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Llantwit Major
Town in Wales

Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Llantwit Major

On the B4265 between Barry and Bridgend. Only a few miles from Cardiff Airport at Rhoose

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    Llantwit Major

    On the Vale of Glamorgan Line between Rhoose and Bridgend.

See

Worth seeing

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.

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    Gileston and West Aberthaw

    Stony beach on Limpert Bay with remains of World War II pillboxes.

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    Aberthaw
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    Gileston Manor

    Grade II listed building.

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    St Donat's Castle
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    Llantwit Major Roman Villa
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    St Illtyd's Church
Do

Things to do

Wales Coast Path. Walk part of the trail.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Illtud's 216

    Prospect House, Church St.,.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dominic Nelson (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.