Category: History Walk

Cowbridge Betwixt-mass History Walk

Cowbridge town hall on the Glamorgan History Walks and Talks

Sites we visit:

  • Old Hall
  • Town Walls and South Gate
  • Historic Houses
  • Cattle Market & The Butts
  • St Quentins Castle
  • East Gate & Old Railway Station
  • County Gaol

Route

Map of Cowbridge Blue Placques walk
Map of Cowbridge Blue Placques walk

Bridgend Betwixt-mass History Walk

Sites we visit:

  • Regency Town Centre
  • Hen Bont – 15th C Bridge
  • Turnpike – Newcastle Hill
  • The New Castle (which isn’t very new)
  • Old Cattle Market
  • Former Workhouse & “The Spike”
  • Randall Memorial & Police Station

Route

Bridgend history walk map
Map of our route

Cardiff Betwixt-mass History Walk

Cardiff Castle Norman Keep

Sites we visit:

  • Old Town Gaol (Market)
  • Lost Chapel Within Howells
  • Go-Late and the Old Town Walls
  • Victorian Arcades
  • The Hayes & former Canal Basin
  • The site of St Mary’s Church
  • Site of Old Town  Quay
  • Former Slums
  • Cardiff Castle
  • Civic Centre

Route

John Speed's Map of Cardiff 1610
John Speed’s Map of Cardiff 1610

Llantwit Major Betwixt-mass History Walk

St Illtyds Church Llantwit Major on the Glamorgan History Walks and Talks

Sites we visit:

  • St Illtyd’s Church and Stones
  • 13thC Dovecote
  • 13thC Gatehouse
  • Hen Plas Fortified Manor House
  • St Samson’s Well
  • Great Houses
  • Windmill

Route

Map of Llantwit Major blue plaques walk
Map of Llantwit Major blue plaques walk