How to get to the Bessemer Hotel

The Bessemer Hotel is extremely straight forward to find. Whether you are coming from Cardiff, Brecon, Swansea or from the Midlands. You should be heading towards Merthyr Tydfil, and you will be on one of two major roads the A470 or the A465. Travelling North on the A470 from Cardiff - See Map 1 If travelling North from Cardiff (M4 J32), you should turn onto the A4060 link road which is signposted as Pentrebach A4060 and Abergavenny (A465), continue down to a small roundabout which has three exits. Take the third, you will find B&Q and Comet on your LEFT hand side. At the next small roundabout, take your second exit and continue onto the dual carriageway up the hill. At the next roundabout take your second exit and continue on the dual carriageway. The next roundabout is Dowlais Top roundabout and you will see an Asda superstore opposite. Take your immediate left (A4102 Merthyr Tydfil). Now follow the local directions. Travelling East on the A465 from Swansea or Neath - See Map 1 If travelling East from Swansea, you should continue until Dowlais Top roundabout where you will see an Asda superstore on your left hand side. Take your fourth exit (A4102 Merthyr Tydfil). Now follow the local directions. Travelling West on the A465 from Abergavenny (or M50, M5, A40) - See Map 1 If travelling West on the A465, you should continue until Dowlais Top roundabout where you will see an Asda superstore on your far right hand side and a BP garage on your left. Take your second exit (A4102 Merthyr Tydfil). Now follow the local directions. Travelling South on the A470 from Brecon - See Map 1 If travelling south you should turn left onto the A465 which is signposted for Abergavenny. You should continue until Dowlais Top roundabout where you will see an Asda superstore on your left hand side. Take your fourth exit (A4102 Merthyr Tydfil). Now follow the local directions. Local Directions - See Map 2 You should follow these instructions only if you have arrived at Dowlais Top Roundabout and taken the A4102 Merthyr Tydfil exit. You will need to travel no further than one mile, this is achieved as follows. Continue down Dowlais High St, be careful of the traffic prioritisation and speed bumps You will pass a large OP Chocolates factory on your left hand side just before you arrive at a large roundabout. Take your second exit, this leads to a dual carriageway - you will see the Bessemer Hotel up on your right. At the base of the dual carriageway is a smaller roundabout, take your second exit. Take your immediate right and then your first left. You will now be outside the Bessemer Hotel. Simply pull into the secure car park, park your vehicle and pop into reception. The maps below provide a high level view of Merthyr Tydfil and a more detailed version of the district that the Bessemer Hotel is located in. Simply click on the map below to display a full sized version, you may wish to print these off.

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