Swansea and Neath
Aberavon Beach
Two miles of flat sand and promenade with the steelworks at one end and Swansea Bay opening west, which is an honest description of the view.
- Distance
- 3.4 mi / 5.5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 40
- Ascent
- 20 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Shape
- There and back
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Walk the promenade or the beach in either direction. Flat and surfaced on the promenade.
Worth knowing
- The beach is long, flat and consistently windy, which makes it good for kites and poor for sunbathing.
- The steelworks dominate the northern view and are worth looking at properly.
- Fully accessible along the promenade.
What you’ll see
The beach and promenade, the steelworks, and Swansea Bay and Gower west.
Background
Port Talbot’s steelworks was the largest in Europe when it opened in the 1950s and shaped everything about the town.