Abbey or priory · near Port Talbot · West Glamorgan

Margam Abbey

On the map, Margam Abbey is 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Look also at Margam Castle, 300 m away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Photo: Margam Abbey, Archangel12 (CC BY 2.0)

Where

1.2 km

southeast of Port Talbot

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Port Talbot

Just outside Port Talbot

Margam Abbey is 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Port Talbot has 32 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

In Port Talbot the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°129 mm

Feb10° / 4°93 mm

Mar11° / 5°86 mm

Apr14° / 6°70 mm

May17° / 9°76 mm

Jun20° / 12°80 mm

Jul21° / 14°96 mm

Aug21° / 14°107 mm

Sep19° / 12°96 mm

Oct16° / 9°130 mm

Nov12° / 7°138 mm

Dec10° / 4°139 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Port Talbot, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Port Talbot. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Port Talbot’s full climate →

About

Margam Abbey

Articles on it exist in 8 languages.

Port Talbot’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot
Official site: margamabbey.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Margam Abbey

Find Margam Abbey in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 8, Port Talbot is the biggest, home to 31,557 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Port Talbot

31,557 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Coedhirwaun

1,270 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 4 km southeast of it

Pyle

14,075 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 6.1 km south of it

South Cornelly

398 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Margam Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Port Talbot	1.2 km northwest of it	31,557	11
Coedhirwaun	2.3 km southeast of it	1,270	7
Pyle	4 km southeast of it	14,075	9
South Cornelly	6.1 km south of it	398	5
Bryn	6.1 km north of it	568	2
Cwmavon	6.4 km north of it	4,524	4
Cefn Cribwr	6.5 km southeast of it	1,379	7
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff	7.1 km east of it	1,481	2

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 7 castles and a museum.

CastleMargam Castle300 m away 2

CastleKenfig Castle3.6 km away 3

Museum · CadwMargam Stones Museum100 m away 4

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd12 km away 5

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle12 km away 6

Castle · CadwCastell Coety13 km away 7

CastleLlangynwyd Castle5.5 km away 8

CastleCandleston Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Margam Abbey

Where is Margam Abbey?

Margam Abbey is 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot, West Glamorgan.

What is Margam Abbey?

Abbey in South Wales, UK.

When is the best time to visit Margam Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Port Talbot, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Margam Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Margam Abbey?

Within 15 km: Margam Castle (300 m), Kenfig Castle (3.6 km), Margam Stones Museum (100 m) and Y Castell Newydd (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Stones Museum: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangynwyd Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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