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Just 15 miles North of
Pontardawe is Craig-y-Nos Castle and Country Park, which was the estate of the famous opera diva Adelina Patti. The park is open to the public and offers
splendid views of the
Castle.

Just a mile or so further North
you will find one of Europe's largest
underground visitor attractions, the
National Showcave Centre for Wales.

See the Dan-yr-Ogof Cave with its
many rock formations and the massive
Cathedral Cave where weddings are held.

Gnoll Country Park

Just a few miles from Pontardawe.
A delightful country park based on an 18th century landscaped garden. Within easy reach of Neath town centre, this park features lakes,
cascades, a grotto, children's play area, adventure
playground and a Visitor Interpretation Centre.
The park's forest footpaths link to the Mosshouse Reservoir and
Cefn Morfudd historical viewpoints.

Within a 2 minute walk of the
hotel you will find St. Peter's Church, built in 1863 and
featuring the striking 197 ft. high spire.

The tow-path alongside the Swansea
Canal, beginning near Ystalyfera and
ending about four miles to the Southwest in Pontardawe. Here the canal
water is

diverted into the River Tawe. The canal channel disappears for about a quarter mile, then continues to the southern edge of Clydach before finally disappearing
under more recent constructions.

This canal is one of several built in Wales in the late 1700s to provide transport of ores and other supplies in support of the
burgeoning mining industries. Their use slowly declined with the coming of railway systems, but many were still in use commercially as late as the 1930s.

Neath Abbey
Founded in 1130 by the Norman Baron, Richard de Granville and
described as the 'Fairest Abbey in all Wales' by Tudor Historian
John Leland. The Abbey enjoyed varying fortunes, even serving
as an early copper works after the dissolution. Although situated near an industrial area, the Abbey's location, on the banks of the Tennant

Canal, makes it a tranquil and memorable site for the visitor.