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Delve into Merthyr Dyfan
The district Merthyr Dyfan of in Vale of Glamorgan (Wales) is a subburb in United Kingdom about 136 mi west of London, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Barry, Pentyrch, Cardiff, Llantrisant and Penllyn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Three Horseshoes
Copthorne Cardiff Caerdydd
Dexby Town House
Artisan Quarter
Gail's Guest House
Holiday Inn Express CARDIFF AIRPORT
Elgano Hotel
Aberthaw House Hotel
TRAVELODGE CARDIFF AIRPORT
CFeleven
Videos from this area
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UK: 73118 departs Barry Island with 20228 (ex CFD 2004) on the rear, Barry Tourist Railway (Wales)
Recorded 28th July 2012 at the Barry Tourist Railway ED 50 - Electro-Diesel Gala event to celebrate 50 years of the Class 73s since entering service The Barry Tourist Railway (formerly the...
UK: Class 20 20228 (ex France CFD 2004) & 73118 at Barry Depot, Barry Tourist Railway (Wales)
UK: Class 20 20228 (ex France CFD 2004) & 73118 at Barry Depot, Barry Tourist Railway (Wales) - This clips was recorded 28th July 2012 at the Barry Tourist Railway ED 50 - Electro-Diesel Gala...
5 star Barry Holiday Cottage -only 20 minutes from Cardiff
http://www.bestofwales.co.uk/self-catering-holiday-cottages-south-wales-cardiff--91126 Barry holiday cottage near many great beaches and only 20 mins from the Centre of Cardiff. Sleeps 4 and...
Tim Burton Film Audition in Barry
Tom Savery's latest audition piece for the new Tim Burton Film. Welsh Actor Male age 18 to 19 with Welsh accent height 5'11 to 6 foot for the new Tim Burton movie. Must look like the typical...
Two Giant cigarettes found at Barry Island Railway Station!
Just had a great day out at Barry Island but just could not help but notice what looked incredibly like two long cigarettes sticking into the air.
Knife incident in Barry, South Wales
Sorry for the poor video quality my night vision was on but my camera is not brilliant. The audio however is good and you can hear one guy say in a Taffy accent "Apparrently i put the knife...
Plumber Barry
Alex Maggs Plumbing and Heating 3 Lewis Street Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 6JW 07886 076923 Alexmaggsplumbing@gmail.com http://www.alexmaggsplumbing.co.uk/ Alex Maggs Plumbing ...
Boiler repair Barry
Alex Maggs Plumbing and Heating 3 Lewis Street Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 6JW 07886 076923 Alexmaggsplumbing@gmail.com http://www.alexmaggsplumbing.co.uk/ Alex Maggs Plumbing ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Barry Town F.C
Barry Town FC (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Y Barri) is an association football team based in Barry. They are best known for dominating the Welsh Premier League during the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), but finished bottom in 2003–04 and were relegated. The team is now funded by supporters, independent of the parent company Barry Town AFC Ltd. They play at Jenner Park, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, where their ground accommodates 3,000 spectators (2,000 seated).
Barry Tourist Railway
The Barry Tourist Railway (formerly the Barry Island Railway) is a railway developed to attract visitors to Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is a key element of the Barry Rail Centre which also includes engineering and training facilities. An unusual aspect of the railway is that for several hundred yards across from Barry to Barry Island the trackbed used is directly alongside the Network Rail track which uses the original up line, with the Barry Tourist Railway using the down.
Barry Island railway station
Barry Island railway station is a railway station, 9¼ miles (15 km) south-west of Cardiff Central, serving Barry Island (Welsh: Ynys y Barri) in South Wales. The station has been the terminus – and only remaining active station – of the Barry Island branch of the Vale of Glamorgan Line since the closure of Barry Pier station in 1976. Passenger services, operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network, currently use the first half of platform 1.
Barry railway station
Barry railway station is one of three stations serving the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, which runs from Cardiff Central to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose, and Llantwit Major. A short branch off this line connects Barry to Barry Island. Passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.
Barry Docks railway station
Barry Docks Railway Station is one of three railway stations serving the town of Barry, South Wales. More centrally located than Barry station, it is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line from 7+⁄4 miles south of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend and Barry Island. It was built after the Barry Railway Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 14 August 1884, for the construction of a dock at Barry Island.
Jenner Park Stadium
Jenner Park is a stadium in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is the home of football club, Barry Town, and has been since 1913, when local volunteers and businesses worked together to build the new ground for the newly-formed football team. Initially starting with two wooden stands, popular bank terracing was added in 1923, but years of battling with financial problems saw the ground deteriorate.
Romilly, Vale of Glamorgan
Romilly is a western district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The area has an attractive public park which includes an extensive field and tennis court facilities. It is located around the corner from Cold Knap. An educational centre was built on Romilly Road in 1957.
