Website showcases ‘land of discovery’
THEY are the valleys that helped shape and change the world – and today, they offer not only some of the finest scenery and heritage in Wales and the UK, but also a wide range of outdoor activities such as mountain biking, kayaking and trail walking.
Brought together under the Valleys Regional Park, the natural and cultural heritage of the South Wales Valleys are being promoted as a region linked by 10 sites currently named as Discovery Gateways.
Now, in a new Valleys Regional Park website residents and visitors will be able to find out more on what they can see and do across the Valleys.
Phil Lewis, who is leading Valleys Regional Park, said: “Using a whole valleys approach, the Valleys Regional Park is here to promote and celebrate the restoring of our valleys landscape, making sure we bring together the health of the land, people and the economy in everything that we do. This new website will help us to do that.”
The Discovery Gateway sites include the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre, Bryngarw Country Park and Caerphilly Castle as well as Cwmcarn Forest Drive, Cyfarthfa Park and Dare Valley Country Park. In total 10 places are featured, with the other sites being Parc Bryn Bach in Blaenau Gwent, Parc Penallta in Caerphilly, Parc Slip in Bridgend, and Ynysangharad War Memorial Park in Pontypridd.
The website includes a map with information provided on the Discovery Gateway sites which then link through to the relevant site’s main website.