Pontypool Park, Pontypool, Wales

Site is open to the public. Opening may be limited, please check Visitor Information for any restrictions.

This site has the following component area(s):

Pontypool Park, American Gardens

Brief description of site

Pontypool Park is an early-19th-century landscape park with modern additions for leisure and recreation. There is a well-preserved 19th-century shell hermitage, and unusual twin icehouses of the same period. The northern section of the park is occupied by a large mid-19th-century arboretum.

Brief history of site

The park was first laid out around 1703. The site went out of private use at the end of the 20th century, and is now a public open space.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	171	Grid Ref:	SO 285007
Latitude:	51.70047	Longitude:	-3.035998

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