Neath is part of the Swansea Bay region of Wales. See the Swansea Bay entry for more highlights of the surrounding area.
Swansea and the Gower Peninsular - a thirty minute drive
the 1,000 acre Margam Country Park (http://www.neath-porttalb...) - twenty minutes by car
Craig y Nos Castle in the Swansea Valley - a thirty minute drive