15–20 min
Waterfall Country — Pontneddfechan & Ystradfellte
Where the rivers Mellte, Hepste and Nedd tumble off the sandstone: the Four Waterfalls Walk, the falls you can walk behind, gorge scrambles and the pub-doorstep Elidir Trail — all within twenty minutes of Abercraf.
The Old Exchange (village location) 9 spots in this area
Walks & Waterfalls
~25 min drive ★ Guest favourite The Four Waterfalls Walk Four thundering falls in one wooded gorge — including the one you walk behind. Read the guide ~15 min drive Sgwd Gwladys & the Elidir Trail The gentle waterfall walk — a riverside stroll to the Lady Falls, with a pub at the trailhead. Read the guide About 20 minutes’ drive Porth yr Ogof The largest cave mouth in Wales — where an entire river vanishes underground. Read the guide About 30 minutes’ drive Melincourt Falls A quiet 24-metre curtain of water that Turner came to paint. Read the guide
Days Out
About 20 minutes’ drive The Glynneath Gunpowder Works Moss-covered ruins of Wales’ first gunpowder works, lost in a wooded gorge. Read the guide About 20 minutes’ drive Glynneath Golf Club A friendly hillside eighteen with long views over the Vale of Neath. Read the guide About 20 minutes’ drive Spring Valley Lakes Lakeside activity day in the Vale of Neath — paddle, swim or take aim. Read the guide
Adventure
~20 min drive Dinas Rock Limestone walls, sleeping knights and canyoning gorges at the gateway to Waterfall Country. Read the guide Guided in Waterfall Country, about 20–30 minutes away Gorge Walking in Waterfall Country The wettest, wildest way to take on the waterfalls — with a qualified guide. Read the guide
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