St Illtud’s church in Llantwit Major is a remarkable place. A church was first set up here by St Illtud in AD520 when he created the first collegiate church and monastery. It has often been called “the oldest university in the world”. Llanilltud Fawr became the centre of learning throughout Christian Britain.
Entries from January 2010
St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: history · places to visit · pub · south wales · tourism · vale of glamorgan
Useful South Wales Travel Information
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
I’ve been getting lots of visitors over the past day or two looking for information on South Wales travel and M4 webcams. Here are some previous posts that I’ve done over the last year or so that you may find useful rather than you having to search around: http://www.south-wales.org/2009/uk-weather-rain-and-snow-radar/ http://www.south-wales.org/2009/m4-motorway-traffic-cams/ You may also find this [...]
Tags: south wales · travel · weather · webcams
St David’s 2 Shopping Centre, Cardiff
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
St David’s 2 is a prestigious new shopping centre in the centre of Cardiff. It builds on the existing St David’s shopping centre that houses Marks and Spencer, Debenhams and Boots. With the opening of the new shopping centre in November 2009 it is now possible to shop totally under cover from Cardiff’s main shopping [...]
Tags: cardiff · places to eat · places to visit · shopping · south wales