Nantgarw
Built-up area in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.567, -3.271 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 11 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01443 (Pontypridd) |
Nantgarw is a small village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, sitting on the slopes above the River Taff a few miles north of Cardiff and close to Pontypridd. Its position in the Taff valley gives it a mix of steep, wooded scenery and former industrial land, and it serves today largely as a residential and commuter community for the nearby towns and city.
The village is best known historically for its early 19th‑century porcelain industry - the so‑called Nantgarw china - and for its ties to coal mining during the 19th and 20th centuries, both of which shaped the local economy and identity. Today there are reminders of that past alongside light industry, housing and pleasant riverside walks that link into the wider Taff Trail, making it a place of interest for those curious about South Wales’ industrial and craft heritage.
Postcode districts covering Nantgarw
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 6 miles
- Newport 13.2 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 20.7 miles
- Tonypandy 8.6 miles
- Barry 11 miles
- Bridgend 13.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 11.8 miles
- Cwmbrân 11.8 miles
- Neath 24.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 13.4 miles
- Coity Higher 12.6 miles
- Pontypool 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen Ward 1.2 miles
- Ton-teg Ward 1.3 miles
- Penyrheol Ward 1.6 miles
- Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Parish 1.6 miles
- Taff's Well Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Llantwit Fardre Parish 1.8 miles
- Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf Ward 2 miles
- St. Martins Ward 2 miles
- Caerphilly Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Efail Isaf Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rhydfelen Central Ward 2.3 miles
- Church Village Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Nantgarw
CF15 7QW, CF15 9JL, CF15 7QQ, CF37 5UR, CF37 5YF, CF15 7YJ, CF15 7SR, CF37 5YY, CF15 7UN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 12.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 27 miles
- Trefforest Estate Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Taffs Well Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Nantgarw Ad
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 1.3 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Parador44 7.2 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 7.1 miles
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 7.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Sardis Road Stadium 4.1 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 4.4 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 6 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.2 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 6.7 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 7.1 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 7.2 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 7.2 miles