Alltwen
Built-up area in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.716, -3.844 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 72 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Alltwen is a small village in the Swansea Valley within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in Wales. Lying close to the neighbouring town of Pontardawe beside the River Tawe, it occupies a sloping site with wooded hills and footpaths that give pleasant views across the valley and easy access to the surrounding countryside and to Swansea. The name Alltwen comes from the Welsh for "white slope".
Historically the locality shared in the Swansea Valley’s industrial past - coal, iron and tinplate industries shaped local employment and housing - but today Alltwen is largely a residential, commuter community with local shops, chapels and a close-knit social life. It retains a quieter, semi-rural character while serving as a convenient base for exploring the South Wales Valleys and nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Alltwen
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 7.5 miles
- Tonypandy 18 miles
- Bridgend 18.5 miles
- Llanelli 12.6 miles
- Llanelli Rural 13.3 miles
- Neath 3.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 20 miles
- Coity Higher 18.1 miles
- Briton Ferry 6.3 miles
- Aberdare 16.4 miles
- Aberdare East 17.3 miles
- Aberdare West 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Allt-wen Ward 0.2 miles
- Cilybebyll Parish 0.4 miles
- Rhos Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Pontardawe Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Trebanos Ward 0.9 miles
- Clydach Built-up area 2 miles
- Bryn-coch North Ward 2.3 miles
- Glais Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Godre'r Graig Ward 2.6 miles
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Dyffryn Ward 3.1 miles
- Cadoxton Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Alltwen
SA8 3AX, SA8 3DB, SA8 3AP, SA8 3BA, SA8 3BT, SA8 3BN, SA8 3DN, SA8 3DP, SA8 3BS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 30.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 53.5 miles
- Skewen Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Neath Abbey 4.1 miles
Hotels near Alltwen Ad
- The Dillwyn arms 0.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 4.7 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 4 miles
- St Ives 4 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 4 miles
- Travelodge Swansea M4 3 6.9 miles
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Swansea North 3 4.6 miles
- Premier Inn Swansea North 3 4.6 miles
- Towers Hotel & Spa 3 6.1 miles
Schools in Alltwen
- Alltwen Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 4.1 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 7.9 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 9 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 9.3 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 9.8 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 13.2 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 13.2 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 13.7 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.5 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.6 miles