Driving The Welsh Valleys - Mountains, Sheep And Richard Burton

A Welsh road trip through the South Wales Valleys. A drive from the coast up the Ogmore Valley on the A4061 over the Bwlch and back along the A4017 through the Afan Valley.

A scenic drive through the rugged landscapes and former mining towns of South Wales with a few stops at the Nant y moel forest, the gap in the mountains which is known as the Bwlch and the village of Pontrhydyfen, the birthplace of Richard Burton.

You get some great views, even in the rain on this scenic route but watch out for all those sheep, especially at the top of the valley.

On the way we pass towns where our grandparents and relatives used to live who worked in the mines of the South Wales Valleys.

Originally, the valleys were quiet and rural until the coal mines arrived and the mining towns and communities boomed.

Pontrhydyfen in the Afan Valley is where Richard Burton was born on 10th November 1925 at number 2 Dan-y-Bont which is very close to the old aqueduct.


The Drive Through The South Wales Valleys #VisitWales

0:00 Drive Intro

0:53 The Map

3:01 The A4061 Ogmore Valley

5:44 Bwlch-Y-Clawdd Road

7:25 The Bwlch

9:30 The A4017

11:36 Pontrhydyfen

12:49 Richard Burton’s Birthplace


‘Driving The Welsh Valleys - The Ogmore Valley and Afan Valley’ - Filmed Aug 2020

#WelshValleys #SouthWales
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