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.
Lots of places of interest for visitors:
- 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.