Gellionnen Chapel, Swansea

Name: Gellionnen Chapel
Address: Swansea, United Kingdom

#71 among attractions in Swansea

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Gellionnen Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship near Pontardawe, South Wales, United Kingdom. The chapel was first built in 1692 by Protestant dissenters, becoming Unitarian in the late 18th century. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella body for British Unitarians. Gellionnen Chapel is the oldest Dissenting chapel in the Swansea Valley, is one of the oldest surviving chapels in the region and is a Grade II* listed building. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'16"N, 3°52'57"W

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Gellionnen Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Neath Abbey, Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston, Pontardawe Arts Centre.

4.8 miSE
Historical place, Monastery
Neath Abbey, Neath
123 min walk • Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in South Wales, UK. It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw.
4.4 miSW
Church
Tabernacle Chapel, Swansea
112 min walk • The Tabernacle Chapel, also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Swansea, Wales.
4.1 miSW
Area
Morriston, Swansea
104 min walk • Morriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county.
1.4 miE
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Comedy club
Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
36 min walk • Pontardawe Arts Centre is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The building is owned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and is located in Herbert Street. The Arts Centre opened in October 1996.
4.8 miS
Park
Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea
123 min walk • The Swansea Enterprise Park is a combined business park, retail park and industrial estate in Swansea, Wales. In 1981 it became the first enterprise zone in the United Kingdom, and the largest. Originally it was named the Swansea Enterprise Zone.
4.7 miSE
Golf
British Steel Golf Club
120 min walk • British Steel Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Port Talbot at Neath Port Talbot, Wales. A 9-hole course. The "Pay and Play" course is available to non-members. In 2011 Neath Port Talbot County Council decided to build a dual-carriageway through the middle of the course.
4.8 miS
Mountain
Trewyddfa, Swansea
124 min walk • Graig Trewyddfa is a hill and small community in Swansea, Wales. It falls under the Morriston electoral ward. The area is most notable for Morris Castle, an 18th-century block of flats built on the highest peak in the city.
4 miNW
Forts and castles
Penlle'r Castell, Swansea
103 min walk • Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Betws in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd y Betws
102 min walk • Mynydd y Betws is a mountain or large hill located on the border between Swansea and Carmarthenshire in South Wales, between Ammanford and Clydach. It is an area of upland with large stretches of tussocky grassland.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Swansea Valley
122 min walk • The Swansea Valley is one of the South Wales Valleys. It is the valley from the Brecon Beacons National Park to the sea at Swansea of the River Tawe in Wales.
4.1 miS
Arch
Flying arch
106 min walk • A flying arch is a form of arch bridge that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.