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Neath AbbeyAbaty Nedd

Open to visitorsa Cadw site, free to enter — check opening times before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Neath Abbey is one of two abbeys the Albion Guide lists in Neath Port Talbot. It is looked after by Cadw. Its Welsh name is Abaty Nedd.

The closest station is Neath, 1.3 km to the east. The nearest other abbey is Margam Abbey, 12.8 km to the south-east.

More places to visit near Neath Abbey

Photo of Gnoll Estate Country Park, a garden in Neath Port Talbot, south west Wales.

Gnoll Estate Country Park

Garden near Neath

Registered historic landscape park above Neath with formal cascades and lakes.

2.7 km E

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

3.2 km S · spans 16 counties

Photo of Aberdulais, a village in Neath Port Talbot, south west Wales.

Aberdulais

Village

Village in the Dulais valley beside a National Trust waterfall and its pioneering water-powered ironworks and tinplate site.

3.8 km NE · Neath Port Talbot

Photo of Pontrhydyfen, a village in Neath Port Talbot, south west Wales.

Pontrhydyfen

Village

Afan valley village around a stone aqueduct and viaduct, birthplace of Richard Burton.

6.4 km SE · Neath Port Talbot

Photo of Aberavon Beach, a beach near Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot, south west Wales.Highlight

Aberavon Beach

Beach near Pontrhydyfen

Long sandy Blue Flag beach on Swansea Bay at Port Talbot.

7.2 km S

Photo of Melincourt Falls, a waterfall near Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, south west Wales.

Melincourt Falls

Waterfall near Resolven

80-foot waterfall on the Melin Court Brook in a wooded nature reserve south of Resolven.

9.7 km NE