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Aberdulais Aqueduct

Tourist attraction Historical landmark Bridge

One of the Best Places To Visits in Aberdulais


Address

Station Rd, Tonna, Neath SA10 8EP, United Kingdom

Website

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Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (79 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Monday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 am to 11 pm

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  • 4/5 Keiren S. 1 year ago on Google • 60 reviews
    Plenty of water based activities to do. Lovely walks.

  • 5/5 R A D. 2 years ago on Google • 252 reviews
    Fantastic to see and a great place to walk the dog!

  • 5/5 a random g. 4 years ago on Google • 23 reviews
    Perfect bike ride along the Neath canal to resolven, on the way back stopped at the aberdulais royal legion for a shandy which overlooks the Aqueduct. Lovely service and very friendly people welcomed me and the family so will definately pop in again on our travels.

  • 5/5 Diane 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent paths for cycling or walking, beautiful scenery

  • 5/5 Lynne J. 4 years ago on Google
    My ancestor designed this aqueduct. It's in a sorry state now after the recent floods but has been say neglected for very many years. Come on Coombe Tenant family. Dig deep and restore our heritage

  • 4/5 Ian M. 4 years ago on Google
    Quiet spot but near a major A road. British Legion very close by if you want to look out and view from a beer garden.

  • 4/5 Andy B. 6 years ago on Google • 341 reviews
    The Aberdulais aqueduct is a fine piece of early 19th century canal architecture, and is well worth seeking out if you're visiting the area. The best view is from the car park at the British Legion next to it ( I hope they don't mind me saying). It is a very low level structure and all the more interesting for that. To emphasise how low it is, it has Aberdulais Lock right next to it, which drops the canal down about 12 feet to the pound below, which seems to be well below the level of the river that passes under the aqueduct. Access from the footpath close to the car park for the nearby National Trust Tin Works.

  • 5/5 John C. 4 years ago on Google
    Good place to wind away some time. Spectacular when you have heavy rain and the water sometimes cover the arches

  • 5/5 Younique T. 1 year ago on Google • 125 reviews
    It was quiet on the day I visited but I've seen people swimming in there when I've driven past.

  • 5/5 Sez it R. 11 months ago on Google • 278 reviews
    Beautiful

  • 5/5 Rachel N. 8 months ago on Google • 116 reviews
    Lovely little walk here. Small, rough surface car park, but the rest of the paths have smooth coverage for a buggy or chair. There's also a small shop, a short walk up the street, for snacks or a drink.

  • 5/5 Jeffrey Cross (. 8 months ago on Google • 141 reviews
    This is where I live... Although we're immigrants, we loved it . NOW we've been here 40 years.

  • 4/5 Pete / H. 6 months ago on Google • 565 reviews
    Another site with so much history not being looked after, but definitely worth a visit, you can park right by it, (there's a pub there) but the best place to see it is over the other side, where you can actually get on it, just a short walk to the canal basin. The Aberdulais Aqueduct, a ten arch aqueduct which lies parallel to a railway bridge, built in 1851 by Brunel for the Vale of Neath Railway. Originally timber, this was rebuilt in stone in the 1880s. The aqueduct was constructed in 1823 to complete the Tennant Canal and was engineered by William Kirkhouse. The structure is 130 metres (340 ft) and is carried on ten masonry arches. To the north-west it is continued through a cast-iron trough over an earlier navigable cut. The aqueduct is the longest canal aqueduct in South Wales but it is a very traditional British narrow-canal type. The basin contains remains of sunken boats and at the north there is a buried dry dock by a slip-way. At the junction of the Tennant and Neath canals there is a roving bridge, which is known as Pont Gam (crooked bridge). The bridge's flanking walls are carried on a corbelled series of masonry courses. The only lock on the canal's main line is south of the aqueduct with an office and lock-keepers house.

  • 5/5 Emuobor Rosemary I. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Beautiful care home. Residents are well taken care of. They have beautiful lounges, for residents to relax., private lounges if a resident prefers to be alone .


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