Hensol Castle

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Hensol Castle is a castellated mansion in the gothic architecture style dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, now a wedding and conference venue for The Vale Resort. It is located north of Clawdd Coch and Tredodridge in the community of Pendoylan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 51°30'6"N, 3°22'25"W

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Hensol Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llantrisant Church, St Teilo's Church, Cowbridge Town Hall, Llantrisant Castle.

2.8 miN
Church
Llantrisant Church, Llantrisant
71 min walk • Llantrisant Church is located in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan, Wales. Built within a short distance of Llantrisant Castle, it was originally in the Norman style of architecture.
4.1 miE
Church
St Teilo's Church, Cardiff
106 min walk • St Teilo's Church is a historic building originally located at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont near Pontarddulais and now reconstructed at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
4.2 miSW
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
107 min walk • Cowbridge Town Hall is a public building in the High Street of Cowbridge in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, and also houses the town clerk's office, the committee rooms and the Cowbridge Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Llantrisant Castle, Llantrisant
71 min walk • Llantrisant Castle is a ruined castle in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan, Wales. The ruins are on a good elevation, commanding extensive views of the surrounding country. It has the appearance of once occupying a formidable position of defense.
4.3 miSW
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
110 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Initially a chapel of ease to Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian of Cowbridge as a medieval market town. Believed to have been built in the 13th century, the church has an unusual tower design.
1 miNE
Manor house
Miskin Manor
27 min walk • Miskin Manor is a haunted Victorian manor house built in 1864 in a Tudor style, situated in the village of Miskin in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. The estate was owned by the Williams family including Rhys Rhys-Williams for many years who were descended from the Welsh bard David Williams.
4.3 miE
Vernacular architecture
Hendre'r Ywydd Uchaf, Cardiff
110 min walk • Hendre'r Ywydd Uchaf is an early 16th-century cruck house, originally constructed near Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, and now located at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
4.2 miSE
Park
Coedarhydyglyn, Cardiff
109 min walk • Coedarhydyglyn or Coedriglan, formerly Old Coedarhydyglyn, is a private Grade I listed neo-classical regency villa and estate on the western rim of Cardiff, less than half a mile from Culverhouse Cross, southeast Wales.
4 miSW
Church
St Hilary's Church, St Hilary
104 min walk • The Parish Church of St Hilary is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of St Hilary in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It is one of 11 churches in the Parish of Cowbridge. It became a listed building on 22 February 1963.
3.7 miN
Museum
Royal Mint Museum
94 min walk • The Royal Mint Museum is a numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, which houses coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment previous owned by the Royal Mint.
3.3 miS
Village
Bonvilston
85 min walk • Bonvilston is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is situated on the A48 about four miles east of Cowbridge and near the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The population in 2011 was 392.

Hensol Castle

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Hensol Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)