Coed y Bwl, Southerndown

#2 among attractions in Southerndown

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Coed y Bwl is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan, south Wales. The site is managed by The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. It is an ancient ash woodland on the northwest side of the Alun Valley and overlies Carboniferous limestone. ()

Area: 5.98 acres (0.0093 mi²)Coordinates: 51°27'52"N, 3°34'17"W

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Southerndown United Kingdom

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Coed y Bwl – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.1 miNW
Ruins, Forts and castles
Ogmore Castle, Merthyr Mawr
53 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.
1.8 miW
Golf
Southerndown Golf Club, Merthyr Mawr
46 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.
2.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Candleston Castle, Merthyr Mawr
69 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.
3.1 miN
Medieval castle with town views
Newcastle Castle, Bridgend
80 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.
3 miN
Bridge
Old Bridge, Bridgend
76 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.
1.7 miN
Monastery
Ewenny Priory, Bridgend
43 min walk • Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century.
3.6 miNW
Church
St David's Church, Merthyr Mawr
93 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 miE
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
49 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade I listed church in Colwinston, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963. The church is said to have been built in 1111.
2.7 miN
51°30'14"N • 3°34'36"W
Nolton Art Gallery, Bridgend
70 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
3 miW
Beach
Southerndown Coast, Southerndown
77 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.
3.4 miNE
Church
St Canna Church
88 min walk • St Canna Church is a church in Llangan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Its churchyard cross is a Grade I listed building, listed on 22 July 2003. The church is believed to date from the 12th or 13th century.