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Discover The Vale of Glamorgan

Coastline, resorts, historic locations

Take a tour around The Vale of Glamorgan and experience some of the best on offer to your groups including a newly restored pier, seaside resort, 12th Century Castle, award winning visitor centre and medieval castles.

Discover The Vale of Glamorgan

Stop 1 – The restored Penarth Pier Pavilion boasts a 70 seater community cinema, arts, events and exhibition space, cafe, bar and restaurant and meeting spaces.

Stop 2 Barry Island – a traditional seaside resort that is now famed as the home of Gavin and Stacey – you can even go on tour of the sites where this much loved TV series is filmed.

Stop 3St Illtud Church & Galilee Chapel - Until 2013 a ruined ‘Galilee Chapel’ stood at the western end of St.Illtud’s Church. Today the ruin has been transformed into an award winning Visitor Centre.

Stop 4St Donats Castle & Art Centre – Private tours can be booked to visit this remarkable castle which was once the home of newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst and his Hollywood guests.

Stop 5 – Cowbridge – a traditional market town that is filled with independent shops and places to explore such as the Physic Gardens.

Stop 6 Forage Farmshop and Kitchen – a great farm shop to buy some tasting Welsh produce to take home.

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Discover The Vale of Glamorgan

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Until 2013 a ruined ‘Galilee Chapel’ stood at the western end of St.Illtud’s Church. Today the ruin has been transformed into an award winning Visitor Centre.

Vale Day 1 Stop 3

Private tours can be booked to visit this remarkable castle which was once the home of newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst and his Hollywood guests.

Vale Day 1 Stop 4

Stop 1 – The restored Penarth Pier Pavilion boasts a 70 seater community cinema, arts, events and exhibition space, cafe, bar and restaurant and meeting spaces.

Vale Day 1 Stop 1

Barry Island – a traditional seaside resort that is now famed as the home of Gavin and Stacey – you can even go on tour of the sites where this much loved TV series is filmed.

Vale Day 1 Stop 2

Cowbridge – a traditional market town that is filled with independent shops and places to explore such as the Physic Gardens.

Vale Day 1 Stop 5

A great farm shop to buy some tasting Welsh produce to take home.

Vale Day 1 Stop 6
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