Blaenavon Ironworks 2025
Substantial remains of five early blast furnaces and associated workers' housing, dating from the late 18th century onwards. Charging took place at the ‘furnace top’ with coal, iron ore and limestone, before casting the molten metal in the yard below.
Contacts
Operator: CADW
Address: North Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RN
- Telephone: 03000 252 239
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Daily Apr-Oct 1000-1700. Nov-Mar Fri-Sun closes 1600. (Closed 24-26 Dec, 1 Jan 2026.) Visit website for more details and advance booking.
Travel
- By Bus: X24
- By Rail: Pontypool and New Inn / 8 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
However, the ironworks is only one part of the story. The surrounding landscape is also revolutionary in its form and function. From mines to train lines, you can still trace the routes in and routes out, from raw material to finished product.
The site is free to all and along with the refurbished cottages and recreated company truck shop, new cutting-edge audio post technology helps bring the story of Blaenavon Ironworks to life like never before. Over two hundred years ago, a different form of cutting-edge technology enabled the power of steam to be harnessed, making Blaenavon possible and taking Wales’s industrial might to a new height.
