Swing Bridge, Neath

Name: Swing Bridge
Address: Neath, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Neath

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The Neath River Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Neath, in Wales. It carried the former Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway near Skewen. The bridge was constructed as a result of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Act of 1892, which aimed to provide access along the length of the river from wharves and jetties down past Briton Ferry. ()

Opened: 1892 (132 years ago)Coordinates: 51°39'6"N, 3°50'13"W

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Neath United Kingdom

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Swing Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Neath Abbey, Neath Town Hall, Neath Castle, Neath Indoor Market.

0.8 miNE
Historical place, Monastery
Neath Abbey, Neath
20 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.
1.6 miNE
City hall
Neath Town Hall, Neath
42 min walk • Neath Town Hall is a municipal building in Church Place, Neath, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Neath Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.7 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Neath Castle, Neath
44 min walk • Neath Castle is a Norman castle located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. Its construction was begun by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, the nominal Lord of Glamorgan, at a date estimated between 1114 and 1130.
1.6 miNE
Shopping, Market
Neath Indoor Market, Neath
40 min walk • Neath Indoor Market is an indoor market located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. The market building dates back to 1837. It was renovated in 1904, and most recently in 1999.
2.4 miE
Park
Gnoll Country Park, Neath
62 min walk • The Gnoll Country Park is a park in Wales. It is an early-18th-century landscaped garden covering over 100 acres in the Vale of Neath, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in south Wales.
1.8 miS
51°37'38"N • 3°51'7"W
Swansea Bay Golf Club, Neath
47 min walk • Golf
2.9 miSE
Church
St Catharine's Church
75 min walk • St Catharine's Church is the mother church of the parish of Baglan in Port Talbot, South Wales. The church is a Grade I listed building, built between 1875 and 1882, at the expense of Griffith Llewellyn, then owner of nearby Baglan Hall.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd-y-Gaer, Afan Forest Park
72 min walk • Mynydd-y-Gaer is a hill that sits on the boundaries between the South Wales communities of Baglan, Cwmavon and Briton Ferry, all within Neath Port Talbot county borough. The summit, at 314 m, has grassland fields subdivided by dry stone walls. Foel Fynyddau lies 2 km to east.
1.6 miNE
Park
Victoria Gardens, Neath
41 min walk • The Victoria Gardens is a Grade II registered park in the town centre of Neath, Wales. Neath Borough Council purchased two hectares of land in the centre of Neath in 1856 to provide an open space for the people of Neath.
2.9 miSW
51°37'20"N • 3°53'6"W
1940s Swansea Bay, Swansea
74 min walk • Museum, Military museum, Specialty museum
2.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Buarth-y-Gaer, Afan Forest Park
71 min walk • Buarth-y-Gaer is an Iron Age hillfort or enclosure on the summit of Mynydd-y-Gaer, 300 m above sea level. It is in Briton Ferry community, near Neath, in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales. A large hilltop enclosure is bounded by a single bank and ditch. Within the enclosed area is a Bronze Age burial mound.

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How to get to Swing Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Swing Bridge:

Train

Skewen (21 min walk)
Briton Ferry (31 min walk)