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Places to see in ( Neath - UK )

Places to see in ( Neath - UK )

Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, the town of Neath is located on the river of the same name, 7 miles (11 km) east northeast of Swansea.

Historically, Neath was the crossing place of the River Neath and has existed as a settlement since the Romans established the fort of Nido or Nidum in the AD 70s. The Roman fort took its name from the River Nedd; the meaning is obscure but 'shining' or simply 'river' have been suggested. Neath is the Anglicised form.

St Illtyd visited the Neath area and established a settlement in what is now known as Llantwit on the northern edge of the town. The church of St. Illtyd was built at this settlement and was enlarged in Norman times. The Norman and pre Norman church structure remains intact and active to day within the Church in Wales. The Welsh language name for Neath is Castell-nedd, referring to the Norman Neath Castle.

Neath was a market town that expanded with the arrival of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century with new manufacturing industries of iron, steel and tinplate. The Mackworth family, who owned the Gnoll Estate. The River Neath is a navigable estuary and Neath was a river port until recent times. The heavy industries are no more with the town being a commercial and tourism centre. Attractions for visitors are the ruins of the Cistercian Neath Abbey, the Gnoll Park and Neath Indoor Market.

The previous borough council was absorbed into the larger unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot on 1 April 1996. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Neath East, Neath North and Neath South. Neath and the surrounding area is represented at Westminster by Christina Rees MP (Labour) and in the National Assembly for Wales by Gwenda Thomas AM (Labour).

Neath is served by First Great Western on the South Wales Main Line at Neath railway station, on Windsor Road, in the heart of the town. Services operate to Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Cardiff Central, Newport, Bristol Parkway, Swindon, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington to the east and Swansea, Carmarthen and West Wales to the west. Services also operate to Hereford, Shrewsbury and Manchester Piccadilly.

Neath bus station is at Victoria Gardens, a five-minute walk from the railway station. National Express services call at the railway station. From Victoria Gardens, First Cymru provides direct inter-urban services to nearby Swansea and Port Talbot in addition to South Wales Transport who provide many similar local services.

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WATERFALL - UK HIDDEN GEM || WALES, UK||

So this was our second in wales. First day was when we went to hike up snowdonia highest peak in Wales (link below). We ended up coming across a beach and some castles that were basically tourist free and then at the end we managed to go see this BEAUTIFUL waterfall. I didn't know such place existed in UK.

DAY 1 video: Mountains, Lakes, and VIEWS!



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Baglan to Nelson in under four minutes

A high speed video through Baglan, Neath, Glynneath, Hirwaun, Merthyr and Nelson. Taken on a trip via the M4, A465 and A470.

Cathedral Cave Waterfalls (Dan yr Ogof Showcaves)

The most scenic part of the Dan-yr-Ogof cave system in a section called the Cathedral Cave, which was the second of the caves.

Sgŵd yr Eira, the great waterfall of Wales

Visited the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales in April 2012, with great waterfalls. One of them is the Sgŵd yr Eira (Welsh for 'fall of snow'), where you can walk behind the falling waters. Very wet and noisy, but it is worth visiting.

Western Class 52 - Leaves Exeter St Davids

Western in charge of a mainline trip

Pistyll Rhaeadr - Welsh Waterfall in Powys

One of the Seven Wonders of Wales, music provided by Ludovico Einaudi (Islands: Essential Einaudi). Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall is based in Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant and is the highest waterfall in England and Wales, at 240ft (80m) high.

Beautifull South Wales Natural Waterfall special video message to my Uncles and Aunt :)

Beautifull Waterfall south Wales secretly made this video to surprise my Uncle and Aunty thanking them for bringing me to this magical place cant wait to go back :P