Places to visit around Baglan, from Neath Castle
Visitors to Baglan can choose from 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory. What there is to see lies just outside: 9 places within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 2 places in care: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust. Further afield, Swansea Castle is 8.6 km from the centre.
Just outside Baglan, the best known
An abbey or priory, a garden and an attraction follow Neath Castle.
CastleNeath Castle2.6 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or priory · CadwNeath Abbey1.8 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenGnoll Estate Country Park2.9 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustAberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall4.9 km outside town, to the northeastWater parkWater parkAquasplash Play Pool2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseum1940s Swansea Bay3.8 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall, is 6.7 km out.
The dashed line is Baglan’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (4), then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Baglan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Neath Abbey and Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall).
The list in full
These 9 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Baglan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Baglan →
Days out
Swansea Castle, 8.6 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle8.6 km west
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral8.8 km west
CastleKenfig Castle12 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey9.3 km southeast
CastleMargam Castle9.5 km southeast
CastleOystermouth Castle14 km southwest
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd21 km southeast
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle27 km north
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle22 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coety22 km southeast
CastleDinefwr Castle31 km northwest
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle18 km westPlaces well known beyond Baglan (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Baglan’s attractions
What is there to see near Baglan?
No attraction is mapped inside Baglan itself. Within 5 km of it are Neath Castle, Neath Abbey, Gnoll Estate Country Park and Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall.
Does Baglan have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Baglan: 1940s Swansea Bay and Aberdulais Falls Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Baglan?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Baglan, 2 places are cared for: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Neath Abbey and Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall).
What are the best-known days out near Baglan?
Within 40 km: Swansea Castle (8.6 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (8.8 km), Kenfig Castle (12 km), Margam Abbey (9.3 km).
Where are Baglan’s historic buildings listed?
Baglan has 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Cadw’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Baglan when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Abbey: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, 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
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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