Richard Burton Guided Tour

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 10:45 am to 02:00 pm UTC+01:00

Afan Forest Visitor Centre | Port Talbot

Richard Burton 100
Publisher/HostRichard Burton 100
Richard Burton Guided Tour
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Step into the footsteps of Richard Burton and explore the landscapes that shaped his life and career.
About this Event

🇬🇧 Step into the footsteps of Richard Burton and explore the landscapes that shaped his life and career. This fascinating guided tour will take you through key locations connected to the legendary Welsh actor and offer insights to his life in Port Talbot.

Depart time and location: Please meet us at Afan Forest Car Park (SA13 3HG) at 10:50am. Tour bus will leave promptly at 11am and will return to the car park after the tour is complete. Our tour guide Griff Harries will be waiting for you by the coach in the car park. Parking for the day will cost £2.75.

Duration: 3-hour tour.

Cost: Tour(s) are free to attend.

Please note that dogs are not permitted on the tours due to the tour bus rules.

The tour will start on the Birthplace Trail, exploring the former mining village of Pontrhydyfen where Richard Burton was born and spent his early years. Make sure to pack your camera as the Valley views are simply breathtaking! The tour will then proceed to Taibach on the Childhood Trail where you can discover the places that fuelled his passion for acting and discover the community where he grew up which also inspired his love for literature.

Throughout the journey, our expert guide will bring Richard Burton’s story to life, sharing interesting facts and anecdotes about his upbringing. Midway through the tour there will be a relaxing 30 minute comfort break in a local café, with the chance to enjoy a coffee and cake.

The guided tour will take approximately three hours and will require a reasonable level of physical activity to walk the gentle trails. Please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather.

Spaces are limited so please ensure that you book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

There will be guided tours catered to people with less mobility later in the year, more information will be available on these shortly. If you are interested in attending an accessible guided tour please email Gareth Bowden:

[email protected].

Follow us on socials (@RichardBurton_100 on Instagram and @Richard Burton 100 on Facebook) or find out more about the Richard Burton centenary celebrations and events here (richardburton100.org).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Camwch i mewn i ôl troed Richard Burton ac archwilio'r tirweddau a luniodd ei fywyd a'i yrfa. Bydd y daith dywys ddiddorol hon yn mynd â chi drwy leoliadau allweddol sy'n gysylltiedig â'r actor chwedlonol o Gymru ac yn cynnig cipolwg ar ei fywyd ym Mhort Talbot.

Amser Gadael / Lleoliad: Cewch groeso i'n cyfarfod ym Mharc Coedwig Afan (SA13 3HG) am 10:50yb. Bydd y bws taith yn gadael yn syth am 11yb ac yn dychwelyd i'r parch o'r car pan fydd y daith wedi'i chwblhau. Bydd ein tywysydd taith, Griff Harries, yn aros amdanoch chi wrth y bws yn y parc car. Mae prisiau parcio ceir wedi cynyddu i £2.75 o £2.5 felly os ydym ar bob rhestr, a allech chi, os gwelwch yn dda, ddiweddaru hynny. Mae parcio am y diwrnod yn costio £2.75.

Hyd: Taith 3 awr

Cost: Mae’r teithiau yn rhad ac am ddim i'w mynychu.

Sylwch na chaniateir cŵn ar y teithiau oherwydd rheolau'r bws.

Bydd y daith yn cychwyn ar Lwybr y Man Geni, gan archwilio hen bentref glofaol Pontrhydyfen lle cafodd Richard Burton ei eni a threuliodd ei flynyddoedd cynnar.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn pacio eich camera gan fod golygfeydd y Dyffryn yn syml, yn syfrdanol!

Yna bydd y daith yn mynd ymlaen i Daibach ar y Llwybr Plentyndod lle gallwch ddarganfod y lleoedd a daniodd ei angerdd dros actio a darganfod y gymuned lle cafodd ei fagu a ysbrydolodd ei gariad at lenyddiaeth hefyd. Drwy gydol y daith, bydd ein tywysydd arbenigol yn dod â stori Richard Burton yn fyw, gan rannu ffeithiau diddorol a hanesion am ei fagwraeth. Hanner ffordd drwy'r daith bydd egwyl gysur 30 munud yng Nghaffi'r Plaza, y pitstop taith berffaith i fwynhau coffi a sleisen o gacen flasus! Bydd y daith dywys yn cymryd tua thair awr a bydd angen lefel rhesymol o weithgarwch corfforol i gerdded y llwybrau ysgafn. Gwisgwch esgidiau a dillad addas ar gyfer y tywydd.

Mae lleoedd yn gyfyngedig felly gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn archebu eich lle cyn gynted â phosibl er mwyn osgoi cael eich siomi.

Bydd teithiau tywys yn cael eu darparu i bobl â llai o symudedd yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn, bydd mwy o wybodaeth ar gael ar y rhain yn fuan.

Os oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn mynd ar daith dywys hygyrch, e-bostiwch Gareth Bowden: [email protected].

Dilynwch ni ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol (@RichardBurton_100 neu @Richard Burton 100) neu darganfyddwch fwy yma: https://richardburton100.org/

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Afan Forest Visitor Centre, Afan Forest Visitor Centre, Port Talbot, United Kingdom

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