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The M4 in Wales

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Map of the M4 in Wales: Junctions 23 to 49

Over the Prince of Wales Bridge the M4 crosses into Wales at junction 23 and runs for about 68 miles past Newport, Cardiff, Bridgend, Port Talbot and Swansea to its end at Pont Abraham, junction 49, where the A48 carries on west towards Carmarthen.

National Highways’ live data covers the M4 in England only, so this map shows the road, the junctions and the towns in Wales, but no live speeds. We do not have live speed flow for the M4 in Wales at the moment; we hope to be able to show it at some point.

The M4 in Wales is split into three sections, shown as dashed boxes. Tap a box, or one of the sections below the map, for a closer map with the distances and times junction by junction. Tap a junction number to open that junction’s own page.

Map of the M4 in Wales, from junction 23 to junction 49, with the towns along it Newbridge Tonypandy Usk Risca Llantwit Major Marshfield Rudry Brynna Blackmill Craig-cefn-parc Gowerton Barry Pontypool Penarth Portishead St. Tewdric's Well (attraction) Dewstow Hidden Garden and Grotto (attraction) Caldicot Castle Museum (museum) Coombe Valley Woods National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Magor Marsh SSSI (nature reserve) Stay Balanced Alpaca Experiences (attraction) In the Nick of Time (Festival Clock) (attraction) Newport Medieval Ship museum (museum) Great Traston Meadows (nature reserve) 19 Hills (nature reserve) Cenotaph (attraction) Prysg Field Barracks (attraction) Merchant Navy Memorial (attraction) Roman Garden (attraction) Fourteen Locks (attraction) Fields House (attraction) Arthur Machen's House (museum) Our Chartist Heritage (museum) Newport Museum and Art Gallery (museum) Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths (museum) National Roman Legion Museum (museum) Llanyrafon Manor (museum) School nature reserve (nature reserve) Walnut Tree Farm Park (attraction) Fourteen Locks Canal Centre (attraction) Henllys Local Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Coed-Craig Ruperra (nature reserve) Howardian Local Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Mountain view ranch (attraction) Battlefield Live (attraction) Caerphilly Castle (attraction) Museum of Welsh Cricket (museum) Hermit Wood Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Castell Coch (attraction) nantgarw China Works Museum (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1985 House) (museum) Penrhiw Chapel (museum) Cae Adda Cowhouse (museum) The Boat House (museum) Derwen Bakehouse (museum) Fishing Exhibition (museum) Cockpit (museum) Saddlers Workshop (museum) Enamel House (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1895 House) (museum) Kennixton (museum) Coach House (museum) St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1855 House) (museum) Blaenwaun Post Office (museum) Vulcan Hotel (museum) Llainfadyn Cottage (museum) Derwen Bakehouse Shop (museum) Gwalia Stores (museum) Saint Teilo's Church (museum) Rhaeadr Tannery (museum) Melin Bompren Corn Mill (museum) Cross Inn Tailor's Shop (museum) Oakdale Workmen's Institute (museum) Urinal (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1925 House) (museum) Georgetown Baking Oven (museum) Tollhouse (museum) Moss-Vernon's Portrait Studio (museum) Gweithdy Galleries and Workshop (museum) Stryd Lydan Barn (museum) Pigsty (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1805 House) (museum) Llys Llywelyn (Medieval Court) (museum) Esgair Moel Woollen Mill (museum) Maentwrog Hayshed (museum) Cider Making Display (museum) Rhyd-y-car Terrace (1955 House) (museum) Bryn Eryr (Iron Age Roundhouses) (museum) Hendre'r-ywydd Uchaf (farmhouse) (museum) The Meadows Wildlife Park (zoo) Hensol Castle (attraction) The Royal Mint Experience (attraction) Cowbridge Physic Gardens (attraction) Cowbridge & District Museum (museum) Parc Slip Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Bridgend Minature Railway (theme park) Cefn Junction (museum) Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Margam Abbey (attraction) HMV Altmark (attraction) Coney Beach Funfair (attraction) Porthcawl Museum (museum) Margam Stones Museum (museum) Kenfig National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Pant y Sais National Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Twyni Crymlyn / Crymlyn Burrows (nature reserve) Afan Forest Park High Bridge (attraction) 1940s Swansea Bay (museum) Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre (museum) Swansea Vale Local Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall (attraction) Swansea Museum Collections Centre (museum) Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (museum) Aberdulais Falls Visitor Centre (museum) Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Rosehill Quarry Labyrinth (attraction) Mansion House (attraction) Dylan Thomas House (attraction) Rosehill Quarry Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Cadle Heath (nature reserve) Coed Cwmllwyd (nature reserve) Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle (attraction) The Gateway (attraction) Morfa Berwig Local Nature Reserve (nature reserve) Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 J23 J23A J24 J25 J25A J26 J27 J28 J29 J30 J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J38 J40 J41 J42 J43 J44 J45 J46 J47 J48 J49 M48 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors© Corporate Ace Limited

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The Three M4 Sections in Wales

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