Grade 1 listed, Margam Abbey (The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin Margam) founded 1147, is the only nave of a Cistercian Abbey in Wales, still in use as a church. Range of tours. Gift Shop. Sunday Mass: Said Mass 8.30am Sung Mass 11am. Wednesday 10am.
Beautiful, bobbing bluebells, bringing a season of renewal, new life and God’s faithfulness. ‘The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come’. (Song of Solomon 2:12). … See MoreSee Less
Visit the Margam Stones Museum and see ‘The Great Wheel Cross of Conbelin’ or ‘Cynfelyn’, so famous they made a stamp of it, part of the HRH Prince of Wales 1969 Investiture series. ‘The Sacred Stone’ is part of the collection of 30 inscribed stones and crosses (dating back to the 6th century); housed in the church owned former Margam Village School nestled in the churchyard, adjacent to the only nave of a Cistercian Abbey in Wales still in use as a church. Celtic and Cistercian history, monasticism and Christianity on our doorstep.Opening Hours: Wednesday, weekends and Bank Holidays 10am – 3pm.Why not combine a visit to the Museum and Abbey. Free parking. SA13 2TA. Gift Shop available. National Churches Trust History of Port Talbot We Are NPTDramatic Heart of WalesMargam Country Park NEATH PORT TALBOT COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS Heritage Neath Port Talbot #WelshHistory #WelshHistories … See MoreSee Less
The Abbey is open to visitors Saturday 10.30 – 3.30; Sunday 12.15 – 3.30; Bank Holidays and Half Terms Open from 1st April – Tuesday – Sunday. Gift Shop and refreshments available
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Margam Abbey, founded in 1147, was a Cistercian monastery until its dissolution in 1536. The nave still serves as a parish church today.
