DISTANCE FROM HOLIDAY COTTAGES: 2 miles
TYPE OF COURSE: Mountainous
HOLES: 18
LENGTH: 6038 yds
WEBSITE: www.pontardawegc.co.uk

“Spectacular views and friendly atmosphere”

For adventurous golfers, our local club enjoys undulating mountain terrain, some tough holes and above all is famed for its spectacular panoramic views of the Bristol Channel and Brecon Beacons. Pontardawe Golf Club is two miles from our holiday cottages, overlooking the town, on the opposite side of the Swansea Valley. It is possible to get views of the course from the farm fields behind the cottages.

Founded in 1924, the club started life as a 9 hole course, extended to 18 holes in 1964. At just over 6101 yards and par 70, the course is a good challenge for all standards of golfers. Perched on the mountain, the well-kept course is semi parkland with gentle inclines made worthwhile by the spectacular views. To the north, are the beautiful Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountain, to the south, the Swansea valley, Mumbles and the Bristol Channel. “The pulpit,” at the 16th tee captures all these views together.

Pontardawe Golf Club is a friendly and sociable club. Facilities offered include the services of Mr. Gary Hopkins (Golf Professional), an outdoor driving range, golf buggies and catering by the club steward Mr. Steve Card and his wife Mandy.

GOLF COURSES LOCAL TO OUR HOLIDAY COTTAGES

Allt Y Graban Golf Club - Parkland
Ashburnham Golf Club - Links
Clyne Golf Club - Moorland
Earlswood Golf Club - Natural Downland
Fairwood Park Golf Club - Flat Championship Parkland
Garnant Park Golf Club - Rolling Parkland
Glynneath Golf Club - Parkland/Woodland
Gower Golf Club - Parkland
INCO Golf Club - Flat Parkland
Lakeside Golf Club - Flat Parkland
Langland Bay Golf Club - Seaside Parkland
Machynys Golf Club - Nicklaus Designed Links
Morriston Golf Club - Parkland
Neath Golf Club - Parkland/Mountainous/Heathland
Palleg Golf Club - Meadowlands
Pennard Golf Club - Links
Pontardawe Golf Club - Mountainous
Swansea Bay Golf Club - Links

Swansea Valley Holiday Cottages are ideally placed to offer superb opportunities for a huge range of activities from birdwatching to mountain biking to surfing to sea fishing.

Brecon Beacons National Park and the Gower Coastline are both wonderful natural adventure activity playgrounds. Few places in Europe can boast a mountain wilderness and a coastline designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within 30 miles of each other. In addition to a wide range of outdoor pursuits, the Swansea area boasts an extensive range of indoor leisure facilities for visitors.

Why not take advantage of some of the best surfing beaches in Europe for your activity package? The opportunity to try such varying activities as surfing and canyoning provides much excitiement and sets it apart from other traditional destinations to make it a memorable experience.