Last Alteration: Thursday 07 August 2008
Margam Country Park
Margam Country Park
Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ
Margam Park is an 850 acre estate on the southern slopes of Mynydd Margam. It played a religious role for centuries, with an abbey built in the 12th Century until razed by Henry VIII in the Disolution. The "Tudor" mansion Margam Castle was built in the 19th Century.
Admission: Free
How to get here:
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Road: M4 - Exit the M4 at junction 38, then head south on the A48; the park is on the left-hand side. (0.5 miles, 1m) +
£3.00
Areas within Margam Country Park to visit:
Enter the grounds and bear left through the gate; then turn left to the orangery. | Enter the grounds and bear left through the gate; then turn right and walk up to the house. of the house. |
Enter the grounds and bear left through the gate; then turn right and walk up to the house. Head up the stairs and bear right to the south side of the house. | Enter the grounds and bear left through the gate; then turn right and walk up to the house. Head up the stairs and bear left to the north side of the house. |
Enter the grounds and bear left through the gate; then turn right and walk up to the house. Head up the stairs and bear left to the north side of the house, and enter the house through the doorway (when open!). |
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Orion Electric Ltd (The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter): 1.83 miles.
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Kenfig Hill Opencast Site (The Doctor's Daughter): 3.62 miles.
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Court Colman Manor (Something Borrrowed): 5.71 miles.
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Coney Beach (Adam): 5.93 miles.
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Glanrhyd Hospital (To The Last Man): 6.59 miles.
Further links about the location
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Neath Port Talbot - Margam Country Park
Related Stories
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Eye of the Gorgon [2007]: The Abbey
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Something Borrrowed [2007] (Orangery): Gwen and Rhys's wedding.
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The Sontaran Stratagem [23-26 Oct 2007]: The Rattigan Academy
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The Poison Sky [23-26 Oct 2007]: The Rattigan Academy
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