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Delve into Cymmer
Cymmer in Neath Port Talbot (Wales) is a city located in United Kingdom about 152 mi (or 244 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Cymmer is now 04:01 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Cymmer, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 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 33 mi (or 53 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Glyncorrwg, Bryn, Cefn Cribwr, Crynant and Treherbert. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 85% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Last descent of skyline Glyncorrwg
A good ride around Afan and Glyncorrwg, The Skyline is filled with MTB tracks but a very challenging 47km ride. Check out the other tracks on my channel, Like and Share.
Deadwood: Skyline Trail at Glyncorrwg / Afan Argoed, South Wales.
Short video from the weekends ride at Glyncorrwg in the Afan Valley, South Wales. Deadwood is a section of trail on the Skyline route. Chris Maund is riding out front and setting the pace....
Afan Whites level black run steep section
Playing with a new camera - (another) very short clip of me riding the black loop of Whites level at Afan Argoed/Glyncorrwg. 0.08 is where my front LUST Highroller punctures :-\ - Advice, LUST...
Afan Argoed mountain biking MTB The Wall zigzag trail high speed HD high definition GoPro
Mountain Biking @ afan argoed the wall trail, the final descent zig zag section, powered by GOPRO mtb mountain biking downhill afan argoed glyncorrwg whytes level w2 skyline south wales bike...
Skyline descent from top of steps to base of climb.
A quick look at the descent that drops you back to the Cafe in Glyncorrwg. There is now a cut through about 3/4 of the way up, just look for the lonely post on the right hand side after the...
Jacks First Fall - Afan Forest - The Wall
Holiday Down Wales - Jack's first fall on a mountain bike at Afan Forest; the WALL Gareth - Trek Fuel Ex 8 29r Jack - Giant Reign 3 Shot 100% on gopro Hero3 ...
Afan Forest..Whites Trail..Darkside Down
First trip over to Afan Forest..this is the last downhill run on the 'whites trail'
Afan Whites level black run short clip
Playing with a new camera - Very short clip of me on the Black loop of the Whites level trail at Afan Argoed/Glyncorrwg. And as my brother helpfully points out, get the final exit of the corner...
Afan Forest - White Windy Trail Aug 2012
Headcam Shot from what turned out to be the "Windy Point" section of the Whites trail at Afan Argoed, South Wales. We ended up here by mistake thinking we were following the purple (train logo)...
Afan W2 and Skyline July 2013
Edited GoPro footage we recorded on a trip to Afan on 5th July 2013. It's a bit long but we were on the bikes and riding for five and a half hours and I wanted a video of the day rather than...
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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.
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or, sometimes, Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan. The name also survives in that of the county borough of the Vale of Glamorgan.
Abercregan
Abercregan is a village in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Glamorgan. It is situated around 12 kilometres north-east of Port Talbot and just west of Cymmer, and is also close to the River Afan. Abercregan was once a thriving mining community but since the decline of the British coal industry, much of the housing has been demolished and most of its inhabitants moved to neighbouring villages.
A4107 road
The A4107 road is an A road in Wales. The A4107 begins in Port Talbot and heads up the Afan Valley in a north easterly direction. It then continues eastwards until it connects with the A4061 road south west of Cwmparc. Settlements served by the road include: Port Talbot Cwmafan Pwll-y-glaw Pontrhydyfen Duffryn Cymmer Croeserw Abergwynfi Blaengwynfi
Caerau, Bridgend
Caerau (English: Forts) is a former mining village in south Wales, located around 2 miles to the north of Maesteg in the Llynfi Valley, and is part of Bridgend County Borough. The township grew rapidly after the opening of Caerau Colliery in 1890. The colliery consisted of three shafts (North, South and No. 3 Pits) and employed 2,400 men at its peak in the early 1920s. The mine closed in 1977.