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 miles
- Swansea 22 miles
- Newport 24.3 miles
- Tonypandy 10.1 miles
- Barry 11.5 miles
- Bridgend 3.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 23.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 23.6 miles
- Neath 19.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.8 miles
- Coity Higher 4.4 miles
- Briton Ferry 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Colwinston Built-up area 1 mile
- Llangan Parish 1.9 miles
- Penllyn Parish 2.2 miles
- Cowbridge Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Sigingstone Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llandow Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Coychurch Lower Parish 2.5 miles
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish 2.5 miles
- Brackla East and Coychurch Lower Ward 2.6 miles
- Ewenny Parish 2.8 miles
- Corntown Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Brackla East Central Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Llandow
CF71 7NB, CF71 7NW, CF35 5DD, CF71 7LP, CF71 7WZ, CF35 5ED, CF71 7NQ, CF35 5DP, CF71 7ZT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 8.5 miles
- Bristol Airport 34.2 miles
- Pencoed Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Bridgend Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Llandow Ad
- The Bear, Cowbridge 4 2.3 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 6.2 miles
- Victoria Inn 4 2.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bridgend 3 2.9 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 4.4 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 4 miles
- The White Lion Cowbridge 3.5 miles
- Vale Resort 4 5.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bridgend Cardiff M4 2.5 5.9 miles
Schools in Llandow
- Llangan Primary School Primary
- St David's Church-in-Wales Primary
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 6.1 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 6.9 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 8.6 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 8.6 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 9.8 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 10.8 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.1 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 12.9 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 13.4 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles