Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast.
Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowbridge. It is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) from Cowbridge, 9 miles (14 km) from Bridgend, 10 miles (16 km) from Barry, and 15 miles (24 km) from Cardiff. It had a population of 9,530 in 2021.
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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 Llantwit Major
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 9 km · Bristol (BRS), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 166 km
- Bristol → Llantwit Major62 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £9–12
- London → Llantwit Major233 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · £25–33
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Llantwit Major161 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Llantwit Major
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 Llantwit Major. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is 22 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.