Home to Phoenix zip line, Tower Climber obstacle course and Tower Flyer zip line, Zip World Tower is the 4th Zip World site to open, and is the 1st to be situated in south Wales. Nestled in the Rhigos mountain range, and boasting stunning panoramic views, this adventure hub is situated at the old Tower Colliery coal mining site, and had created a new lease of life for this historic and widely-loved base. Please note; opening times to not necessarily mean that every adventure on our site will be open. Please contact us in advance or check our website to find out which adventures are available on your preferred date.
Love that you can switch with level you are at during the Tower experience. I was naively bold and went straight to the top. Did 1 obstacle and had to make my way back across because I was petrified! It is HIGH! I really enjoyed the lower levels however. And the zip lines were great! Loved the smaller one, closest to the ground, that you can bob up and down on. It was great fun. Oh and the staff were super friendly and welcoming, which is always a bonus! Well worth walking an hour in horrible rain, and up roads without pavements to visit (I would advise going by car or some other vehicular based transport!). Would happily go again and have recommended this place to my family.
Overall the zip line was good fun and I'd recommend it. The coaster ride was good, definitely more for children. My partner and I went on it, it was good, like a roller-coaster but slower. We also did the zip line. That was good but a lot of waiting about. There are two zip lines you go down. First one you get taken to a top of a mountain via a minibus and then wait in a queue for a very long time. Think we waited nearly an hour for our turn. Once you've been down the first one, you need to climb a lot of stairs to get to the next zip line. Then queuing again for the next one for a while too. Apart from the long waiting times for our turn, it was good fun! Staff are very thorough when checking your safety gear is all on and working properly. This made us feel safe before going on the zip line. I'd recommend the zip line for all and the coaster ride for children.
Outstanding. Family of 5 and were kept busy for around 4 hours. Front service team were superb, really helpful and friendly. Louise I think (?) was really helpful and very welcoming. We did all the zips and track cars. I was very impressed and reassured with the safety features and processes. Always felt safe. Tip: don't buy tickets on line. There's a booking fee. Brilliant bar/grill. Massive windows to give a great view. Absolutely worthy of a visit. A credit to the area.
Family really enjoyed Pheonix and the Coaster experiences. All the staff were super friendly and made it fun for the kids. Everything was well organised and queue times were relatively short. Toilets did go out of order (after they run out of water) which meant long queues for a single toilet. Food offering was good. Wide selection, although only breakfast items were available when we visited. Ice creams were sooo nice. Would definitely recommend.
Award winning Welsh ice cream was so delicious. We had strawberry chocolate bwenno & salted caramel. Recommended all flavours except strawberry. Did coaster & flyer. Both were amazing.
Really enjoyed the experience of Zip World Tower. We booked the Phoenix through virgin experiences. It's a really cool experience and staff were really lovely and made you feel very safe. I just think it's quite expensive for what it is! I'm not sure we would have booked if we didn't have the voucher. The zip claims to get up to speed of 70mph but when we asked the guy on the speed gun what we did, we were only going about 35-40mph!
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Getting tickets in advance recommended
Good for kids
Good for kids birthday
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Love that you can switch with level you are at during the Tower experience. I was naively bold and went straight to the top. Did 1 obstacle and had to make my way back across because I was petrified! It is HIGH! I really enjoyed the lower levels however. And the zip lines were great! Loved the smaller one, closest to the ground, that you can bob up and down on. It was great fun. Oh and the staff were super friendly and welcoming, which is always a bonus! Well worth walking an hour in horrible rain, and up roads without pavements to visit (I would advise going by car or some other vehicular based transport!). Would happily go again and have recommended this place to my family.
Overall the zip line was good fun and I'd recommend it. The coaster ride was good, definitely more for children. My partner and I went on it, it was good, like a roller-coaster but slower. We also did the zip line. That was good but a lot of waiting about. There are two zip lines you go down. First one you get taken to a top of a mountain via a minibus and then wait in a queue for a very long time. Think we waited nearly an hour for our turn. Once you've been down the first one, you need to climb a lot of stairs to get to the next zip line. Then queuing again for the next one for a while too. Apart from the long waiting times for our turn, it was good fun! Staff are very thorough when checking your safety gear is all on and working properly. This made us feel safe before going on the zip line. I'd recommend the zip line for all and the coaster ride for children.
Outstanding. Family of 5 and were kept busy for around 4 hours. Front service team were superb, really helpful and friendly. Louise I think (?) was really helpful and very welcoming. We did all the zips and track cars. I was very impressed and reassured with the safety features and processes. Always felt safe. Tip: don't buy tickets on line. There's a booking fee. Brilliant bar/grill. Massive windows to give a great view. Absolutely worthy of a visit. A credit to the area.
Family really enjoyed Pheonix and the Coaster experiences. All the staff were super friendly and made it fun for the kids. Everything was well organised and queue times were relatively short. Toilets did go out of order (after they run out of water) which meant long queues for a single toilet. Food offering was good. Wide selection, although only breakfast items were available when we visited. Ice creams were sooo nice. Would definitely recommend.
Award winning Welsh ice cream was so delicious. We had strawberry chocolate bwenno & salted caramel. Recommended all flavours except strawberry. Did coaster & flyer. Both were amazing.
Really enjoyed the experience of Zip World Tower. We booked the Phoenix through virgin experiences. It's a really cool experience and staff were really lovely and made you feel very safe. I just think it's quite expensive for what it is! I'm not sure we would have booked if we didn't have the voucher. The zip claims to get up to speed of 70mph but when we asked the guy on the speed gun what we did, we were only going about 35-40mph!
