Pontypridd

Sitting at the confluence of the Taff and Rhondda rivers in South Wales, Pontypridd is a walkable town with a café-filled centre, historic churches, and mountain terrain on its doorstep. A short distance north of Cardiff, it serves as a practical base for the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Vale of Glamorgan coast, and the industrial heritage sites of the surrounding valleys, with a UNESCO World Heritage site in the wider region.

• Population31,206
• Nearest water from center0.1 km
• Nearest mountain from center1.5 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1