Roll up for a really big new attraction at Aberavon Seafront!

Neath Port Talbot Council has entered into an agreement with long established fairground company Studts Events Ltd to bring a spectacular, 118ft high ‘big wheel’ ride to the Aberavon Seafront this year.

Subject to planning permission, the ride, known as The Big Wheel at Aberavon Seafront, will operate in the summer months up to 2027. It will be accompanied by a series of fun fairs at the seafront run by the same company also in the summer months up to 2027.

Sean Smith, Operations Director at Studts Events, said: “As a local family company we are very grateful and excited for the opportunity to bring another amazing attraction to the Aberavon Seafront alongside our fun fairs.“

The grand opening of the big wheel will take place in the next few months.

Cllr Cen Phillips, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Nature, Tourism and Wellbeing said: “This agreement, if approved by planning, will provide additional attractions at the Aberavon Seafront for local residents and visitors consistent with the ambitions set out in the council’s Aberavon Seafront Masterplan and the Destination Management Plan.”

Those taking a ride on the Big Wheel at Aberavon will enjoy spectacular views across the Bristol Channel and Swansea Bay. The big wheel and fun fairs will be based on a seafront site near the public toilets and opposite the Aberavon Leisure and Fitness Centre.