Llantrisant Mint Experience and the Royal Mint Museum which runs events and exhibitions around topics of interest. Llantrisant is typical of most locations in the south Wales region, being home to typical upland habitat birds and mammals of the British Isles. The town also contains Llantrisant Common and Pastures, a 113 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is home to several rare plants. Llantrisant is served by Pontyclun railway station three miles away, which was formerly known as "Llantrisant railway station". Trains run by Transport for Wales call at the station. The town is the home of the Royal Mint,
Royal Mint (Denmark) coins took place in a neighbouring building. This lasted until 1749 when it was sold. The Mint Master's House was dismantled in 1943 and put into storage. It has now been rebuilt in the Old Town open-air museum in Aarhus. It was at Borgergade that the practice began of printing a heart on Danish coins. It is unclear whether this symbol originally signified the mint master family or the locality but since the initials CW for Winekes are often found next to it on coins from the time, the latter is assumed to be the case. In 1749, at Nyhavn,