This village church was built by the Normans in the 12th Century and displays some interesting architectural features. These include a Saxon-style saddleback tower in addition to an unusual font and a leper’s window through which people suffering from the...

Llantwit Major beach is a short drive or a twenty minute walk from the village itself and is extremely popular with surfers. Due to its popularity as a surfing mecca, a Surf Life Saving Club was established which always welcomes...

The settlement of Llantwit Major, dating back over 3000 years, came under Norman control after the 1066 Conquest. The building now functioning as the Town Hall was built by Gilbert de Clare as a manorial court shortly afterwards. In the...

Nash Point, between Barry and Porthcawl on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast has two lighthouse towers. These were built in 1832 and were sited exactly 1000 feet apart being originally used to assist navigators to avoid the Nash Sandbank, a notorious...

St Donat’s is a twelfth Century castle overlooking the sea near Llantwit Major.It was once owned by William Randolph Hearst, the American newsprint millionaire. He bought it for his mistress, sending a cable to his London office which read, simply,...

Situated in the picturesque and historic village of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, St Illtyd’s is one of the oldest parish churches in Wales. Indeed, the name of the village is an anglicised version of the Welsh name,...

St. Donat’s Church which stands under the shadow of the castle (now the base for Atlantic College); it was built about 1100, soon after the Norman Conquest of Glamorgan. It is believed that it stands on the site of an...

Barry Castle was built in the 13th Century and was under ownership of the de Barry family. This Norman earthwork castle now restored and landscaped, had a large hall and gate house added to it's original structure in the 14th...

Coity Castle sits high above the main road running through Coity. The Norman castle with its square keep and curtain wall dates from the late 12th Century. Much of the castle was remodelled in the 14th Century and new...

Cowbridge Museum tells the long and interesting story of this area of the world, and has a particular focus on the social history of the people that have lived here. There are artefacts on display that show the earliest...

These beautiful gardens lie just west of Cardiff and north of Barry. The history of the Dyffryn Estate dates back to the 7th Century but the present house was built by John Cory in 1893 and the gardens, designed by...

The first Dyffryn House was built in the 18th century by Thomas Pryce but the beautiful manor house that visitors can see today was built in 1893 by John Cory. The house is currently undergoing a large restoration project which...

Ewenny Pottery is a small, friendly pottery that has been run by one family for over seven generations. It has continued in its tradition of making hand-thrown earthenware for functional and ornamental use. All pottery pieces are beautifully decorated in...

Merthyr Mawr is an idyllic little village set about 2.5 miles outside of Bridgend. With an outstandingly beautiful collection of thatched cottages all surrounding a village green it is like a place straight out of a novel. The cottages...

This array of open parkland and fields situated on both sides of the River Ogmore stretches from the town centre nearly all the way to Merthyr Mawr and includes rugby, football and cricket pitches, as well as running tracks and...

The purpose of this museum is to tell the story of policing in South Wales from Celtic times, right through to the modern day. Outside of London, the museum holds one of the largest collections in the country on...

St Illtyd's Church is a fantastic Grade II listed church situated on top of very steep hill - Newcastle Hill. The church overlooks the town of Bridgend and is dramatically lit up during evenings. It is a Victorian decorated, Gothic...