A 19th-century aqueduct that carries the canal over the River Neath, featuring 18 piers and 17 arches, with a maximum height of 27 meters and a length of 103 meters, built from local limestone and sandstone, and offering scenic views of the surrounding valley.
Walked from Ashland's to Aberdulais Aqueduct along the tennant canal, great walk
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.
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.
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 .
Plenty of water based activities to do. Lovely walks.
Fantastic to see and a great place to walk the dog!
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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Walked from Ashland's to Aberdulais Aqueduct along the tennant canal, great walk
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.
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.
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 .
Plenty of water based activities to do. Lovely walks.
Fantastic to see and a great place to walk the dog!
