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Woodlands for forest bathing in Neath Port Talbot

6 places in Neath Port Talbot that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

Forested hillside in Afan Forest Park, Neath Port TalbotAfan Forest ParkWooded slopes above the River Afan, with gentle riverside walks away from the bike trailsFootbridge over the stream among trees in Cwm Du Glen, PontardaweCwm Du GlenWooded river gorge with cascades and a giant redwood in the middle of PontardaweLake with trees at Gnoll Estate Country Park, NeathGnoll Estate Country ParkWoodland estate on the edge of Neath with 18th century cascades and pondsView across Margam Country Park towards Brickyard Plantation woodlandMargam Country ParkHistoric 850 acre estate with deer park, woodland and abbey ruins near Port TalbotMelincourt Falls in the woodland of Melincwrt Waterfalls Nature Reserve, Vale of NeathMelincwrt WaterfallsMossy oak woodland and an eighty foot waterfall in the Vale of NeathCraig Gwladus Country ParkAncient Neath Valley woodland with old drift mine dramways and a level central path

Photos: Afan Forest Park, Alan Hughes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Cwm Du Glen, Nigel Davies (CC BY-SA 2.0); Gnoll Estate Country Park, Alan Hughes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Margam Country Park, Steve Barnes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Melincwrt Waterfalls, Nigel Swales (CC BY-SA 2.0); Craig Gwladus Country Park (area photo): On the yellow waymarked trail, Gwydir Forest. Photograph: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0.