Places to go in the Vale

 

The Vale of Glamorgan is packed with a wide choice of places to visit; art galleries, craft centres, country parks, beaches, seaside resorts, heritage sites, towns and villages, even a steam railway and a vineyard.

 

arts and crafts in the vale

Arts & Crafts

Coed Hills, Exhibition Space, St Donats,

Turner House, Washington Gallery

Heritage Coast

Beaches & Coast

Beaches, Heritage Coast Centre, Nash Point Lighthouse

       
Barry Island Railway

Boats, Trains & Trips

Barry Rail Centre, Flat Holm Project, Waverley, RNLI

A family day out

Family

Barry Island Pleasure Park, Fontygary, Adventure Island, Warren Mill, Welsh Hawking Centre

       

Ogmore Castle

Historic

Castles, Cosmeston Medieval Village, Penarth Pier, St Illtud's, Tinkinswood

Dyffryn Gardens

Parks & Gardens

Cosmeston Lakes, Dyffryn Gardens, Physic Garden, Porthkerry

       
Penarth Pier

Fascinating towns

Barry, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Penarth 

Llanerch Vineyard

Vineyard

Llanerch Vineyard

 

Mini guides

If you'd like to find out more about places to go in the Vale, you can order copies of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and Countryside 'Days Out' mini guide. A range of other mini guides are also available, perfect for anyone who is planning a visit to the Vale of Glamorgan.