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Penarth
Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Penarth

Penarth is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately three miles south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay.

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Get in

Getting to Penarth

Trains run from Cardiff to Penarth on the 'Valley Lines' every 15 min M-Sa 7AM to 8PM, hourly until 11PM, and every two hours on Sunday. The travel time is 10 minutes. The rough fare is £3 return. Buses run every 7 min from Cardiff Bus Station to Penarth town centre (services 92-94), with some then continue to Barry via Dinas Powys or Sully.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Turner House Gallery

    A local art gallery 2 minutes away from the railway station next to the steps which lead down to the Esplanade.

  2. 02
    The Esplanade
  3. 03
    Cosmeston Country Park

    A former lime quarry with has been flooded and has extensive fields around the lake.

  4. 04
    Cosmeston Medieval Village

    A living history medieval village.

Eat

Where to eat

The Custom House (El puerto and La Marina) (Marina). Restaurants The Deck, Marina CF64 1TT,. Tue Wed noon-10PM, Thu-Sun 10AM-10PM. Popular eatery looking onto the yachts in the marina. The OysterCatcher (Hungry Horse), Terra Nova Way.

  1. 01
    The Glendale Hotel

    Serving a range of Italian meals, all of which are exceptional quality, right next to the station by the Railway pub.

  2. 02
    Restaurant James Sommerin

    The Esplanade,.

How locals move

Getting around Penarth 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.

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