The stunning Aberavon seafront has two miles of flat promenade, a wide sandy beach and views across Swansea Bay to the Gower Peninsula. It is a wonderful expansive beach with plenty of room for everyone to have fun safely, without...

This National Trust property provides a fascinating and relaxing day out. For centuries this famous waterfall has provided water power for industry in this area. You can marvel at Europe’s largest electricity-generating water wheel set amongst historic remains and the...

Afan Forest Park consists of 10,000 acres to experience. Enjoy mountain biking, walking, the local museum, camping, self-catering and B&B accommodation, and pony trekking. There are a hundred miles of mountain bike routes, 50 miles of forest walking...

This unique museum in the Dulais Valley allows visitors to experience the harsh, damp and dark conditions in which the colliers toiled in order to produce "black gold". The authentic underground gallery reveals various aspects of mining, such as the...

Margam Abbey Church was founded in 1147 by Robert of Gloucester. The Abbey sits within the grounds of Margam Country Park which offers beauty, history, wildlife and a wide range of facilities and things to do, including guided walks, a...

Located in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea, this independent art gallery has gained a reputation as one of the most challenging and thought provoking anywhere in the region. Throughout the year the gallery space, which is housed in an...

Neath Abbey dates from the year 1130 and is an extraordinary complex of medieval monastic ruins, the substantial remains of a grand Tudor residence, and fragments of 18th Century industrial copper furnaces. Cistercian monks enjoyed a quiet existence for over...

Neath Market must surely be one of the friendliest markets on the planet. It rises above the ordinary because of the warmth of the stallholders and fellow shoppers. As you walk in through its stone archways, you smell the steaming...

Oxwich Castle is located close to the coast overlooking a headland into Oxwich Bay, offering fine views across this charming area of South Wales. Although there was almost certainly an earlier fortification at this position, the building that visitors...

A nature reserve and site of Special Scientific Interest, Pant-y-Sais Fen forms a complex and diverse wetland site consisting of several distinctive plant communities. The fen covers an area of approximately 44 acres. Exploring this area is highly recommended for...

Victoria Gardens is the jewel in the crown of Neath town centre. It has the classic landscaping of the Victorian urban park. It wwas created in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, with the typical original features of the...