The small new county borough of Torfaen lies west of Monmouthshire in Wales. The countryside presents with wooded hillsides, heather moors and rolling farmland - a good location for bird watching.
In the town of edge of Blaenafon in Torfaen, there is an excellent tourist attraction called 'The Big Pit', which an actual coal mine turned into a museum and interactive exhibit for visitors. Find out about the life and work of a coal miner and how mining shaped this region.
Blaenavon Ironworks is another tourist attraction of historic interest in Blaenafon, Torfaen.
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal with its fourteen locks and canal boat rides which runs through the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park.
Holiday cottages and self-catering accommodation in Torfaen, south east Wales