Nant-y-moel is a small former coal‑mining village in the county borough of Bridgend, set among the upland valleys of South Wales. It grew up around the 19th- and 20th-century mining industry, and you can still see terraces and other reminders of that industrial past alongside memorials and community stories that mark the valley’s heritage.
Today Nant-y-moel is largely residential, with many people commuting to nearby towns and cities while enjoying ready access to hill walks and valley views; the Glamorgan coast and the M4 corridor are also within easy reach. Local life centres on a village hall, pubs and sports clubs, and community events that reflect both Welsh cultural traditions and the close-knit social fabric of the South Wales valleys.
Postcode districts covering Nant-y-moel
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Swansea 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Newport 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Tonypandy 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Barry 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Bridgend 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Cwmbrân 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Neath 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Coity Higher 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Pontypool 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Ogmore Vale Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ogmore Valley Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Pontycymer Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Blaengarw Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Garw Valley Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cwm Clydach Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lewistown and Pant-yr-Awel Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pentre Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Treorchy Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ystrad Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Rhondda Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Nant-y-moel
CF32 7RL, CF32 7NU, CF32 7PU, CF32 7NG, CF32 7RE, CF32 7NX, CF32 7SG, CF32 7SE, CF32 7NR … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Bristol Airport 38.9 miles62.6 km
- Treorchy Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ton Pentre Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Nant-y-moel Ad
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Cae Court Hotel 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 9.9 miles16 km
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Heritage Park Pontypridd, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 9 miles14.5 km
Schools in Nant-y-moel
- Nantymoel Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 2 miles3.2 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.8 miles18.9 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 16.4 miles26.4 km