Colcot
Colcot is a northern district of Barry near Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan 11 miles outside Cardiff in South Wales.
Gladstone, Vale of Glamorgan
Gladstone is a central district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan outside Cardiff in south Wales. It has a number of botanical gardens and is home to the Barry Memorial Hall, a school and has a bowling club and tennis courts.
Cwm Talwg
Cwm Talwg is a north-western district and large housing estate complex within the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan ten miles outside Cardiff in south Wales. It is on the outskirts of the main town and links to Pontypridd Road and the A4050 road out of Barry. Prior to the housing development of Cwm Talwg, it was a pig farm; cows, pigs and sheep roamed freely.
Gibbonsdown
Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is a housing estate situated in the north east area of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadaxton to the southeast.
Holton, Vale of Glamorgan
Holton is a central district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan 9 miles outside Cardiff in south Wales. As the Central business district of Barry it is dominated by Barry shopping centre and Barry Town Library. It also has Holton Road School which is the biggest primary school in the vale and it was built in 1895.
Wenvoe Castle Golf Club
Wenvoe Castle Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course near Barry and Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan off the A4050 road, situated to the south of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The club was founded in 1936 around Wenvoe Castle, a mansion that was the home of Hugh Jenner, the club's first president. Wenvoe Castle is a well-designed James Braid parkland course.
Highlight Park
Highlight Park is a small district on the northern outskirts of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is a circular housing estate built in the 1970s by Wimpy Homes. The area has a Tesco supermarket, a chemist, a community centre, a doctors' surgery and a fire station which was built before the housing complex.
Barry Hospital
Barry Hospital is a hospital on Colcot Road in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is operated by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and was established in 1995. The hospital has several outpatients departments, a minor injuries unit, dentistry, podiatry and x-ray facilities.
Barry Council Office and Library
Barry Council Office and Library is located in King's Square, Barry, Wales. The building originally housed the town hall (opened 1908) and Carnegie library (opened 1906). At the beginning of the 21st century the building was restored and a new wing was provided for the library. The redevelopment of the former town hall building cost £371,000, £124,000 more than had been set aside, the increased cost sparked an inquiry in February 2008.
King's Square
King's Square is a town square in central Barry, Wales located at a central shopping point of Holton Road. The square was originally known as Town Hall Square after the Town Hall was opened in 1908. In June 1910 it was proposed it was renamed King Edward Square after Edward VIII, but as the proclamation ceremony of George V's ascent to the throne of had been held there the previous month, it was renamed simply, as King's Square.
Barry Dock Offices
Barry Docks Offices is a council building in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in south-east Wales. It was built in the late nineteenth century by David Davies to regulate the substantial coal exporting trade which had grown to world prominence in the town Barry Docks. The Dock Offices were badly damaged by fire about ten years ago, but have been restored by Associated British Ports (ABP), and now house part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
King's Square bus station
King's Square bus station is the bus station for Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located on King's Square in the town centre. It mainly handles Cardiff Bus services around the town and to neighbouring Cardiff.
Barry Pier railway station
Barry Pier railway station was a railway station in Barry Island, in Wales. It was the terminus of the Barry Island branch line, was authorised in 1896 and opened on 27th June 1899 when the line was extended from Barry Island railway station. There was a 280 yard tunnel connecting the two railway stations which descended at a gradient of 1 in 80.
Gordon Bastian
Gordon Love Bastian GC MBE (30 March 1902 – November 1987) was an engineering officer in the British Merchant Navy who was awarded the Albert Medal for risking his own life to save other members of the crew of SS Empire Bowman after it was torpedoed on 31 March 1943.
Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg
Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg is a Welsh medium comprehensive school in the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of south Wales. It is located adjacent to Barry Hospital. The school was established in September 2000, in what was formerly the Lower School of Barry Comprehensive School. By 2002, there were 24 teachers and 369 pupils in year 7 to 9 at the school.
Jenner Park
Jenner Park is a central district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan 14 miles outside Cardiff in South Wales. It is home to the Jenner Park Stadium, which is the football ground of Barry Town F.C. , and Jenner Park Primary School.
Wenvoe Castle
Wenvoe Castle was a castle and country estate between Barry and Wenvoe, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Today the former estate forms the Wenvoe Castle Golf Club. Goldsland lies on its western boundary.
Goldsland
Goldsland is a small hamlet and farm in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is located near the boundary of the Wenvoe Castle Golf Club in the parish of Wenvoe. It lies to the east of Dyffryn and south of St Lythans and the road leading from the west passes through the farms of Old and New Wallace. Goldsland Brook flows through here. A sub-manor was reportedly held at Goldsland by a Mathew of Llandaff under the manor of Wenvoe in 1583.