Why visit Wenvoe
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 35 parks and trails, 60 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Barry Island Pleasure Park, Cardiff Bridge, Cardiff Castle and Chapter.
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About Wenvoe
Wenvoe (Welsh: Gwenfô) is a village, community and electoral ward between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Nearby are the Wenvoe Transmitter near Twyn-yr-Odyn and the site of the former HTV Wales Television Centre at Culverhouse Cross which is now a housing estate. It is home to the Wenvoe Quarry and Wenvoe Castle Golf Club.
From the Wikipedia article Wenvoe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do10
Barry Island Pleasure Park
Monument and historic site · 3.9 mi
Amusement park in Glamorgan, Wales
Cardiff Bridge
Bridge · 4.1 mi
Grade II listed building in Cardiff. Bridge in Cardiff, Wales
Pont y Werin
Bridge · 3.3 mi
Pedestrian and cycle bridge in Cardiff, Wales
Swiss Bridge at Cardiff Castle
Bridge · 4.2 mi
Bridge in Bute Park, Cardiff
The Prince of Wales
Cinema and theater · 4.2 mi
Pub in Cardiff, Wales; formerly a theatre
Welsh Hawking Centre
Zoo and aquarium · 3.0 mi
Falconry centre in Barry, Wales
Barry Lighthouse
Lighthouse · 3.9 mi
Lighthouse in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Barry Memorial Hall
Cinema and theater · 3.0 mi
Arts centre, theatre and cinema in Barry, Wales
Old Leckwith Bridge
Bridge · 2.7 mi
Grade II* listed building in Cardiff
Museums and landmarks21
Cardiff Castle
Monument and historic site · 4.3 mi
Castle in Cardiff, Wales
Cosmeston Medieval Village
Museum · 4.2 mi
Medieval village in south Wales
Museum of Cardiff
Museum · 4.3 mi
Local history museum in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
St Fagans National History Museum
Museum · 2.7 mi
Open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Statue of Betty Campbell
Monument and historic site · 4.2 mi
2021 sculpture in Cardiff, Wales
Techniquest
Museum · 4.3 mi
Science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay
Wales Genocide Memorial
Monument and historic site · 4.4 mi
Memorial in Cardiff, Wales
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier
Museum · 4.3 mi
Museum in Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Turner House Gallery
Museum · 4.0 mi
Grade II listed building in Vale of Glamorgan. Art gallery in Penarth, south Wales
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Parks, trails and playgrounds35
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
Park · 4.0 mi
Country park in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
23 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes60
The Wenvoe Arms
Bar and pub
18 Old Port Road, Cardiff
Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:30; Su 12:00-22:30
Master Mariner
Bar and pub · 1.9 mi
Skomer Road, Gibbonsdown
Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 09:00-23:00
Don Don YATAI
Restaurant · Japanese · 2.5 mi
128a Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff
Fr-Sa 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00
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History
Maintaining a thriving farming community for centuries, Wenvoe, while still a farming village to an extent, has doubled in population in the last hundred years due to new housing developments.
The village originally developed around the parish church of St. Mary, which can be traced back to the twelfth century with the adjacent locality now being a conservation area. Wenvoe is recorded as having belonged to the De Sully, le Fleming and Malefaunt famililies in the later medieval periods. After being escheated to the crown the castle of Wenvoe belonged successively to the Thomas, Birt and Jenner families. Major development occurred in the 1770s but much of this was obliterated by a fire in 1910. Some medieval or earlier fortification is also known to have existed in the wooded hillside at Wrinstone.
On 15 August 1952 Wenvoe transmitting station broadcast television to Wales for the first time.
From the History section of Wenvoe on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship50
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries32
Healthcare9
Map of Wenvoe
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cardiff Airport (CWL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 miles away.
- Barry 3 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Cardiff 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Penarth 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Whitchurch 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Rhiwbina 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Llantrisant 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Caerphilly 9 mi north, about 14 min by car
- Llantwit Major 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Pontypridd 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Coity 14 mi west, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Shop and Post Office Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Springfield Stores Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wenvoe War Memorial (1), Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wenvoe War Memorial (2), Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wenvoe War Memorial (3), Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Port Road Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chest tombs at St Mary's Church, Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Churchyard Cross Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church Tower Plaque Wenvoe, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barry Island main gates, 21stCenturyGreenstuff ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Penarth Pier 2013, Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0
- Swiss Bridge, Cardiff Castle - 1880s postcard, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Prince of Wales Theatre Cardiff Wood St facade B, Verbcatcher, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Welsh Hawking Centre, Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cardiff Castle - panoramio (1), Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0
- Chapter front 1, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Public domain
- Cosmeston medieval village, Andy Spenceley, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cardiff Story entrance (1), Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Fagans Museum Main Building 2018, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Betty Campbell statue - full view, 14GTR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cardiff - Techniquest, Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T 544 (1900) Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum, Cardiff 28.10.1992 (1) (10196698845), Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Bute Park, Cardiff, Athena's Pix (Back, but give me time!) profile at Flickr website, CC BY 2.0
- Cosmeston Lake, see below, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Evening on Grangemoor Park hill, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Llandaff Fields path, Welsh leprechaun, Public domain
- Sanatorium Park Entrance, Moonbeam52, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Falk Oberdorf St. John Churchyard Park, Falk Oberdorf, Osterstr. 8, 32312 Lübbecke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Thompson's Park, Cardiff, Unknown author, Public domain
- Victoria Park Canton, Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Porthkerry Park in Barry, Unknown author, Public domain
- Church of the Resurrection, Ely, Cardiff, Sean Kisby, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pulpit, St Edward's Church, Roath, Cinnamonsweets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St John the Evangelist Church, Canton, Cardiff, Sean Kisby, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Radyr StJohnBaptist south, Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ely Methodist Church, May 2020 02, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pen Rhiw chapel, St Fagans, Dave Snowden, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St. Augustine's church, Penarth, Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Catherine's Church, King's Road, Cardiff, Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barry Hospital, Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School, James Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff, John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dyffryn House, Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0
- Siambr Gladdu Lythian Sant, Daicaregos ( talk ), Public domain
- Church of St Michael & All Angels, Michaelston-le-Pit, John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Merthyr Dyfan parish church, John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Wenvoe Arms, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pont y Werin, Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sophia Gardens Coach Station 2, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, RyanBush, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, RyanBush, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, miguel_andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, paulbiv, CC BY-SA 4.0
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