Neath Abbey, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Open Daily. Free Entry.

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Accessibility:

There is no official parking at the site, but there is plenty of space to park on the road just outside of the abbey. There are no designated disability spaces. Visitor toilets and disability toilets are available at the site during the spring and summer months. The area is mostly level and accessible, but large parts are grassed.

Brief Description:

In 1130 Neath Abbey was originally a daughter house of Savigny. The abbey was then absorbed into the Cistercian order in 1147. Following the Dissolution of the monasteries, Sir Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) bought the site and converted parts of it into a Tudor mansion. Today, fairly complete remains of the abbey survive, together with the sixteenth century mansion.

Further Information:

Address:

Monastery Road, Neath SA10 7DH

Telephone:

CADW +44 (0)1443 336000

Email:

CADW cadw@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Website:

http://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/neathabbeyandgatehouse/?lang=en

http://www.castlewales.com/neath_a.html

Opening Hours:

10am - 4pm daily

Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January.

Directions:

From the A465 at Neath take the left turning at the roundabout onto the A474. Then, at the second roundabout turn left onto Monastery Road. The abbey is along this road and is signposted from the A474.

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Transport:

For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.

Amenities:

There are no amenities at the site but you can find food and drink at C&M Café (http://www.c-m-cafe.co.uk/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google%20places)

just opposite the abbey. Further food and drink can be found in Neath town.

Travel Information

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