Aberkenfig, Bridgend

Name: Aberkenfig
Address: Bridgend, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Bridgend

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Facts and practical information

Aberkenfig is a village located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town. The community population is shown under Newcastle Higher. ()

Coordinates: 51°32'27"N, 3°35'51"W

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Bridgend United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: McArthur Glen, Bryngarw Country Park, Coity Castle, Newcastle Castle.

1.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
McArthur Glen, Bridgend
28 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.
1.2 miNE
Park
Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend
31 min walk • Bryngarw Country Park is made up of 48 hectares and is situated on the west bank of the Afon Garw, at the mouth of the Garw Valley in the Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
2.3 miSE
14th-century castle ruins and grounds
Coity Castle, Bridgend
59 min walk • Coity Castle in Glamorgan, Wales, is a Norman castle built by Sir Payn "the Demon" de Turberville, one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan supposed to have conquered Glamorgan under the leadership of Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Gloucester.
2.3 miS
Medieval castle with town views
Newcastle Castle, Bridgend
59 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.
2.5 miS
Bridge
Old Bridge, Bridgend
63 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.
3.8 miS
Monastery
Ewenny Priory, Bridgend
98 min walk • Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century.
2.3 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Bridgend
59 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed church in Coity Higher, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales.
2.6 miSW
Church
St David's Church, Merthyr Mawr
67 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.
2 miN
Church
St David's Church
50 min walk • St David's Church is a Grade I listed church in Bettws, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. The church is believed to date to the 12th century, though was dedicated to St David later on. There is mention of the church in a charter of the Bishop of Llandaff, who died in 1183. The current church is largely of the 15th–16th century.
4 miNW
Forts and castles
Llangynwyd Castle
103 min walk • Llangynwyd Castle is a ruined castle, probably of the 12th century, in Llangynwyd, in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales, just to the south of Maesteg.
2.7 miS
51°30'14"N • 3°34'36"W
Nolton Art Gallery, Bridgend
69 min walk • Art gallery, Museum

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How to get to Aberkenfig by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aberkenfig:

Train

Sarn (10 min walk)
Tondu (12 min walk)