Dimlands

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Dimlands was a small scale, gentry house on the north side of St Donats Road about 6 miles southwest of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. Built like a small Tudor castle, it is situated about 1 kilometre back from the clifftops of the Bristol Channel between Llantwit Major and St Donats. The main house was demolished after a fire in 1948, but its lodge, in a similar castellated style, survives and became a Grade II listed building on 9 October 1982. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'22"N, 3°30'4"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Dimlands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Illtyd's Church, St Donat's Castle, St Quintins Castle, St Donat's Arts Centre.

0.6 miE
History museum, Museum, Town
St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major
15 min walk • St Illtyd's Church is a church complex in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It is located at the site of the oldest college in the United Kingdom, once believed to have been founded as Côr Tewdws c. AD 395 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II. It is now generally accepted as having been founded by St. Illtud c.
1.4 miW
Forts and castles
St Donat's Castle, Llantwit Major
37 min walk • St Donat's Castle, St Donats, Wales, is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 16 miles to the west of Cardiff, and about 1+1⁄2 miles to the west of Llantwit Major.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge
103 min walk • St Quintins Castle is a castle located in the village of Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Wales. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building and is under the care of Cadw. The site was first occupied with a defensive structure in about 1102 and the gatehouse and further building work took place around 1312.
1.4 miW
Church, Performing arts
St Donat's Arts Centre
36 min walk • St Donat's Church is a Grade I listed church in St Donats, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963.
4.4 miNE
Garden, Park
Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge
112 min walk • The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron.
4.4 miNE
City wall
Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge
113 min walk • Cowbridge town wall is a Grade II*-listed medieval wall in the small market town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The walls were built by about 1300.
4.5 miNE
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
115 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.
4.4 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
113 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.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Beaupre Castle, Cowbridge
100 min walk • Old Beaupre Castle is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of Llanfair, outside Cowbridge in Wales. It is known in historic documents under the names Beawpire, Bewerpere, Bewpyr and Y Bewpur. It is a Grade I listed building and is presently under the care of Cadw.
3.9 miE
Manor house
Gileston Manor, Llantwit Major
99 min walk • Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located next to St Giles' Church in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
4.4 miN
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
113 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade I listed church in Colwinston, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963. The church is said to have been built in 1111.