Pontrhydyfen
in Neath Port Talbot of Wales, United Kingdom
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Swansea Airport (14 mi) - MOD St. Athan (21 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (24 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (47 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (50 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (54 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (64 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (85 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Fairwood Park Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.634 and -3.745 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 38' 3" and W -3° 44' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:38 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:35 am and 4:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Pontrhydyfen
Pontrhydyfen in Neath Port Talbot (Wales) with it's 830 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 156 mi (or 250 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Pontrhydyfen is now 05:38 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Pontrhydyfen, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 37 mi (or 60 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bryn, Port Talbot, Crynant, Glyncorrwg and Pyle. 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 | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 86% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant
Castle
Best Western Aberavon Beach
Port Talbot
Videos from this area
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Cimla, Neath cine film 1970 (part 2)
Cine film filmed between 1965 and 1975 mainly in Neath UK.
Cimla, Neath cine film 1970 (part 1)
Cine film filmed sometime between 1965-1975 in Neath, Bristol and Paignton.
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...
Afan Argoed - Blue Scar - Marcus Mullens
The first section of Blue Scar / Penhydd at Afan Argoed.
Afan MTB Trip Sep 2012
MTB Trip to Afan, Wales for 2 days of fun and single track.
Ash Hardwood Floor Restoration
Restoration of an Ash Strip Hardwood Floor in Bryn near Port Talbot. The floor was badly worn and there had been water damage at the patio doors, as always we have to remove the top layer...
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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.
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Efail Fach television relay station
The Efail Fach television relay station is sited on a hill west of the villages of Efail Fach, Cwm Pelenna and Tonmawr. It was originally built in the 1980s as a fill-in relay for UHF analogue colour television serving all of those settlements. It consists of a 15 m self-supporting lattice mast standing on a hill which is itself about 160 m above sea level. The transmissions are beamed to the east towards the Pelenna valley. The Efail Fach transmission station is owned and operated by Arqiva.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Pontrhydyfen.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Pontrhydyfen
