Museum Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Pontypool

Inside Pontypool

Torfaen Museum is inside Pontypool’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

National Monument of Wales

On the official list of protected heritage; Pontypool has 89 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month in Pontypool

In Pontypool the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°174 mm

Feb8° / 1°129 mm

Mar10° / 2°110 mm

Apr13° / 4°92 mm

May16° / 7°97 mm

Jun19° / 9°92 mm

Jul21° / 11°91 mm

Aug20° / 11°118 mm

Sep18° / 9°108 mm

Oct14° / 7°172 mm

Nov10° / 4°170 mm

Dec8° / 2°187 mm

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

About

Torfaen Museum

Running it is Torfaen Museum Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Pontypool’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Torfaen Museum Trust
Listed: National Monument of Wales
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Pontypool
Official site: torfaenmuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange shows Torfaen Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns around Torfaen Museum, by distance

Of the 3, Cwmbrân is the largest, at 47,075 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Pontypool

29,070 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2 km northwest of it

Abersychan

7,495 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km south of it

Cwmbrân

47,075 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Torfaen Museum is	People	Places to visit
Pontypool	It’s in town	29,070	5
Abersychan	2 km northwest of it	7,495	6
Cwmbrân	3.7 km south of it	47,075	19

Make a day of it

Next door to Torfaen Museum

Our list has 36 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

Castle · CadwNewport Castle13 km away 2

CathedralNewport Cathedral14 km away 3

CastleUsk Castle9.4 km away 4

Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum12 km away 5

CastleAbergavenny Castle13 km away 6

Abbey or prioryLlantarnam Abbey8.7 km away 7

CastleLlangibby Castle8.9 km away 8

Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Baths12 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Torfaen Museum?

Torfaen Museum is in Pontypool, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Torfaen Museum?

Local museum in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom.

Who runs Torfaen Museum?

Torfaen Museum Trust.

When is the best time to visit Torfaen Museum?

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

Is Torfaen Museum a listed building?

Yes: National Monument of Wales.

What else is there to see near Torfaen Museum?

Within 15 km: Newport Castle (13 km), Newport Cathedral (14 km), Usk Castle (9.4 km) and National Roman Legion Museum (12 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 (9)

Torfaen Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
Usk Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llantarnam Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Llangibby Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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