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Places of Interest

Mynydd Marchywel

Peak

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mynydd Marchywel is a 418-metre high hill in the Neath Port Talbot area in South Wales. Its summit is marked both by a cairn and a trig point. The larger part of the hill is cloaked in modern forestry through which numerous streams fall away westward to the River Tawe, eastward to the River Dulais and southward into the Clydach, the latter two being tributaries of the River Neath.

Pontardawe Arts Centre

Theater building

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontardawe Arts Centre is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The building is owned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and is located in Herbert Street.

Pontardawe Library

Library

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Clydach and Pontardawe

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Pontardawe is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley. It had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot.

Ystalyfera

Village

Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about 13 miles northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh.

Crynant

Village

Photo: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crynant is a village and community in the Dulais Valley in Wales. It lies 7¾ miles north-east from the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot, situated between the mountains of Mynydd Marchywel to the west, Hirfynydd to the east and Mynydd y Drum to the north.

Coed y Wigfa

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Forests to Discover

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