Penllyn Castle

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Penllyn Castle is a Norman architecture castle, located in Cowbridge, 4 miles south-east of Bridgend, South Wales. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°28'29"N, 3°28'19"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge Town Hall.

1.4 miSE
Forts and castles
St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge
35 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.
1.3 miSE
Garden, Park
Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge
33 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.
1.2 miSE
City wall
Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge
32 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.
1.4 miSE
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
36 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.
1.3 miSE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
34 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.
1.3 miNE
Church
St Senwyr's Church
33 min walk • St Senwyr's Church is a Grade I listed church in Llansannor, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963. It is believed that the first record of the church was in 1180 as "Sanctae Senwarae de la Thawe" and was part of the Tewkesbury Abbey holdings.
1.1 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Cowbridge Cricket Ground, Cowbridge
29 min walk • Cowbridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Cowbridge, Glamorgan. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1895 when the creator of the ground, E H Ebsworth's XI played The Rev'd Owen Jones' XI.