Pontarddulais

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Pontarddulais is both a community and a town in Swansea, Wales. It is 10 miles northwest of the city centre. The Pontarddulais ward is part of the City and County of Swansea. Pontarddulais adjoins the village of Hendy in Carmarthenshire. The built-up population was 9,073. ()

Alternative names: Population: 9.1 thous.Coordinates: 51°42'56"N, 4°2'33"W

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Pontarddulais – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parc y Scarlets, Parc Trostre, Loughor Castle, Gower and Swansea Bay Coast Path.

4.4 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
114 min walk • Parc y Scarlets is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams for almost 130 years.
4.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Parc Trostre, Llanelli
126 min walk • Parc Trostre is a retail park in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The first phase of the development occurred in 1988, consisting of stores such as Tesco.
4 miS
Forts and castles
Loughor Castle, Swansea
102 min walk • Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.
3.8 miS
Hiking trail, Hiking
Gower and Swansea Bay Coast Path, Swansea
97 min walk • The Gower and Swansea Bay Coast Path is part of the Wales Coast Path, an 1,400-kilometre long-distance walking route around the whole coast of Wales that opened in 2012.
5.3 miW
Park, Art museum, Museum
Parc Howard, Llanelli
137 min walk • Parc Howard Museum & Art Gallery is a museum in a 19th-century Italianate country house, situated in 24 acres of parkland, north of the town centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
5 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Scenic walking areas, Park
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli
127 min walk • WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales is one of ten wetland nature reserves in the UK managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity.
4 miSW
Bridge
Loughor bridge, Swansea
103 min walk • The Loughor bridge is a road bridge crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between much of western Swansea and Llanelli, west Wales. The bridge is part of the A484 road. The road bridge is adjacent to the Loughor railway viaduct. A permanent bridge linking Loughor and Llanelli was first constructed in 1923.
4.1 miSW
Bridge
Loughor railway viaduct, Swansea
104 min walk • The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status.
5.3 miSW
Church
Capel Als, Llanelli
136 min walk • Capel Als is an Independent chapel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, It is regarded as one of the most significant religious buildings in Wales. Folk tradition suggested that the name refers to a woman named Als, which along with Alys is the Welsh equivalent of the English name Alice, whose cottage stood where the chapel was built.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Swiss Valley Reservoir
119 min walk • Swiss Valley Reservoir, also known as Upper Lliedi reservoir and Lower Lliedi reservoir, feeds water to the towns of Llanelli and Llannon. It gets the water from the River Lliedi.
5.1 miSW
Church
Church of St. Alban, Llanelli
130 min walk • St Alban's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was built between 1911 and 1915 and is located prominently on a hilltop at the junction of Alban Road and Stebonheath. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 3 December 1992 and is now in private ownership.