Coed Gwilym Park

• Outstanding features
• Facilities
• Swansea Space
• Accessibility
• Directions

Outstanding features

One of the walks takes you along the Swansea Canal towpath where horse drawn barges would have carried the coal down the valley to Swansea, the one time copper smelting capital of the world also known as 'Copperopolis'. 

A heritage and information centre is available in the park, situated alongside the canal. Here you will find a timeline of the village of Clydach from 1794 to the present day. They also have DVDs, CDs and books of local interest.

National Cycle Network Route 43 runs along the canal towpath linking Swansea with the Upper Swansea Valley on a traffic free route.  As part of the project Sustrans installed a Portrait Bench alongside the route in the park.  Here you can sit and take a breather while having your photograph taken with local heroes memorialised in steel cut-outs.

Facilities

• BMX track in the woodland
• Bowling green
• Children's play area
• Changing facilities
• Canoe hire on the canal on Summer Sundays 11.00am - 3.00pm 
• Fitness trail equipment
• Football pitches
• Multi Use Games Area (MUGA)
• Parking facilities within the park grounds
• Tennis court - Book a court (Tennis Wales in the Park, LTA) (opens new window)
• Walking trails
  • Coed Gwilym Park walk
  • Swansea Canal Heritage Trail
• Woodland
• Clydach Heritage Centre (opens new window)

Swansea Space - Friends of Coed Gwilym Park

January - 7, 15, 23, 31
February - 3, 11,19,27
March - 3, 11, 19, 27
All between 11.00am - 12.30pm

Free soup, warm roll and hot drink together with chats with volunteers and information on a wide range of topics. We will offer a range of advice which we will focus on the needs and requests of our clients.

• Free wifi
• Free charging points for phones or other devices
• Accessible entrance / venue
• Toilets / accessible toilets / baby changing facilities
• Car parking / disabled parking
• Free use of computers / devices
• Toys for children / children's play area
• Games / board games
• Refreshments available
  • soup, rolls and hot drink - free of charge
• Drinking water available
• Visitors welcome to bring own food / drinks
• Book borrowing / book swap
• Newspapers / magazines
• Television

Email: davidrooke500@yahoo.co.uk 
Tel: 01786 6399126

Accessibility

All entrances to Coed Gwilym Park are accessible to all.

Directions

Exit M4, J45. Take Pontardawe exit. Take first left at the roundabout onto Ynys Penllwch (B4291). At next roundabout, take a right onto Pontardawe Road. Park entrance is located on the right hand side.

Postcode - SA6 5NS