Pontardawe
Parish in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.734, -3.872 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 70 05 |
Pontardawe sits in the northern Swansea Valley within Neath Port Talbot, Wales, straddling the River Tawe and backed by the wooded hills of the valley. The town expanded in the 19th century with coal, iron and tinplate industries and the transport links that served them, and traces of that industrial past remain in its riverside buildings and street pattern.
Today Pontardawe has a strong community feel centred on venues such as the Pontardawe Arts Centre, local choirs and annual events, a mix of independent shops and light industry, and good commuting connections to Swansea. The surrounding countryside provides easy walking and outdoor pastime, while a lively civic and Welsh cultural life keeps the town socially active.
Postcode districts covering Pontardawe
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8 miles
- Tonypandy 19.6 miles
- Bridgend 20.2 miles
- Llanelli 11.7 miles
- Llanelli Rural 12.2 miles
- Neath 5.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.1 miles
- Coity Higher 19.8 miles
- Briton Ferry 7.8 miles
- Aberdare 17.6 miles
- Aberdare East 18.5 miles
- Aberdare West 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pontardawe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Trebanos Ward 1.6 miles
- Alltwen Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Allt-wen Ward 1.8 miles
- Cilybebyll Parish 2 miles
- Rhos Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Clydach Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Godre'r Graig Ward 2.7 miles
- Glais Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Mawr Parish 3.4 miles
- Ystalyfera Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Pontardawe
SA8 4HX, SA8 4BT, SA8 4PB, SA8 4JJ, SA8 4NH, SA8 4JH, SA8 4AG, SA8 4RN, SA8 3YN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 32.6 miles
- Bristol Airport 55.2 miles
- Llansamlet Railway Station 5.1 miles
- Skewen Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Pontardawe Ad
- The Dillwyn arms 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 6.1 miles
- The Rose 37ft Lakeside Yacht inc Hot Tub 3 3.8 miles
- Travelodge Swansea M4 3 6.5 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 5.7 miles
- Swansea North 3 5.1 miles
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Swansea North 3 5.2 miles
- The Fountain Inn 6.8 miles
- St Ives 5.7 miles
Schools in Pontardawe
- Cwmtawe Community School Secondary
- Llangiwg Primary School Primary
- Rhydyfro Primary School Primary
- YGG Pontardawe Primary
- YGG Trebannws Primary
Local points of interest
- The Gnoll Stadium 5.8 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8.5 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 9.7 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 9.9 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.4 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.5 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 12 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 12.3 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 12.4 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 13.9 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.7 miles