Visit Pyle Places

Welcome to Visit Pyle Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pyle

  

Pyle Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pyle

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Pyle etymology

The English name “Pyle” is derived from Welsh Pîl, meaning a tidal inlet of the sea. This localised toponym is found along the coast of South Wales, from Pembrokeshire and into Somerset.

You can visit Pyle places with Walkfo Pyle to hear history at Pyle’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pyle has 18 places to visit in our interactive Pyle map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pyle, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pyle places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pyle & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Pyle places in an interactive Pyle map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pyle Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Pyle historic spots	Pyle tourist destinations	Pyle plaques	Pyle geographic features
Walkfo Pyle tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pyle

  

Best Pyle places to visit

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Pyle has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pyle’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pyle’s information audio spots:

Sker House Sker House was built as a monastic grange of the Cistercian order over 900 years ago. Little remains of the original structure and it was completely rebuilt in the late sixteenth century. It was made famous as the basis of R. D. Blackmore’s book The Maid of Sker.

Kenfig Kenfig (Welsh: Cynffig) is a village and former borough in Bridgend, Wales. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) inland on the north bank of the Bristol Channel.

Pyle Pyle (Welsh: Y Pîl) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in Bridgend county borough, Wales. It lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway. The built-up area had a population of 13,701 in 2011.

Kenfig Castle Kenfig Castle (Welsh: Castell Cynffig) is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales. It came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the 11th century.

Kenfig Pool Kenfig Pool (Welsh: Pwll Cynffig) is a national nature reserve situated near Porthcawl, Bridgend. At 70 acres the second largest (after Llangorse Lake) freshwater lake in south Wales.

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