The Captains Wife, Barry

Name: The Captains Wife
Address: Beach Rd, Swanbridge, CF64 5UG, Barry, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 29 2053 0066

#4 among attractions in Barry

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The Captain's Wife is a public house in the former fishing hamlet of Swanbridge in Sully, between Barry and Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The pub was established in 1977 from a row of three sea houses. Notable smuggling operations and dove culling once took place here and a tunnel connected the sea to what was known as Sully House. It takes its name from the wife of a sea captain who lived here and buried her in a nearby wood rather than confessing to her dying aboard his ship. The body of the wife was originally kept in a box that was mistaken for treasure and stolen. Today the Spinney Park Holiday and Leisure Park surrounds the pub. ()

Coordinates: 51°24'2"N, 3°11'53"W

Address

Beach Rd, Swanbridge, CF64 5UGBarry United Kingdom

Contact

+44 29 2053 0066

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The Captains Wife – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cosmeston Medieval Village, Sully, Lavernock Battery.

1.2 miNE
Park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cardiff
30 min walk • Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is a public country park in Great Britain, owned and managed by Vale of Glamorgan Council. It is situated between Penarth and Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, 7.3 miles from Cardiff. On 1 May 2013 the country park was designated a Local Nature Reserve LNR. Parts are Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
1.1 miNE
Village, Museum
Cosmeston Medieval Village, Cardiff
28 min walk • Cosmeston Medieval Village is a living history medieval village near Lavernock in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Based upon remains discovered during a 1980s archaeological dig in the grounds of Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, it is a re-creation of 14th century peasant life in Wales in the Late Middle Ages.
0.8 miNW
Village, Area
Sully, Cardiff
21 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.
1.3 miE
Forts and castles
Lavernock Battery, Cardiff
33 min walk • Lavernock Battery was built at Lavernock Point, Wales on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission during the late 1860s to protect the ports of the Severn Estuary.
0.7 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Sully Centurions Cricket Club Ground, Cardiff
19 min walk • Sully Centurions Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Sully, Glamorgan. The first recorded match on the ground was in 2002, when Wales Minor Counties played Cornwall in a List-A match in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.

The Captains Wife, Barry

Facts and practical information

The Captains Wife – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cardiff

Cosmeston Medieval Village, Cardiff

Sully, Cardiff

Lavernock Battery, Cardiff

Sully Centurions Cricket Club Ground, Cardiff