Palmerstown, Barry

#32 among attractions in Barry

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Palmerstown is a south-eastern suburb of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan south-west of Dinas Powys and 7 miles south-west of Cardiff in Wales. It is immediately north of chemical and plastics industries such as Dow Chemicals, and Barry No.2 dock and the Atlantic Trading Estate lie south-east of No.2 dock. Its south end is separated from the A4055 Cardiff-Barry main road via Palmerston Road, a tee junction with the A4055 and access to the original part of Palmerstown's housing is via a narrow railway bridge over the Barry-Cardiff railway line and lies north-west of the former Biglis Junction which was a short distance from the so-called "Palmerston Bridge" which separates Palmerston Road from Dobbins Road. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'57"N, 3°14'26"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Atlantic Trading Estate, Dinas Powys, Sully, Barry Docks.

1.1 miS
Archaeological site
Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
27 min walk • The Atlantic Trading Estate is an industrial estate in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, UK. It is situated near the mouth of the Cadoxton River which flows into the Bristol Channel at the Bendricks to the south-east of Barry Docks.
1.7 miNE
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.
1.3 miSE
Village, Area
Sully, Cardiff
34 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.
1.7 miSW
Harbor
Barry Docks, Barry
45 min walk • Barry Docks is a port facility in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a few miles southwest of Cardiff on the north shore of the Bristol Channel.
1 miNW
Park
Pencoedtre, Barry
26 min walk • Pencoedtre or Pencoetre, also known as Pencoedtre Village, is a northeastern suburb of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It borders Gibbonsdown to the southwest and Cadoxton to the south.
1.3 miSW
Square
King's Square, Barry
34 min walk • King Square is a town square in central Barry, Wales located at a central shopping point of Holton Road. The square was originally known as Town Hall Square after the Town Hall was opened in 1908.
1.3 miSW
Library
Barry Library, Barry
33 min walk • Barry Council Office and Library is a local government building and public library located in King Square, Barry, Wales. The building, which was once the meeting place of Barry Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Cadoxton, Barry
13 min walk • Cadoxton is a district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Cadoxton was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around Saint Cadoc's parish church, which survives.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Jenner Park, Barry
28 min walk • Jenner Park is a central district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan 14 miles outside Cardiff in South Wales. It is home to the Jenner Park Stadium, which is the football ground of Barry Town F.C. and Jenner Park Primary School.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Gibbonsdown, Barry
26 min walk • Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is a residential area and electoral ward situated in the north east of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadoxton to the southeast.
1.1 miW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Jenner Park Stadium, Barry
29 min walk • Jenner Park is the premier sports stadium in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and traditional home of football club, Barry Town United.