10 Worst Towns to Live in Wales
What are the worst towns to live in Wales? We don’t want to make it boring. Otherwise, we would have listed all the towns in Wales in the order of how they are considered good. Even if we could do that, some people may view such a listing as conjectural. Towns considered good by a reviewer may be seen as bad by another. But then, for the sake of this production, let’s assume that all the towns in Wales are good. But they can’t all be equally good. If some had higher degrees of goodness, yes, they are better. And if some towns are better than others, the logic follows that some are worse. On that positive note, let’s discuss the 10 worst towns to live in Wales.
10. Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale, the town at the head of the valley which is formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River is the largest town in Blaenau Gwent county borough. Its direct access to the A465 Heads of the Valleys trunk road doesn’t make it a good place to live in Wales. The town bordering the Brecon Beacons National Park Ebbw Vale isn’t economically viable with the second-lowest mean salary in Britain. In fact, for the people to survive, 5 food banks are operating in the community. This has also affected the town educationally. This is indicated by its having the worst GCSE results in Wales. Meanwhile, Ebbw Vale is the town with the cheapest home price in England and Wales as no one would be willing to buy a home in a place very bad to live in.
9. Pontypool
As we think about Pontypool, we’re filled with the emotion of love for the residents of the people. No, this doesn’t mean we love to live among them or envy their situation. We only salute their resilience that makes them remain in a town without no places to visit, no nightlife, no restaurants and bars, and with zero social life. This administrative center of the county borough of Torfaen has nothing like a sense of community. Ironically, there’s no privacy in this town as almost everyone will notice your presence or absence. Your financial status is in public knowledge. Care needs to be taken in such a town to select a date if you don’t want to have an incestuous amorous affair.
8. Llangefni
The case of Llangefni, the county town of Anglesey, whose name in Welsh means meaning “church on the River Cefni,” is pathetic. The town which is home to the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council and the second largest settlement in that county has too many bad reviews. But to stay on a kinder side, we would side with those who consider it one of the worst Welsh towns to live because of the number of old people in the town. The town is actually gradually taking up the appearance of old peoples’ homes as it has a higher percentage of older people. That should tell you that the town is boring and is economically disadvantaged. The town’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average.
7. Port Talbot
What image does the name of the town, Port Talbot evoke? If you choose to turn a blind eye to the negatives, you are likely to see a town and community of the home of one of the biggest steelworks in the world. That is cute. But that economic opportunity which covers a large area of land, dominating the southeast of the town does not come without a cost for the town. The environmental pollution this has caused for the town some 13 kilometers from Swansea has made it one of the worst places to live. The town is filled with the stench from this and other dirt dominating the place.
6. Llantwit Major
Our attention is now on Llantwit Major, a community on the Bristol Channel coast. This is one of 4 towns in the Vale of Glamorgan. The community located about 7.2 kilometers from Cowbridge, 14 kilometers from Bridgend, 16 kilometers from Barry, and 24 kilometers from Cardiff has not allowed these nice locations to rub off on it. It is one of the 10 worst places in Wales on this list for anyone who cares about safety. The crime rate there is rather on the high side and this is obviously inimical a good living. We would recommend living in any other place in Wales before mentioning Llantwit Major.
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12 Most Hated Places to Live in Wales
What are the most hated places in Wales? There are surely two sides to every coin. When you see the passion with which some people admire and love their homes in Wales and name nice seaside towns, dockyards, communities, villages, and hamlets in Wales, you will be left to wonder if there can ever be anywhere hated in Wales. Yet, there are places in Wales that are also passionately derided, mocked, and treated with utmost disdain. While doing our due diligence, we discover that some hated towns in Wales are not hated absolutely, not by all. In this video, we have compiled the list of the 12 most hated places to live in Wales. Please note that many of them are also among the worst towns in Wales.
12. Cwmbran
We’re kick-starting this in Cwmbran, a town in the county borough of Torfaen. A lot of terrible things have been said about the residents and the by fellow residents and outsiders. However, the main reason we are mentioning this town is the safety concern. While it might not top in the overall crime rates, you have to look more closely to find up to three towns of its status with a higher crime rate in Wales. Thus, this town is hated, not for environmental factors, but for human factors, occasioned by the residents.
11. Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay, a town, community, and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the northern coast has expanded to the point of becoming the second-largest community and business center in the north of Wales and the 14th largest in the whole of Wales. Yet, it has little or nothing to show for that economically. It’s a drab and miserable place to live. Compounding its woes are its high crime rates. Its beach is dirty and hasn’t shown anything for the efforts to make it better; the horrendous concrete building appears as if the last time it was maintained was 1970.
10. Aberdare
We once argued against the notion that this is a town loved by criminals. Yet, we can’t turn a blind high to the high crime rate of this town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf. As of the last check, it’s the third most dangerous small town in Mid-Glamorgan. You just need to see what we’ve discovered about this town in our video about the 12 worst places to live. If it is conveniently and justifiably listed in that ranking, we all know that no one will love to live in one of the worst places.
9. Fairbourne
Fairbourne, a tiny village nestled between Snowdonia National Park and the Irish Sea has been begging for a slot on this ranking. The place is currently facing an existential crisis, no thanks to the high risk of future flooding as a result of climate change. A while ago, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the organization in charge of flood management in Wales, spent £6.8m on strengthening 2.9 kilometers of concrete tidal defenses so that over 400 properties in the town can be protected from storm surges and flooding, and to complete other constructions. But we’re not happy to let you know that the Gwynedd Council, in charge of this village has said since 2014 that it couldn’t maintain flood defenses of the village indefinitely. By 2054 latest, the village will no longer be livable. Who would ever love to live in such a place?
