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The bike trails in the forest park have something for everyone, from a 5km rookie trail up to a 44km black run that usually takes a good few hours to negotiate. If that’s not quite sated your appetite for adrenaline, how about hurling yourself off an old colliery tower on the ziplines at Zip World Tower (35 minutes’ drive)? Afan Forest Park has a good collection of walking trails too, but hikers might also like to head up to the Brecon Beacons National Park for the Four Falls waterfall route (40 minutes) or down onto the Gower Peninsula (45 minutes) for coastal walks. If it’s just a beach day you’re after, Aberavon beach is about 20 minutes away. On damp days, it’s very handy to have the South Wales Miners Museum a couple of minutes walk from the site; other options might include Plantasia Tropical Zoo (half an hour) or going underground at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales (45 minutes).