Llandow (Llandŵ)
Ward in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.472, -3.501 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 95 75 |
| Dialling code: | 01656 (Bridgend) |
Llandow is a largely rural area in the Vale of Glamorgan, set among rolling farmland a short drive from the coast and the larger towns of Barry and Cardiff. The locality combines small villages and agricultural holdings with a pocket of light industry around the former airfield, giving it a mix of quiet country character and modest commercial activity.
Its squat, flat strip of tarmac - Llandow Aerodrome - is a notable local landmark, used historically in wartime and later for motorsport and events, and it was also the scene of a major air disaster in 1950 that still marks local memory. Community life is village-centred, with village halls, agricultural ties and easy access to the Glamorgan countryside and coast making it popular with walkers and those seeking a quieter base close to the South Wales urban belt.
Postcode districts covering Llandow
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14 miles22.5 km
- Swansea 22 miles35.5 km
- Newport 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Tonypandy 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Barry 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Bridgend 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Cwmbran Central 23.6 miles38 km
- Cwmbrân 23.6 miles38 km
- Neath 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Coity Higher 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Briton Ferry 17.5 miles28.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Colwinston Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Llangan Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Penllyn Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cowbridge Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Sigingstone Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Llandow Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Coychurch Lower Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Brackla East and Coychurch Lower Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ewenny Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Corntown Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Brackla East Central Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Llandow
CF71 7PF, CF35 5EE, CF35 5DU, CF71 7PA, CF71 7NP, CF35 5DT, CF71 7PX, CF71 7NU, CF35 5DS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bristol Airport 34.2 miles55.1 km
- Pencoed Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Bridgend Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Llandow Ad
- The Bear Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The White Lion 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Cae Court Hotel 4 miles6.5 km
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Vale Resort 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Vale Park Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Llandow
- Llangan Primary School Primary
- St David's Church-in-Wales Primary
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 6.9 miles11 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 8.6 miles13.9 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km