8. Denbighshire
You might want to argue against the inclusion of Denbighshire on this list if you consider some of its towns like Llangollen, a community situated on the River Dee. However, when it comes to how good and convenient a place is for living, the entire county is generally hated, except for a pocket of towns there like Llangollen and Ruthin. Reviewers have not been generally kind to this county in the northeast of Wales.
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A travel agency is a retailer that provides travel and tourism-related services to its customers. These services can include airline flights, car rentals, hotel booking, cruise lines, and various other travel packages. A reliable travel agency can provide a lot of value when traveling abroad, especially given the fact that airfare tickets are not cheap. Having a travel agency that is understanding of your situation and flexible with their services can be more important than just paying the lowest price. That is because frequent fliers typically look for the most hassle-free option. So, let’s take a look at some of the top-rated travel agencies in Bangladesh that provide the best facilities while also being fairly reasonably priced.
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Rails in Wales. 56119 collects coal from Hirwaun in 1994
Join us as we follow 56119 up though Abercynon on it's way to collect another delivery of coal from Hirwaun. Check the run round before her return south. Next we have a quick look inside the box, now just another memory, and finally my trailer for some more 37s action in the 1990s
New Heads Of The Valleys Road Being Built From Dashcam Timelapse!
Drove down South Wales yesterday and came across some of the heads of the valley construction works building the new roads to help congestion.
Amazing the works that are involved and we only traveled half of the section that is being built.
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Time lapse of drive to Aberdare and back to Mountain Ash during winter (Snow!!)
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Driving The Welsh Valleys - Mountains, Sheep And Richard Burton
A Welsh road trip through the South Wales Valleys. A drive from the coast up the Ogmore Valley on the A4061 over the Bwlch and back along the A4017 through the Afan Valley.
A scenic drive through the rugged landscapes and former mining towns of South Wales with a few stops at the Nant y moel forest, the gap in the mountains which is known as the Bwlch and the village of Pontrhydyfen, the birthplace of Richard Burton.
You get some great views, even in the rain on this scenic route but watch out for all those sheep, especially at the top of the valley.
On the way we pass towns where our grandparents and relatives used to live who worked in the mines of the South Wales Valleys.
Originally, the valleys were quiet and rural until the coal mines arrived and the mining towns and communities boomed.
Pontrhydyfen in the Afan Valley is where Richard Burton was born on 10th November 1925 at number 2 Dan-y-Bont which is very close to the old aqueduct.
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5:44 Bwlch-Y-Clawdd Road
7:25 The Bwlch
9:30 The A4017
11:36 Pontrhydyfen
12:49 Richard Burton’s Birthplace
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A walk to Sychryd Waterfall in South Wales. UK
6 mile walk from Penderyn to Sychryd Waterfall in Glyn Neath. This Waterfall is difficult to climb down to but not impossible depending your abilities obviously.
Aberthaw - Hirwaun with 2 x 37s back in 2001
We catch their departure with the empty coal wagons for Hirwaun via Cardiff, Waun-gron Park and Aberdare. Quite a chase by car ( finding parking space is the hard part) and final clip of their arrival in the yard
Thanks to Rowland for access to the yard Oct 6th 2001
Semaphores and Class Sixties from Radyr to Hirwaun in 1998
We start our journey at Cardiffs Radyr Station in April 1998 where the down coal passes going south to Aberthaw behind 60034. The array of gantries for the lines to Cardiff Central direct and via Ninian Park are all but a memory in 2020. Our train, 60034 passes with the empties on its way to our next stop at Abercynon where the token is given for the final run-up to Hirwaun via Aberdare. On its return note the old station north of the new platforms
A465 Section 5 & 6 Dowlais to Hirwaun Dualling Update - July 2021
July 2021 update on the A465 Section 5 & 6 Heads of the Valleys road dualling project. Latest progress includes additional lane closures, contraflow systems and two new temporary mini-roundabouts at Cefn Coed.
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[GB] A470 Bronllys - Merthyr Tydfil
Driving road A470 in Wales between Bronllys and Merthyr Tydfil over the Brecon Beacons mountains.
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Winter's Extremes | Herefordshire | England
Although not overly severe English Winter's are most definitely varied... these last few weeks have been no exception with mother nature throwing all kinds of varied conditions at us!
From hoar frosts to Atlantic storms and everything in between... all in the space of a week! This video documents the extremes of weather we had all within one week in mid January 2021.
Herefordshire is in the west of England, bordering Wales and is a stunningly beautiful part of the world, it just rains a lot here!
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Brecon Beacons Waterfall Loop Hike from Penderyn
Join us for our first hike around the Brecon Beacons in the waterfall area. We didn't stick to a plotted route but followed the footpaths mostly, starting and ending in Penderyn where we parked on a side street. It's a great area to hike in, the waterfalls are beautiful and there's one you can walk behind to get to the other side which is great fun!
A rough plot of the route is available on the OS website/app, it states it was just over 5km but according to my exercise tracker it was more like 8km -
There were a lot of quite steep ups and downs and lots of steps. We had lunch by the river and Billie dog had a great time!
A465 Section 5 & 6 Dualling - Dowlais Top New Junction Layout (January 2022)
Another quick video showing the new temporary junction layout at Dowlais Top, now open to traffic after last night's closure.
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A SCENIC TOUR OF THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE WYE VALLEY AUGUST 2021 Part 2
Our coach takes us to have a look at Hereford and Hay on Wye.