Human settlement in Wales

Lavernock

Lavernock is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, lying on the coast 7 miles (11 km) south of Cardiff between Penarth and Sully, and overlooking the Bristol Channel.

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Every way there

London → Lavernock
20 km · quickest by road, 1h · £2.5–3
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Birmingham, West Midlands → Lavernock
53 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £6–8
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Luton, Luton → Lavernock
60 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · £9–12
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Lavernock, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Lavernock has

YScheduled flightsCardiff (CWL), 12 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesWater Bus Stop Barrage South, 4 km, Cardiff Cruises; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Barry, 8 km.

51.407°, -3.172°

How locals move

Getting around Lavernock the local way

Go nextIt is possible to visit Hereford as a day trip, using either train or car.

From Wikivoyage: Cardiff, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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