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Caermead Roman Site

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Caermead Roman Site preserves the earthworks of a former Roman villa in Vale of Glamorgan. It is one of two Roman villas the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest railway station is Llantwit Major, 1.6 km to the south-east.

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Photo of Llantwit Major, a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Llantwit Major

Village

Coastal town on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, one of the earliest centres of Welsh Christianity around St Illtud's monastery.

1.7 km SE · Vale of Glamorgan

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

2.5 km S · spans 16 counties

Photo of Llantwit Major Beach, a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Llantwit Major Beach

Beach near Llantwit Major

Rocky Heritage Coast beach at Col-huw reached by a valley walk from the town.

2.6 km S

Photo of Cowbridge, a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Cowbridge

Village

Georgian market town on a long High Street of independent shops, built on the Roman road between Neath and Cardiff.

5.8 km NE · Vale of Glamorgan

Photo of Cowbridge Physic Garden, a garden in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

Cowbridge Physic Garden

Garden near Cowbridge

Restored walled physic garden behind Cowbridge Old Hall, planted with medicinal and period herbs.

5.8 km NE

Photo of Dunraven Bay, a beach near Ogmore-by-Sea, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Dunraven Bay

Beach near Ogmore-by-Sea

Sandy bay backed by dramatic layered cliffs at Southerndown, good for rock pools and fossils.

8 km W