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Touring Bryn
Bryn in Neath Port Talbot (Wales) with it's 923 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 154 mi (or 248 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Bryn is now 11:19 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Bryn, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Port Talbot, Pyle, Cefn Cribwr, Glyncorrwg and Crynant. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant
Port Talbot
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
GoPro Mountain Biking Afan Forest Park
Shot 100% on GoPro Hero3/3+ Shot in Afan Forest Park in May 2014.
Afan Forest Park 'Blue Scar'. (Ben, Dan, Gerard, Kev & Jas)
Rear break not working on my 'GIANT TRANCE' up Blue Scar Trail pushed it a bit too hard then crashed 'n' burned on the second main burm trying to jump off end going back into the straight......
Joey hits the Blue Scar
Joey does the Blue Scar trail at Afan Forest in his Giant PeaPod.. Loved every minute of it.. Even when he was sleeping!
UKGE Gravity Enduro 2014 Round 3 Afan Stage 4
Complete run down S4 of the 2014 Afan UKGE. This stage was a favourite for some and a real difficult one to negotiate for others. I took a wrong turn on practice day and rode this instead...
mountain biking around Neath in south Wales.
This film was made be Myszka from Cardiff. It was really good day.
The Wall trail at Afan Argoed : Easter 2010
A slightly random arrangement of clips from different sections of the Wall trail at Afan. Including the moment my pivot bolt snapped, and therefore not including the last 3 (best) sections...
MTB Afan Forest - Bike Park Red Run
Bike park red run at Afan Forest Park. MTB's : Genesis Latitude 20 and Genesis Core 50 hardtail. Camera: Contour Roam HD camera.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
River Afan
The River Afan (generally anglicized as Avon, and sometimes historically as Avan) is a river in southwest Wales whose river valley formed the territory of the medieval Lords of Afan. The Afan Valley is a valley that encompasses the upper reaches of the river. The valley is traversed by the A4107 Afan Valley Road. Settlements in the area include Cwmafan, Pwyll-y-glaw and Cymmer.
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous local authority area in Wales and the third most populous county borough. The county borough borders the other principal areas of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taff to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe.
Afan Forest Park
The Afan Forest Park (formally and locally known as Afan Argoed Country Park) is a 48-square-mile forest park in Britain. It is set in the Afan Valley in Neath Port Talbot, in south Wales. It is well known for its mountain biking and hiking or hillwalking trails. It is situated seven miles (11 km) from Junction 40 of the M4.
Pontrhydyfen
Pontrhydyfen (or Pont-rhyd-y-fen) is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales.
Pelenna
Pelenna is an electoral ward coterminous with a community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. The ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cefn-Saeson, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Pelenna is bounded by the wards of: Resolven to the north; Cymmer to the east; Bryn and Cwmavon to the south; Briton Ferry East and Cimla to the west; and Tonna to the northwest.
Tonmawr
Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is located around four miles east of Neath. The village is home to a rugby union team, a primary school, a community centre, and the Pelenna Mountain Centre.
Glenhafod Park Stadium
Glenhafod Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in a small valley just outside the village of Goytre, which is a district of Port Talbot, Wales, UK. It is the home ground of Goytre United F.C.. The name Glenhafod, is taken from the local disused coal mines in the surrounding hillside and shares the valley with the Goytre United F.C. social club and a horseback riding school. In 1990 there was a 350 seater grandstand built, with floodlights being installed in 2000.
South Wales Miners' Museum
The South Wales Miners' Museum is a museum of the coal mining industry and its workforce in the South Wales coalfield. It is located at Cynonville within the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre in the Afan Forest Park, near the small village of Cymmer in Port Talbot.