National Trust in South Wales
Castles, Stately Homes, Gardens, Gold Mines Lighthouses and Beaches
Enjoy Welsh heritage, visit well maintained homes and gardens or explore the stunning coastline of South Wales. The National Trust offers all this and more......
The National Trust are guardians of much of Britain’s heritage, owning and maintaining a diverse selection of important sites including castles, stately homes, gardens, gold mines lighthouses and heritage coastlines.
The variety of the Trust’s interests can be seen when visiting South Wales including.
Kymin
Explore the grounds, on the Offa’s Dyke path, at the top of a hill with views of Monmouth, The Wye Valley, Sugar Loaf and The Black Mountains. Visit the Naval Temple, built by the people of Monmouth to commemorate Nelson’s victory on the Battle of the Nile, or the Kymin Tower a circular Georgian banqueting house
Admission
Grounds and Naval Temple (Open all year) Free
Kymin Tower (Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday 24 March – 28 October) £2.20
Getting there
By road - The property is 1.5 miles from Monmouth and is well signed from the A4136
By Bus – Take the bus to Monmouth and then it is a 1.5 mile walk up a steep hill.
Powis Castle and Garden
This medieval castle is home to one of Wales’s best collections of furniture and paintings together with treasures from India, in the Clive Museum. The ancestral seat of the Earl of Powys dominates the skyline and towers over the world famous gardens with Italianate terraces, and step free access, which form part of the estate.
Admission
Admission is £9.90 adults or £4.95 children. Opening hours and days vary by season please phone 01938 551929 for up to date information.
Getting There
The castle is 1mile south of Welshpool and is signed from the main road to Newtown A483. Welshpool has good bus and rail links and pedestrian access is available from the High Street.
Aberdulais Falls
See how a natural waterfall was used to help develop the industrial base of South Wales. The site’s history dates back to 16th century copper smelting and visitors can see the largest waterwheel in Europe generating electricity, a turbine house with an interactive display and an exhibition on the history of tin.
A fish pass allows salmon from as far away as Greenland to swim in the upper reaches of the river. The system, based on the same principles as canal locks, cleverly by passes the falls. Lifts are available making the site fully accessible to disabled visitors.
Admission
Admission is £4 adults and £2 children. Opening days and hours vary according to season, please phone 01639 636674 for information.
Getting There
The falls are 2 miles west of Neath, just off the A465 Heads of the Valley road to Merthyr.. First Cymru buses 158, 161 and X75 pass the falls and run near to Neath railway station.
Rhossili Visitor Centre
Come and see why Rhossili, at the tip of the Gower Peninsula, was voted one of the Worlds Top 25 Beaches by the Times newspaper. Walk along miles of quiet sandy beaches that stretch from Rhossili village to Llangennith, or admire the view from the cliff tops leading to Worms Head. Worms Head is two rocky islets reached from Rhossili , on foot, by a natural causeway. Access is restricted by the tide and crossing is not allowed 2.5 hours either side of high tide. Please check tide times before setting off.
Admission
Opening days and hours vary according to season, please phone 01792 390707 for information.
Getting There
Rhossili is at the tip of the Gower Peninsula, take the A 4118 from Swansea then the B 4247 to Rhossili. Pullman Buses run services from Swansea to Rhossili for details phone 01792 851569 .
Annual Membership
Annual membership costs £43.50 for adults, £72.50 for couples and £77.50 for families (2 adults and 2 children over 5 years). Members are admitted free to over 300 National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Reciprocal arrangements allow free membership to similar organisations in 13 other countries including Scotland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Members joining at one of the properties will have their admission for that day refunded.
Other Things to do in South and West Wales
Things to do in South West Wales
Family Days Out in South Wales
Margam Country Park ,South Wales
Days Out on The Gower Peninsula
