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Work starts 16 November on 26-space car park at Neath Abbey

The new car park on Monastery Road will include a coach bay; the Cadw site stays open throughout.

Christine Jones ·

74 Neath Abbey 6th Nov 2010 (5) (6378219687). Photo: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Neath Abbey from the canal towpath. File photograph: Gareth Lovering Photography / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Original photographCC BY-SA 2.0

Construction of a new visitor car park at Neath Abbey is due to start on Monday 16 November and continue into early 2027, Neath Port Talbot Council has said. The car park will have 26 spaces and a dedicated coach bay, on land along Monastery Road next to the abbey ruins.

During the works

Neath Abbey Monastery will stay open throughout, and access to the canal towpath and surrounding area will be maintained. Parking may be restricted at times while work is under way, and visitors are asked to park responsibly so they do not block residents, businesses, construction traffic or delivery vehicles. Willis Construction Ltd is the contractor. The project is funded by the UK Government.

What they said

Councillor Scott Jones, leader of the council, said the abbey was "an important part of our heritage and a key visitor attraction", and that the car park would be a significant improvement on the current arrangements. Dr Kate Roberts, chief executive of Cadw, said the investment would make the monument more accessible to residents and visitors. Cadw manages the site.

The abbey

Neath Abbey was founded in 1130 by the Norman knight Sir Richard de Granville and became one of the wealthiest abbeys in Wales. In the Industrial Revolution part of it was used for copper smelting.

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