Ystrad Mynach is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 10,000 and stands in the Rhymney Valley.

In the welsh language, 'ystrad' is a wide flat bottomed valley and 'mynach' means monk.

The town houses a number of council offices, as well as Ystrad Mynach College, a further education college established in 1959 to provide training for local coal miners and now claiming a roster of over 12,000 students.

The nearby Penallta Colliery was the last to close in the valley. Other notable buildings are the Ystrad Mynach railway station, opened in 1890, a community hospital, a number of schools, and the Beech Tree, Coopers Arms and Royal Oak pubs.

From 1927 to 1996 Ystrad Mynach hosted the 'F' division headquarters of Glamorgan Constabulary (from 1968, South Wales Police).

Ystard Mynach railway station was a location for one of Ronnie Barker's Porridge episodes.

Records show that Ystrad Mynach railway station was in existence in 1857.

 Trains: Ystrad Mynach is on the Rhymney Line

 Pubs/Bars:
 Beech Tree
43 Bedwlwyn Rd
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Mid Glamorgan
CF82 7AB

 Cefn Llwyna
Penallta Colliery Penallta Road
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Mid Glamorgan
CF82 7GL

 The Coopers Arms
Caerphilly Road
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Mid Glamorgan
CF82 7EP
01443 814319

 Ye Olde Royal Oak
Commercial Street
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Mid Glamorgan
CF82 7DY
01443 862345
 

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