Margam Stones Museum
Margam Stones Museum is a museum in former schoolhouse in Neath Port Talbot. Visitors find it 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot. It is maintained by Cadw.
Museum near Port Talbot
Just outside Port Talbot
Margam Stones Museum is 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Cadw
One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Aim for May to September, when Port Talbot reaches 17–21°C.
Margam Stones Museum
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 27 more places, Margam Abbey (100 m) first on our list.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Cadw
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot
Locating Margam Stones Museum
Spot Margam Stones Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
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The nearest towns
The largest of the 3 towns is Port Talbot, with 31,557 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Port Talbot
Coedhirwaun
Pyle
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Margam Stones Museum 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 | 4.1 km southeast of it | 14,075 | 9 |
Places to add to Margam Stones Museum
Also close at hand are 7 castles and an abbey or priory, among 27 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey100 m away2
CastleMargam Castle400 m away3
CastleKenfig Castle3.7 km away4
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd12 km away5
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle12 km away6
Castle · CadwCastell Coety13 km away7
CastleLlangynwyd Castle5.5 km away8
CastleCandleston Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Margam Stones Museum
Where is Margam Stones Museum?
Margam Stones Museum is 1.2 km southeast of Port Talbot, West Glamorgan.
What is Margam Stones Museum?
Museum in former schoolhouse in Neath Port Talbot, Wales.
Who runs Margam Stones Museum?
Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Margam Stones Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Port Talbot, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Margam Stones Museum?
Within 15 km: Margam Abbey (100 m), Margam Castle (400 m), Kenfig Castle (3.7 km) 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 Stones Museum: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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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