Betws
Betws is a small village and community on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea; it is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Betws and Ammanford, and the urban area of Ammanford.
Betws is a small village and community on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea; it is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Betws and Ammanford, and the urban area of Ammanford. The nearby mountain, at the western end of the Black Mountain, is named after the village, and has a large area of common land.
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Worth seeing in and around Betws
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Gellimanwydd Chapel
Gellimanwydd Chapel, also known as the Christian Temple, is an Independent chapel in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Services at Gellimanwydd are conducted in the Welsh language.
700 m · chapel in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 02Penlle'r Castell
Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Gwair in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.
3.8 km · castle in Swansea, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 03Amman Valley Railway
The Amman Valley Railway Society is situated near the former Gwaun Cae Gurwen branch line, that runs alongside the River Amman, some 10 miles north of Swansea in west Wales. Its primary focus is to construct Swansea 9 Lines, an eco-friendly tram system to the heart of Swansea and the surrounding areas.
1.4 km · heritage railway in the UK · Wikipedia - 04Caeau Blaenau-mawr
Caeau Blaenau-mawr is a species rich damp grassland that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales.
3.8 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia - 05Ammanford Town Hall
Ammanford Town Hall is a municipal building located on Iscennen Street in Ammanford in Carmarthenshire in Wales. The structure is currently used as the offices and meeting place of Ammanford Town Council.
1.1 km · municipal building in Carmarthenshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 06All Saints Church, Ammanford
All Saints Church, Ammanford is an Anglican parish church in the town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was erected between 1911 and 1915 by W. D. Jenkins of Llandeilo.
1.1 km · church in Carmarthenshire, UK · Wikipedia - 07Caeau Nant Garenig
Caeau Nant Garenig is collection of unimproved pastures that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales.
4 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia - 08Mynydd y Gwair
Mynydd y Gwair is a mountain in Swansea, Wales. Mynydd y Gwair is 373 m high.
3.8 km · mountain in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Bethany Chapel
Bethany was a Calvinistic Methodist/ Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, from 1881 to 2023. Services were conducted in Welsh, despite some members of the original founding committee proposing an English language chapel.
700 m · Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Ammanford · Wikipedia
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Getting to Betws
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 62 km · Bristol (BRS), 98 km · Birmingham (BHX), 170 km
- Stations
- Ammanford railway station, 1.3 km · Pantyffynnon railway station, 1.4 km · Ammanford Colliery Halt railway station, 700 m
- Cardiff → Betws30 km · quickest by road, 52 min · £3.5–4.5
- Bristol → Betws70 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Betws154 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Betws
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Betws. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inPontardawe lies at the crossroads of the A4067 road, which runs the length of the Swansea Valley and on to Sennybridge on the A40, and the A474 from Briton Ferry and Neath to Ammanford.
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Next door to Betws
Betws is 19 km from Swansea, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ammanfordtown and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales1.6 km
- Llandybievillage and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales3.9 km
- Tycroesvillage in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK3.1 km
- Saronvillage in Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom3.3 km
- Pantyffynnonvillage in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK1.5 km
- Garnswllthamlet in Swansea, Wales, UK2.8 km