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 miles12.9 km
- Tonypandy 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Bridgend 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Llanelli 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Llanelli Rural 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Neath 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Coity Higher 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Briton Ferry 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Aberdare 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Aberdare East 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Aberdare West 17.3 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontardawe Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Trebanos Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Alltwen Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Allt-wen Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cilybebyll Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Rhos Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Clydach Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Godre'r Graig Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Glais Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Mawr Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Ystalyfera Built-up area 3.8 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Pontardawe
SA8 4SX, SA8 4NB, SA8 4BS, SA8 4TQ, SA8 4AN, SA8 4HN, SA8 4JX, SA8 4JF, SA8 4HA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 32.6 miles52.4 km
- Bristol Airport 55.2 miles88.8 km
- Llansamlet Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Skewen Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Pontardawe Ad
- The Dillwyn Arms 1.3 miles2 km
- The New Swan Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Castle Hotel 3 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 8.1 miles13 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
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 miles9.4 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8.5 miles13.8 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 12.4 miles19.9 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.7 miles23.6 km