Open Doors - Neath Abbey

Originally founded as a daughter house of Savigny in 1130, the abbey was absorbed into the Cistercian order in 1147.

Fairly complete remains of the abbey survive, together with the sixteenth-century mansion raised within its precincts.

Join Bill Zajac to explore the long and varied history of this fascinating site. During an extended tour of the site, he will reveal how the abbey’s remains illustrate a succession of pivotal episodes in the history of South Wales, including the Norman advance, the suppression of the monasteries and the early stirrings of the Industrial Revolution. 

Tours will be at 10:00–11:30am and 14:00–15:30pm.