Visit Creigiau Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Creigiau

  

Creigiau Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Creigiau

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Creigiau history

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Creigiau’s former industrial centre was a quarry, which opened in the 1870s and closed in 2001. The Welsh language has always had a strong presence in the village. In the mid-1970s, housing estates sprang up to accommodate commuters. A further large housing estate was built during the 1980s to further accommodate the growing number of commuters.

Castell-y-mynach

Castell-y-mynach is a late medieval manor house, reputedly built in the fifteenth century. It was remodelled in the early seventeenth century and contains wall paintings. The house is now surrounded by a modern housing development.

Creigiau Pottery

Creigiau Pottery was set up by Reg and Jean Southcliffe in 1947 as the Southcliffe Ceramic Company. It was renamed to Creigieu in 1948 and is now owned by Tom Southcliffe. The Welsh Pie Dragon is a lustreware pie funnel in the shape of a Welsh dragon.

You can visit Creigiau places with Walkfo Creigiau to hear history at Creigiau’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Creigiau has 24 places to visit in our interactive Creigiau 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 Creigiau, 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 Creigiau places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Creigiau & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Creigiau Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Creigiau places to visit

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

Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Rhydlafar Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital (Welsh: Tywysog Ysbyty Orthopedig Cymru) was a specialist hospital in Rhydlafar, Cardiff, Wales.

Pentyrch Pentyrch (Welsh: Pen-tyrch) is a village and community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, Wales. The community includes the neighbouring village of Creigiau and Gwaelod y Garth. On 26 February 2016, multiple witnesses reported seeing UFOs.

Craig-y-parc House Craig-y-parc House is a Grade II* listed building in Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales. It was built for Thomas Evans, a colliery owner, by Charles Edward Mallows. The house now operates as a residential school for children and young adults with disabilities.

Creigiau Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, Wales. The village currently has about 1,500 houses and a population of approximately 5,000 people. It has one of the largest clusters of Welsh-speakers in Cardiff.

Groes-faen Groes-faen is three miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan. The village began as a hamlet in the 1860s near a trade route from Cowbridge to Cardiff.

Llantrisant Castle Llantrisant Castle is a ruined castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan, Wales. Only a portion of a tower and some outer walls remain standing and neglected.

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