MARGAM PARK AND ORANGERY

One of Wales' best known Country Parks, Margam has around a thousand acres of magnificent parkland to explore. The splendid 18th century Orangery with its ornate fountains is an impressive focal point and venue for events, but the Park also boasts a historic landscape and deer park which goes back to prehistoric and Cistercian times; with the ruins of Margam Abbey, the Abbey Church and the unique Stones Museum with a collection of pre-Romanesque, Celtic and Roman inscribed stones a key feature. The Park itself has many impressive 18th and 19th century garden and landscape features. There is a wide choice of walks through the estate, or if you prefer to ride, Monty the Margam Train (a narrow gauge railway), carries you through the estate. There are children's play areas, a farm trail, Fairy Tale Lane, a Fuchsia House, and extensive gardens, a cafeteria, Visitor Centre, toilets. Open daily, 10am-5pm (mornings only on Mondays and Tuesdays in winter); entry is free of charge.

See Margam Park website or phone 01639 881635 for details of news and events.

X1 Swansea - Port Talbot - Margam Park Main Entrance - Bridgend