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There are a number of tourist attractions in the Rheidol Valley which include the Magic of Life Butterfly Butterfly House and the Devil's Bridge waterfalls where three bridges, each built over the previous, span the top of a most spectacular waterfall.
The revenue of the Vale of Rheidol Light Railway Company". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 16 February 1911 . Retrieved 17 September 2016– via British Newspaper Archive. In person: visit one of our four customer service hubs located within the town libraries in Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter Alongside these visitor focused developments, a new carriage storage shed will be built allowing the priceless collection of historic railway carriages to be stored in a protected environment and aid their long term conservation.a b "Vale of Rheidol Railway". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Leaving Capel Bangor the line passes the Rheidol Riding Centre before it begins to climb steeply through the woods at Tanyrallt. After about 10 minutes the train reaches Nantyronen a small country station and request stop. Here locomotives take water from the water column before the train continues on the climb to Aberffrwd. The river descends one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Wales at Pontarfynach (Devil's Bridge). Below these waterfalls, the river passes the abandoned workings of the Cwm Rheidol lead mine. The remainder of the meandering course of the river is through an ever-widening valley before reaching the sea at Aberystwyth. Explore the Silver Mountain Experience, with a choice of guided tours discovering the history the Silver-Lead Mine or experience Welsh fantasy and myth an actor led show.A series of aqueducts collects the water and channels it into the Nant-Y-Moch reservoir. From there, water flows to a power station at Dinas featuring a 13 MW generator.