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Aberdulais Guided Tour

16th February 2013

Leader: Zetta Flew




Our Saturday short walk group went for a guided tour of the National Trust tinworks at Aberdulais.  We learnt some interesting facts about the industry and history of the site.  The tearooms beckoned so we had a really lovely Welsh cawl before setting off for a short 2-3 mile walk along two canals and some woodland.

Everyone enjoyed the day and at the end - well we had to go back to the tearooms for such delights as Lemon Drizzle cake, Bara Brith, Bread Pudding and of course, a nice warm cup of coffee!



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Photographs



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Leader: Zetta Flew


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Lyn Fishlock of the National Trust gave us a guided tour
and Yes! He could be related to Trevor but his family left Trevor's Devizes in the last century



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The group on the tour of Aberdulais


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Lyn tells us about the history


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Waterwheel on site


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The tour reveals a lot about the works


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The chimney at Aberdulais


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The waterfalls, once painted by Turner, are impressive but were blown up by gunpowder!


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The sluice feeding the water turbine that generates electricity
(Who needs wind turbines!)



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Peter and Zetta check out the site


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New artwork at the visitors' centre


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Anyone seen our owner?


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Now we're off to do a short walk


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Along the Tennant Canal


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Not much meat on him/her/it?


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Exploring the woodland


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No Zetta! You'll have to wait til we get back!


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Aberdulais Canal Basin on the Neath Canal


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The old aquaduct that connected the Tennant Canal to the Neath Canal


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The famous aquaduct


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These lock gates won't hold water any more
...but apparently there is money available to restore the aquaduct!



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We weren't the only ones to explore the canal


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A number of bridges cross the River Neath


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The 'aber' (mouth) of the Dulais River
...and journey's end



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Elaine also took some nice photographs of the day

Click here to see Elaine's Photos






Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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(Can be reset to original dimensions by refreshing the page)
Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2013
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