Margam Park Railway
Margam Park Railway is a rideable miniature railway in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Margam Park Railway is situated nearby to the manor estate Margam Castle, as well as near New Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Castle and Margam Country Park.
Margam Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late Georgian country house built for Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot. Designed by Thomas Hopper, the castle was constructed in a Tudor Revival style over a five-year period, from 1830 to 1835. Margam Castle is situated 570 feet northwest of Margam Park Railway.
Margam Country Park
Park
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Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 780 feet southeast of Margam Park Railway.
Margan
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Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 1,600 feet west of Margam Park Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community. Margam is situated 2 miles northwest of Margam Park Railway.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margam Park Railway.
Goytre
Suburb
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margam Park Railway.
Margam Park Railway
Latitude
51.56199° or 51° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.72301° or 3° 43′ 23″ westOperator
Margam Country ParkOpen location code
9C3RH76G+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1550438508OpenStreetMap feature
railway=miniature
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In Other Languages
“Margam Park Railway” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Rheilffordd Parc Margam”
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Highlights include New Pond and Home Plantation.
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