Aberthaw
Aberthaw is an area containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, on the coast of South Wales about 5 miles (8 km) west of Barry.
Aberthaw is an area containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, on the coast of South Wales about 5 miles (8 km) west of Barry. It is the location of Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw Lime Works, and Aberthaw Power Station, a decommissioned coal power station that was linked to the South Wales Valleys via the Vale of Glamorgan Railway. The area is historically within the parish of Penmark in the Vale of Glamorgan. The two villages of West and East Aberthaw are separated by the River Thaw. The village of East Aberthaw, near Rhoose, has a 13th-century pub. The village Baptist Chapel and Mission Room no longer exist as such and have been converted for other uses.
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Worth seeing in and around Aberthaw
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Fonmon Castle
Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan and a Grade I listed building. The castle's gardens are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
1.9 km · castle near Fonmon, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · Wikipedia - 02East Orchard Castle
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.
1.5 km · ruined manor house near St Athan · Wikipedia - 03St Tathan's Church
St Tathan's Church is a medieval church in St. Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
2.2 km · church in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · Wikipedia - 04St Cadoc's Church
St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan is a church in Llancarfan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It dates from the 13th century and has been a Grade I listed building since 28 January 1963.
3.9 km · church in Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · Wikipedia - 05The Blue Anchor Inn
The Blue Anchor Inn is a Grade II* listed inn in Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.
0 m · Public house in Wales · Wikipedia - 06Gileston Manor
Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
1.8 km · Grade II* listed building in Gileston, St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The tiny village of Gileston in the Vale of Glamorgan is within walking distance of Limpert Bay, Breaksea Point and the Glamorgan Heritage Coast. In 1970 the village was designated as a conservation area in recognition of its unspoilt historic charm. It is one of few villages with a red telephone box.
- 01Gileston and West Aberthaw
Stony beach on Limpert Bay with remains of World War II pillboxes.
- 02Aberthaw
- 03Gileston Manor
Grade II listed building.
- 04St Donat's Castle
- 05Llantwit Major Roman Villa
- 06St Illtyd's Church
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Things to do
Wales Coast Path. Walk part of the trail.
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Where to eat
- 01Illtud's 216
Prospect House, Church St.,.
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Getting to Aberthaw
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 3 km · Bristol (BRS), 47 km · Birmingham (BHX), 163 km
- Stations
- Cardiff Airport, 3.2 km · Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station, 2.8 km · Aberthaw High Level railway station, 200 m · Aberthaw Low Level railway station, 200 m
- Bristol → Aberthaw29 km · quickest by road, 53 min · £4–5
- London → Aberthaw228 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · £24–32
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Aberthaw123 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £13–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Aberthaw
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aberthaw. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Aberthaw
Aberthaw is 18 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Rhoosevillage and community in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales2.5 km
- Llancarfanvillage and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales3.3 km
- St Athanvillage and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK2.3 km
- Llancadlevillage in Wales1.7 km
- Penmarkvillage in Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales3.9 km
- Eglwys Brewisvillage in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK3.8 km