Visit Pontardawe Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pontardawe

  

Pontardawe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pontardawe

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Pontardawe history

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The name, which translates to “bridge on the Tawe”, first appears on a map in 1729. By 1796, the Swansea Canal had connected Pontardawe with Swansea Docks. The Gilbertson family were the most important proprietors in the town, manufacturing iron, steel and tinplate. From 1861 until 1964, a railway line connected the town with the rest of the valley and further afield. There was also significant coal mining in the area and pottery at Ynysmeudwy.

Pontardawe landmarks

The town includes two sections of the Swansea Canal with a total length of 2.5 miles (4.0 km) The best-known landmark is the tall spire of St Peter’s Church which dominates the centre of the town.

You can visit Pontardawe places with Walkfo Pontardawe to hear history at Pontardawe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pontardawe has 16 places to visit in our interactive Pontardawe map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pontardawe, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pontardawe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pontardawe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Pontardawe places in an interactive Pontardawe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pontardawe Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Pontardawe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pontardawe

  

Best Pontardawe places to visit

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Pontardawe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pontardawe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pontardawe’s information audio spots:

Gellionnen Chapel Gellionnen Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship near Pontardawe, South Wales. The chapel was first built in 1692 by Protestant dissenters, becoming Unitarian in the late 18th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Pontardawe television relay station The Pontardawe television relay station was originally built in 1974/1975 as a relay for UHF analogue television. It consists of a 45 m self-supporting lattice mast standing on a hillside which is itself about 160 m above sea level (about 100 m above the town) The transmission station is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Pontardawe Arts Centre Pontardawe Arts Centre is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was converted from the former Public Hall and Institute, built in 1908 and opened by Adelina Patti. The Arts Centre opened in October 1996 and receives core funding from the Arts Council of Wales.

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