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3About Lower Machen
Lower Machen is a small village in Caerphilly County Borough, accessed via the A468 from Newport or Cardiff. The M4 Junction 28 provides the main motorway connection, with local roads linking to Machen, Risca and surrounding communities. Electric vehicle drivers will find over 200 public fast chargers nearby, particularly around Newport. The village sits near sections of the ancient Ridgeway, with original pathway fragments still visible as footpaths through the local farmland.
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Lower Machen is in Wales, at 51.585, -3.116 - about 11 km south of Abercarn.
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The closest airport to Lower Machen is Cardiff International Airport, 42 km (about 43 min by car).