Afan Forest Park
Afan Forest Park is a nature reserve in Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Afan Forest Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Abercregan, as well as near the village Cymmer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Wales Miners’ Museum and Cymer Afan Comprehensive School.
South Wales Miners’ Museum
Museum
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Wales Miners' Museum is a museum of the coal mining industry and its workforce in the South Wales Coalfield. It is located at Cynonville within the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in the Afan Forest Park, near the small village of Cymmer in Neath Port Talbot.
Cymer Afan Comprehensive School
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Cymer Afan Comprehensive School was a comprehensive school, located in Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It offered mixed-sex education to around 200 pupils aged 11–16.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afan Forest Park and Maesteg.
Afan Forest Park
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Afan Forest Park is a 48-square-mile forest park in Wales. It is set in the Afan Valley in Neath Port Talbot. It is well known for its mountain biking and hiking or hillwalking trails. It is situated seven miles from Junction 40 of the M4.
Maesteg
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Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.
Glyncorrwg
Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.
Afan Forest Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Glyncorrwg, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6537° or 51° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.6605° or 3° 39′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3RM83Q+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1414516417OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
“Afan Forest Park” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Parc Coedwig Afan”
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Highlights include Football Ground and Cymer Afan Primary School.
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