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

Wales Coast PathPhoto Petra Nesti / Pexels

Places to explore near Llansamlet StationLlansamlet

20 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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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.

3.9 km S · spans 16 counties

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Aberavon Beach

Beach near Pontrhydyfen

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

8.3 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston

Church near Morriston

Grand 1872 Nonconformist chapel in Morriston, called the great cathedral of Welsh Nonconformity.

2.8 km W

Neath Abbey

Abbey near Aberdulais

The remains of a medieval abbey in Neath Port Talbot.

4 km E

Swansea Castle

Castle near Swansea

A medieval castle in Swansea.

6 km SW

Gnoll Estate Country Park

Garden near Neath

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

6.8 km E

Craig Gwladus Country Park

Garden near Cilfrew

Restored woodland country park at Cilfrew above the Dulais valley, with a walled garden.

7.1 km E

Aberdulais

Village

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

7.5 km E · Neath Port Talbot

Penllergare Valley Woods

Garden near Penllergaer

Restored Victorian landscaped valley garden with lake, cascade and observatory site north of Swansea.

7.6 km W

Aberdulais Falls

Ancient site near Aberdulais

A National Trust place in Neath Port Talbot.

7.7 km E

Singleton Botanical Gardens

Garden near Swansea

Botanical garden and glasshouses within Singleton Park in Swansea.

8.5 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (9) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Gower Cheese CompanyFarm & farm shop8.6 km W
Mynydd DrumauMarilynaccess unclear3.8 km NE
Neath Roman SiteRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear5 km E
Neath CastleCastleaccess unclear5.6 km E
Original Swansea CastleCastleaccess unclear6 km SW
Plas BaglanCastleaccess unclear7.9 km SE
Mynydd DinasMarilynaccess unclear8.8 km SE
Foel FynyddauMarilyn9.4 km SE
Mynydd MarchywelMarilynaccess unclear9.4 km NE

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.