Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cardiff

Name: Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
Address: Cardiff, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 29 2070 1678

#47 among attractions in Cardiff

Park, Relax in park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water

Gallery (2)

Map

Cosmeston Lakes Country Park location map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is a public country park in Great Britain, owned and managed by Vale of Glamorgan Council. It is situated between Penarth and Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, 7.3 miles from Cardiff. On 1 May 2013 the country park was designated a Local Nature Reserve LNR. Parts are Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The park, visitor centre and cafe are open all year round. ()

Area: 63.14 acres (0.0986 mi²)Maximum depth: 30 ftElevation: 43 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°24'57"N, 3°11'12"W

Address

Cardiff United Kingdom

Contact

+44 29 2070 1678

Website

Social media

Add

Cardiff

Day trips

Cosmeston Lakes Country Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glamorganshire Golf Club, Cosmeston Medieval Village, The Captains Wife, Dinas Powys.

0.4 miN
Golf
Glamorganshire Golf Club, Cardiff
10 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque outskirts of Cardiff, the Glamorganshire Golf Club offers a serene haven for golf enthusiasts and newcomers alike. This historic golf course, established in 1890, is renowned for its challenging play and well-maintained greens, catering...
~1050 ftSE
Village, Museum
Cosmeston Medieval Village, Cardiff
6 min walk • Cosmeston Medieval Village is a living history medieval village near Lavernock in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Based upon remains discovered during a 1980s archaeological dig in the grounds of Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, it is a re-creation of 14th century peasant life in Wales in the Late Middle Ages.
1.2 miSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Captains Wife, Barry
30 min walk • The Captain's Wife is a public house in the former fishing hamlet of Swanbridge in Sully, between Barry and Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The pub was established in 1977 from a row of three sea houses.
1.7 miNW
Village, Area
Dinas Powys, Cardiff
43 min walk • Dinas Powys is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the ancient Welsh for stronghold, and pagus, the Latin word for an outlying or rural settlement.
1.4 miSW
Village, Area
Sully, Cardiff
36 min walk • Sully is a village in the community of Sully and Lavernock, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 7 miles southwest of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
1.1 miNE
Modernist architecture
Sea Roads, Cardiff
27 min walk • Sea Roads is a detached house in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan noted for its distinctive Modernist design. It was designed by the Welsh architect Gordon Griffiths for John Gibbs and built in 1939.
1 miSE
Forts and castles
Lavernock Battery, Cardiff
25 min walk • Lavernock Battery was built at Lavernock Point, Wales on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission during the late 1860s to protect the ports of the Severn Estuary.
1.5 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Sully Centurions Cricket Club Ground, Cardiff
38 min walk • Sully Centurions Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Sully, Glamorgan. The first recorded match on the ground was in 2002, when Wales Minor Counties played Cornwall in a List-A match in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.