Craig-y-Nos
Castle is located on the A 4067 road in South Wales, approximately 16 miles
north of Swansea and the M4 motorway.Click here to view a map of the location.
Directions From the North
Take the M5 motorway south to the M50. Follow the M50 to the end, near Ross on Wye, where it becomes the A40. Continue ahead, and after passing Monmouth go another six miles and then take the first junction after the service station, signed A40 Abergavenny. Follow the A40 until after a long straight section you approach a large roundabout near Abergavenny where you leave the A40 and continue straight ahead. This road is the A465, signed to Merthyr Tydfil.
Stay on the A465 for around 26 miles, passing the junction to Merthyr Tydfil, and continuing to the A4109 junction at Glyn Neath. Follow the A4109 through the traffic lights in GlynNeath and over the hill towards Abercrave. This becomes the A4221, but continues straight ahead until it drops down to the A4067 road. At the junction with the A4067 turn right and follow the road for four miles to Craig-y-Nos Castle, which is on the right.
Directions From the South (and the M4 Motorway)
Follow the A470 northwards from junction No32 of the M4 motorway to the
A 465 just beyond Merthyr Tydfil. Head west on the A465 continuing to the
A4109 junction at Glyn Neath. Follow the A4109 through the traffic lights
in GlynNeath and over the hill towards Abercrave. This becomes the A4221,
but continues straight ahead until it drops down to the A4067 road. At the
junction with the A4067 turn right and follow the road for four miles to
Craig-y-Nos Castle, which is on the right.
Transport
Trains run from:
London Paddington Station to Neath or Swansea Direct trains every hour Mon/Sat,
journey time 2hrs 40 mins. Sunday service less frequent.
Manchester/Birmingham to Neath or Swansea (Change at Cardiff) Regular services
Mon/Sat, Sunday less frequent. Journey times.. Manchester 3hrs 45mins, Birmingham
2hrs 50 mins.
Regular bus services run to Neath and Swansea from London, Manchester, Birmingham,
Bristol and Cardiff. Car hire and taxi services can also be arranged.
