Exploring Blaenavon Ironworks
Industrial ruins and a slice of home life at Blaenavon Ironworks
It might not be the star attraction of Blaenavon, but this little stop off point is a quaint, charming distraction and well worth your time.
Stack Square Museum At Blaenavon Ironworks
Its cute cottages connect you to the past through little touches that will spark your imagination such as a babycot in a lived in rooms, Sunday lunch including crumpets and a charming old fashioned store.
Water Balance Tower
Before I forget, there’s a giant goddamn black stone obelisk that seems like it descended from the heavens. It’s actually a water balance tower that used to lift raw materials but it looks like nothing else I’ve seen in the UK – but maybe that was my low blood sugar talking. If that’s not enough you can climb this thing and face some fears.
If you prefer to stay on the ground there are several old stone furnaces that used to be the hottest destination in the 1800s. Again, it was an intriguing sneak peak into the lives of people long forgotten.
very unusual place!