Name: Aberdulais Tinworks and Waterfall
Rating: 5.0

Aberdulais Tinworks and Waterfall

Aberdulais, Neath, Neath Port Talbot SA10 8EU, UK

1-99 Years

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Aberdulais as water continued to cascade through the centuries, the industries continued to flow through time, and Aberdulais established its place as an industrial centre for pioneering. Discover how a small village in the Welsh valleys used cutting edge technologies to harness an ice age landscape and breath-taking waterfalls, to shape the industries that changed the world.

St Giles Cymru at Aberdulais At Aberdulais we are working in partnership with St Giles Trust Cymru, an award-winning social justice charity, who will use some of the buildings and wider site to enable their work in helping people facing the greatest adversity to realise a positive future. Together, our two charities aim to work beyond our boundaries to benefit people and increase access for everyone to nature, beauty and history. If you are looking for Best place to visit with family and kids then you should visit this place once for day out with kids and families.

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Host birthday parties: No

Features

Waterwheel: The Waterwheel is currently inactive for specialist assessment and restoration. Europe's largest electricity generating waterwheel with historic roots from 1584 and throughout the Industrial Revolution.
Waterfall: Waterfall instrumental in over 400 years of Industrial Revolution. Home to a variety of wildlife.
Visiting the waterfall at Aberdulais: The torrent of water running through the Dulais Valley has been the driving force for over 400 years of industrial innovation. Visit the picturesque surroundings at Aberdulais’s waterfall, a haven for wildlife and native plants and anyone keen to explore.
Visiting the waterwheel at Aberdulais: Tucked into the steep-sided gorge of the River Dulais, Aberdulais is home to one of Europe’s largest power-generating waterwheels. Towering over eight metres in diameter, this remarkable piece of engineering once drove the tinplate works that powered a local industry – and now, after years of standing still, it’s turning once again.

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Parking: Car park opposite side of the road.
Toilet: Accessible toilets are located near the entrance.
Dogs allowed: Dogs to be kept on short lead.

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Price: Free

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Offer Birthday Parties: No

Gwaith Tun a Rhaeadr | Tinworks and Waterfall: 09:30 - 15:30
Siop Lyfrau Ail-law | Second-hand bookshop: 10:30 - 15:30

Time may vary please check here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/aberdulais#place-opening-times

Address: Aberdulais, Neath, Neath Port Talbot SA10 8EU, UK

Post Code: SA10 8EU

Council: Neath Port Talbot

County: West Glamorgan

By road: A4109, 3 miles north-east of Neath. Exit 43 off M4 (Llandarcy), take A465 signposted Vale of Neath.
On foot: via Neath to Aberdulais Canal footpath.
By train: Neath 3 miles.
By bus: Services from Swansea to Brecon, Swansea to Aberdare and Banwen, Neath to Aberdulais and Neath train station to Aberdulais.
Cycling: NCN47 passes property. Access near B&Q Neath to Neath Canal towpath and Aberdulais Canal Basin.
Parking: Car park opposite side of the road.