Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend

#15 among attractions in Bridgend

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Merthyr Mawr (address: Mill Yard, Merthyr Mawr) is a place located in Bridgend (Wales principality) and belongs to the category of sightseeing.

It is situated at an altitude of 36 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 51°29'6"N latitude and 3°36'35"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Ogmore Castle, Merthyr Mawr (ruins, 8 min walk), Southerndown Golf Club, Merthyr Mawr (golf, 19 min walk), Candleston Castle, Merthyr Mawr (forts and castles, 19 min walk).

Coordinates: 51°29'6"N, 3°36'35"W

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Mill Yard, Merthyr MawrBridgend United Kingdom

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Merthyr Mawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: McArthur Glen, Ogmore Castle, Southerndown Golf Club, Candleston Castle.

3.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
McArthur Glen, Bridgend
91 min walk • The Bridgend Designer Outlet, also known as McArthurGlen Designer Outlet is a commercial retail park and outlet store development in Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by McArthurGlen Group.
~1620 ftS
Ruins, Forts and castles
Ogmore Castle, Merthyr Mawr
8 min walk • Ogmore Castle is a Grade I listed castle ruin located near the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, south of the town of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales. It is situated on the south bank of the River Ewenny and the east bank of the River Ogmore. Its construction might have begun in 1106.
0.7 miS
Golf
Southerndown Golf Club, Merthyr Mawr
19 min walk • Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes.
0.7 miW
Forts and castles
Candleston Castle, Merthyr Mawr
19 min walk • Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is.75 miles southwest of Merthyr Mawr, former Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend county borough and just.75 miles northwest of Ogmore Castle, separated by the River Ogmore.
2 miNE
Medieval castle with town views
Newcastle Castle, Bridgend
52 min walk • Newcastle Castle is a medieval castle located on Newcastle Hill, Newcastle, overlooking the town centre of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales. It was originally believed to date from 1106 when a ringwork was created at the site by the Norman baron Robert Fitzhamon. Some of the fine stonework survives, but today the castle is ruinous.
2 miNE
Bridge
Old Bridge, Bridgend
51 min walk • The Old Bridge is a medieval two arched stone footbridge that spans the River Ogmore at Bridgend in Wales. It is not known who designed or built the bridge, however it was built in approximately 1425. The bridge was repaired in 1775 and restored both in 2005 and 2011.
1.8 miE
Monastery
Ewenny Priory, Bridgend
46 min walk • Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century.
1.6 miN
Church
St David's Church, Merthyr Mawr
41 min walk • St David's Church, Laleston is a Grade I listed church in Laleston, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. It is listed Grade 1 as a medieval church with its fabric, including timber roofs, mainly intact, and having group value with he churchyard cross and Cliff Cottage.
1.9 miNE
51°30'14"N • 3°34'36"W
Nolton Art Gallery, Bridgend
50 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
2 miSW
Beach
Southerndown Coast, Southerndown
51 min walk • Southerndown Coast is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Brides Major community, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It forms part of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, bordered by the Monknash Coast to the southeast. The nearby villages are Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.
3.5 miE
Church
St Crallo's Church
89 min walk • St Crallo's Church, often referred to historically as The Cathedral of the Vale of Glamorgan, is a Grade I listed church in Coychurch Lower, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales.