Places to visit

• Afan Forest Park
• Waterfall Country
• Margam Country Park
• Gnoll Estate
• Graig Gwladys

Family activities

• National Trust Aberdulais Falls
• Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
• South Wales Miners Museum
• Neath and Tennant Canal
• Swansea Canal
• Neath Abbey
• Go Ape at Margam Park

Art & entertainment

• Princess Royal Theatre
• Pontardawe Arts Centre

Latest News

• New Bus and Train Travel Guide to Swansea, Neath Port Talbot Coast and Countryside attractions of Swansea Bay.  Escape to a special place without the car.

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• Alfred Russel Wallace Trail

Follow in the footsteps of the famous Naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. This new trail takes you to the places where Wallace lived, worked and fell in love with nature. Which led on to his discovery of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

• New Richard Burton Trail in Taibach

This new ‘Childhood Trail’ highlights many places which were important to Richard during his childhood and teenage years, whilst he was living in Taibach. Highlights include his former place of work and the school where his acting potential was recognised by teacher Philip Burton.

New 'Rookie' Mountain Bike Trail Launched!

• Afan Forest Park's first ever green mountain bike trail is an absolute blast.  A winding, swerving and meandering trail, the Rookie Trail explores new parts of the old time valley.  This is a perfect route for newcomers with a wide trail and slightly sweeping declines.  The skills area that can be found on the trail offers riders the opportunity to develop their technical riding skills. 

• A walking pack has been produced for Waterfall Country in the Vale of Neath, pick up your copy at Aberdulais Falls or the Brecon Beacons Waterfall Centre.

• Find Afan Forest Park on Facebook.

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