Abbey or priory · Neath · West Glamorgan

Neath Abbey

Neath Abbey is a ruined abbey in Neath Port Talbot. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Neath Castle, 1.6 km off, the first of 41 within 15 km.

Photo: Neath Abbey, Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Neath

inside the built-up area

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Neath

Inside Neath

Neath Abbey is inside Neath’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Cadw

One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Neath has 94 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

Month by month in Neath

Highs of 18–20°C mark June to September in Neath.

Jan8° / 3°149 mm

Feb8° / 3°115 mm

Mar10° / 4°110 mm

Apr13° / 5°84 mm

May16° / 8°89 mm

Jun19° / 11°98 mm

Jul20° / 13°123 mm

Aug20° / 13°131 mm

Sep18° / 11°120 mm

Oct14° / 8°167 mm

Nov11° / 5°167 mm

Dec9° / 3°174 mm

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

About

Neath Abbey

It is cared for by Cadw. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.

Neath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Neath
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/neath-abbey-and-gatehouse

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Map of Neath Abbey and nearby

Orange: Neath Abbey.

Towns near it

Towns around Neath Abbey, by distance

The 8 towns are led in size by Swansea, with 170,090 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Neath

40,738 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km south of it

Baglan

10,516 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Tonna

2,665 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km west of it

Swansea

170,090 people · 33 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Neath Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Neath	It’s in town	40,738	14
Baglan	1.8 km south of it	10,516	9
Tonna	2.5 km northeast of it	2,665	8
Swansea	2.6 km west of it	170,090	33
Llandarcy	2.8 km southwest of it	117	6
Cilfrew	3.6 km northeast of it	2,178	8
Port Talbot	4.2 km south of it	31,557	11
Glais	4.3 km northwest of it	831	3

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral are among the 41 within 15 km.

CastleNeath Castle1.6 km away 2

CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral8.7 km away 3

Castle · CadwSwansea Castle9.1 km away 4

MuseumNational Waterfront Museum9.2 km away 5

Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey13 km away 6GardenGardenGnoll Estate Country Park2.7 km away 7

CastleMargam Castle13 km away 8

MuseumGlynn Vivian Art Gallery9.1 km away

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

Your questions on Neath Abbey

Where is Neath Abbey?

Neath Abbey is in Neath, West Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Neath Abbey?

Ruined abbey in Neath Port Talbot, Wales.

Who runs Neath Abbey?

Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Neath Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Neath, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Neath Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Neath Abbey?

Within 15 km: Neath Castle (1.6 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (8.7 km), Swansea Castle (9.1 km) and National Waterfront Museum (9.2 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 (8)

Neath Abbey: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery: Sionk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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