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

© Colin Cheesman / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llancarfan

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Tucked in a wooded valley, Llancarfan grew around one of Wales’s early monasteries. Its church of St Cadoc holds medieval wall paintings uncovered in 2008 beneath layers of limewash, among them one of the most complete depictions of St George and the dragon in any British church. The village keeps a pub and little through traffic. Rhoose is the nearest station, about 4km south.

More places to visit near Llancarfan

Photo of St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan, a church in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan

Church near Llancarfan

Medieval church noted for rare late-medieval wall paintings uncovered under limewash, including St George and the Dragon.

0.1 km SW

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.

4.3 km S · spans 16 counties

Photo of Dyffryn Gardens, a garden near St Nicholas, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Dyffryn Gardens

Garden near St Nicholas

National Trust Edwardian gardens and arboretum around Dyffryn House, laid out by Thomas Mawson and rated by Cadw the finest Edwardian garden in Wales.

4.8 km NE

Photo of Porthkerry Country Park, a country park near Barry, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Porthkerry Country Park

Country park near Barry

220 acres of wood and meadow in a sheltered valley beneath a towering railway viaduct, leading to a pebble beach.

5.2 km SE

Photo of Barry Island (Whitmore Bay), a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.Highlight

Barry Island (Whitmore Bay)

Beach near Barry

Broad sandy bay backed by a promenade and pleasure park, the classic Valleys seaside resort.

7.1 km SE

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.

7.1 km NW · Vale of Glamorgan