Towns & cities · South Wales
Lavernock
Also known as: Larnog
Lavernock — village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penarth · 3.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lavernock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1839. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK". Coordinates: 51.4069°, -3.1722°.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lavernock (Welsh: Larnog) is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, lying on the coast 7 miles (11 km) south of Cardiff between Penarth and Sully, and overlooking the Bristol Channel.
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Background
Description
From the late 1890s until 1968 Lavernock and the nearby bays of St Mary's Well and Swanbridge (with its low tide walk out to Sully Island) were popular and busy holiday locations for regular day trippers from the South Wales Valleys, Newport, Cardiff, Penarth and Barry and the beaches were packed with visitors on most weekends and Bank Holidays throughout the summer. The hundreds and sometimes thousands of holidaymakers were served refreshments by an ice cream parlour, two busy cafes, the Golden Hind public house and the three star Lavernock Bay Hotel. Very few visitors arrived by car until the 1960s with the majority travelling by the half-hourly steam trains that stopped at Lavernock and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4069, -3.1722
- District
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Parish
- Sully and Lavernock
- Postcode
- CF64 5XQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
- Established
- 1839
- Nearest railway station
- Penarth — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1770484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lavernock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monkstone - Fast boat ride.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lavernock?
- Lavernock is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF64 5XQ), in the parish of Sully and Lavernock.
- When was Lavernock built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Is Lavernock a protected site?
- Yes — Lavernock is part of the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Lavernock free to visit?
- Yes, Lavernock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lavernock?
- The nearest railway station is Penarth, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF64 5XQ.