Travel through time on THE TRAMROAD TRAILS: Bute Town (Rhymney) to Talybont on Usk

There is much to see and do on the route between Bute Town and Talybont-on Usk and of course you can do it the other way round starting at Talybont-on Usk.
The map below shows the whole route and we have created Viewranger links for you to follow the routes by walking or cycling:

Welcome to Rhymney

The first furnace in Rhymney opened in 1801. Its remains are close to the original Manager’s House (now the Rhymney House hotel) of the Union ironworks, a fascinating focus of family feuds and fortunes. Through the wealth of his father-in-law, Richard Crawshay, Benjamin Hall became its sole owner in 1810, much to the chagrin of Crawshay’s son, William. Big Ben in London is allegedly named after Hall’s son, also Benjamin, later Lord Llanover.

Rhymney’s fortunes are immortalised by the renowned local poet, Idris Davies, and there are intriguing remnants of its industrial past, such as St. David’s Church and some former Rhymney Brewery buildings.