• Who we are
• Where We Are
• How to Get to Us

Who We Are

Nestled in the upper Swansea Valley, the volunteer run Clydach Heritage Centre aims to preserve and promote local heritage for future generations. Situated next to the Swansea Canal in Coedgwilym Park, Clydach the centre includes:

• A timeline of local history in the Swansea Valley, ranging from 1794 to modern day.
• Resources from the local area that bring to life the historical significance of the area, including books, leaflets, walking routes, video and audio recordings including oral archives of notable local residents.
• Information on local walks and nature on the canal.
• The Brick chimney – a chimney constructed with bricks from brickworks across Wales.
• Coal Dram – a dram typical of those used to bring coal to the canal for transport to Swansea Docks (the last load carried on the canal was coal in 1931).
• Canal Mileposts – markings show the distance travelled along the canal in ¼ mile intervals.  The canal was 16 miles long in total.
• A list of historical toll charges in the outside areas.
• Exercise - a map of the orienteering course in Coed Gwilym Park, the Sustrans Route 43 cycle track running beside the Centre and along the canal tow-path and the fitness trail location adjacent to the football field.
• Clydach Hospital Exhibition – Do you have any memories of Clydach Hospital? If so
• we’d like to hear them and record them in the Memories Book at the Heritage Centre.
• Swansea Canal – Video and audio and explanatory leaflets.
• Portrait Bench – as part of the development of the Sustrans Cycle Route 43, a bench has been erected between the canal and the Centre with three sheet steel portraits. The three characters represented are Lillian Smith (a local midwife for many years), Derek Bevan (local resident and international rugby referee, including four World Cups) and Harry Grindell-Matthews (inventor of the Death Ray, whose laboratory was at Tor Clawdd above Craig Cefn Parc).
• Outdoor Classroom

Where We Are

Adjacent to the canal in Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5NS (please note we cannot receive postal communication).

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How to Get to Us

Parking is available in the park (Coed Gwilym Park, 79 Pontardawe Rd, Clydach, Swansea, SA6 5NS, UK).

For local bus routes to the centre, Traveline Cymru can provide information on the best way to reach us at https://www.traveline.cymru/