Tongwynlais

Worth seeing in and around Tongwynlais

10 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.

1. 01
   Castell Coch

   Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in Wales. The first castle on the site was built by the Normans after 1081 to protect the newly conquered town of Cardiff and control the route along the River Taff.

   700 m · castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Morgraig Castle

   Morgraig Castle is a ruined castle, which lies close to the southern borders of the county borough of Caerphilly, overlooking Cardiff in Wales. It was built in the 13th century, but there is some debate as to who actually built the castle, either Gilbert de Clare or the Lord of Senghennydd.

   3.5 km · castle in Caerphilly, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Glamorganshire Canal

   The Glamorganshire Canal in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the Bristol Channel at Cardiff.

   1.3 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Broadcasting House

   Broadcasting House was the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales' radio, television and online services, situated in north Cardiff. The purpose-built facility opened in 1966 and consisted of three blocks containing studios, offices and technical facilities.

   4 km · building situated in north Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Morganstown Castle Mound

   Morganstown Castle Mound, also known as Morganstown Motte, is a medieval motte in the community of Morganstown in Cardiff, Wales, which is a scheduled monument.

   600 m · motte-and-bailey castle in Cardiff, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Thornhill Cemetery

   Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium is a major cemetery and crematorium located in Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road.

   2.8 km · cemetery in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Castell Coch Woodlands and Road Section

   Castell Coch Woodlands and Road Section is a Site of Special Scientific Interest to the north of Cardiff, Wales, significant for both its biological and geological interest. The SSSI covers an area of 17 hectares around the Victorian gothic castle of Castell Coch, 5 miles, 8 km north-west of Cardiff.

   700 m · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cardiff, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church, Whitchurch, is an Anglican place of worship in the suburb of Whitchurch, Cardiff. The Victorian church is a Grade II listed building.

   2.7 km · church in Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Walnut Tree Viaduct

   Walnut Tree Viaduct was a railway viaduct located above the southern edge of the village of Taffs Well, South Wales. Originally built to carry the Barry Railway across a narrow gorge through which the River Taff, Taff Vale Railway and Cardiff Railway passed, it was deconstructed in 1969, leaving only two of the support columns visible from the A470 road.

   1.1 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ty Du Moor

    Ty Du Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan, south Wales.

    3.9 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Tongwynlais

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 16 km · Bristol (BRS), 40 km · Birmingham (BHX), 145 km

Stations

Danescourt railway station, 3.5 km · Birchgrove railway station, 3.4 km · Ty Glas railway station, 3.7 km · Taffs Well railway station, 1.5 km · Llandaf railway station, 2.8 km

• Bristol → Tongwynlais

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £6–9
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• London → Tongwynlais

  216 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · £22–29
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Tongwynlais

  140 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · £16–21
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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 Tongwynlais. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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