Visiting Information

How to find us

The free car park is located on the right just after crossing the bridge, Pont Ap Hywel, behind the Museum, through the Sight Cymru car park.
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Rail

Pontypool and New Inn Station

Train services to Pontypool are limited with our closest station being Pontypool & New Inn. Services running between Newport and Abergavenny stop at the station roughly every 2 hours. The National Rail website is a good place to start planning your journey.

From the station, there is quite a walk to the Museum. You will need to walk up the entry road to the main road of New Inn. Turn right and follow the road to the small roundabout and from there, take the first exit, following the road down the hill. At the bottom you will find the large, ornate green gates of Pontypool Park. Now follow the path through the park, past Pontypool Active Living Centre and up to the opposite end where you will find a lane that leads behind the original Pontypool Park House and straight to Torfaen Museum.

Check out Transport for Wales website for more information and timetables.

Car

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From Newport and the east – Follow the A4042 past Cwmbran, following signs for Pontypool. Take the second exit from the KFC/MacDonalds roundabout, as directed. Follow the A472 into Pontypool, which will lead you to a series of three roundabouts. Take the second exit at the first roundabout, the third exit on the next roundabout and then the second exit on the third and final roundabout. This will take you onto Commercial Street, the main street of Pontypool. Follow this through the town until it drops down to another roundabout. Take the third exit, head over the bridge and turn right on the corner onto the cobbled pathway. Our car park is immediately on the right.

From Abergavenny and Usk – Head for the A4042, following signs for Pontypool. Go all the way around the large MacDonalds/KFC roundabout, taking the fourth exit onto the A472. This will lead you to a series of roundabouts. Take the second exit at the first roundabout, the third exit on the next roundabout and then the second exit on the third and final roundabout. This will take you onto Commercial Street, the main street of Pontypool. Follow this through the town until it drops down to another roundabout. Take the third exit, head over the bridge and turn right on the corner onto the cobbled pathway. Our car park is immediately on the right.