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Rhydgoch Cemetery

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.70483, -4.03500

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 432m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Cotoneaster, Japanese Knotweed, Traveller's-joy +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Cotoneaster, Japanese Knotweed, Traveller's-joy +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km
Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Route WCPWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cross Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clyne Line RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Llanelli Spinal RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route122 m
Named routeRef 4Length 122 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rhydgoch Cemetery, Pontarddulais

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhydgoch Cemetery, Pontarddulais

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🌱Coed Bach ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Gorseinon CommonUrban park4.1 km→🌱Cambrian ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Fforest ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Melin Mynach ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Parc y WerinUrban park3.9 km→

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