| Coordinates: | 51.807, -3.682 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SN 84 13 |
Tawe-Uchaf sits high in the upper River Tawe valley in Powys, edging the uplands of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The landscape is a mix of rolling pasture, moorland and forestry with quiet lanes and public rights of way that make it popular with walkers and riders seeking remote hill scenery rather than busy tourist hubs.
Settlement is dispersed - small villages, farms and rural communities with a strong local identity, Welsh cultural roots and an economy still shaped by sheep and beef farming alongside small-scale tourism and outdoor recreation. Evidence of both prehistoric activity and more recent industrial workings can be found across the area, giving a sense of layered history beneath the moorland.
Postcode districts covering Tawe-Uchaf
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 16.8 miles
- Tonypandy 16.4 miles
- Bridgend 21.1 miles
- Llanelli 21.1 miles
- Llanelli Rural 21.2 miles
- Neath 11.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 13.5 miles
- Coity Higher 20.3 miles
- Briton Ferry 14 miles
- Ebbw Vale 20 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 20.1 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coelbren Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Abercrave Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Onllwyn Parish 2.2 miles
- Dyffryn Cellwen Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais Ward 2.9 miles
- Ystradgynlais Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Seven Sisters Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Ynyscedwyn Ward 4.5 miles
- Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters Ward 4.6 miles
- Ystradfellte Parish 4.6 miles
- Cwm-twrch Ward 4.7 miles
- Glynneath Central and East Ward 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in Tawe-Uchaf
SA9 1YR, SA9 1YT, SA10 9PH, SA9 1TZ, SA9 1GJ, SA9 1TJ, SA9 1GB, SA9 1TP, SA10 9NB … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 31.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 50.7 miles
- Treherbert Railway Station 11.3 miles
- Neath Abbey 11.4 miles
Hotels in Tawe-Uchaf Ad
- Suite 10 - Sleeping Giant Hotel - PEN Y CAE Inn 3
- Suite 12 - Sleeping Giant Hotel - PEN Y CAE Inn 3
- Suite 1 - Sleeping Giant Hotel - PEN Y CAE Inn 3
- Oak Lodge - Hot Tub - Pen Y Cae Inn
- Oak Lodge - Hot Tub - PEN Y CAE Inn 4
- Craig-Y-Nos Castle 3
- Abercrave Inn 4
Local points of interest
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 0.7 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 5.2 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 11.1 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 11.4 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 15.2 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 15.8 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 16.1 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 16.2 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 17.1 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 18.6 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 20 miles