Attractions
With a "world class" mountain biking destination at Afan Forest Park, the seaside at Aberavon's award winning Blue Flag beach, the canals of the Neath and Swansea Valley and Waterfall Country on the doorstep, our outdoors are beyond great, in fact they are fantastic!
Aberavon Seafront
Aberavon seafront is one of Wales’ longest Blue Flag beaches and has a contemporary promenade that overlooks Swansea Bay.
Aberavon is a surfing ‘hotspot’ and whatever month of the year, you are sure to find a crowd of surfers in search of the perfect wave!
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Margam Country Park
Set in 1000 acres of glorious parklands, Margam Country Park offers natural beauty, history, wildlife and a wide range of fun activities and facilities to make it one of the best days out in Wales for all the family.
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Gnoll Estate
Gnoll Estate was once owned by a wealthy industrial family, the Mackworths. Today, the Estate has developed into a family park but still maintains its original features. We have four large duck ponds, two 18th century cascades and the ruins of Gnoll House.
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Neath Abbey
Originally founded as a daughter house of Savigny in 1130, the abbey was absorbed into the Cistercian order in 1147. Fairly complete remains of the abbey survive, together with the sixteenth-century mansion raised within its precincts.
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South Wales Miners Museum
Today, the recently renovated museum features a Lamproom, Engine House and Sheave Wheel. The most emotive section of our museum is an exhibition showing the work children carried out underground.
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Swansea Canal
Swansea canal adds to Neath Port Talbot’s network of canals which also include the Neath Canal and the Tennant Canal in the Vale of Neath. Sections of the Tenant Canal meander through the Swansea Valley which is rich in heritage and home to the Pontardawe Arts Festival.
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