Winston's Barrow – Café Velo loop from Llantwit Major
Winston's Barrow – Café Velo loop from Llantwit Major
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Winston's Barrow – Café Velo loop from Llantwit Major
01:10
26.0km
200m
Road cycling
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 14, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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4.82 km
Llanmihangel
Highlight • Settlement
Tip by
5.08 km
Llanmihangel Place
Highlight • Historical Site
The house began as a one-storey structure built by a Norman Knight and then undertook a serious redevelopment in the 16th and 17th centuries, when it then went on to be owned by a prominent aristocratic family.
Tip by
19.0 km
Winston's Barrow
Highlight • Pub
Tip by
22.7 km
Stone Gate with Coat of Arms
Highlight • Historical Site
25.5 km
Café Velo
Highlight • Cafe
If there's cycling racing on TV, this is a great place to watch it with like minded folk.
Tip by
25.6 km
Llantwit Major Heritage Centre and The Old White Hart
Highlight • Religious Site
Llanilltud Fawr is named for the Llan of Saint Illtud, the Llan was home to the Monastery of Illtud and the College known as Côr Tewdws. Llantwit would grow into one of the most esteemed centres of Christian culture in the Celtic world. At its peak it attracted over 2000 students, including princes, numerous eminent clergymen and revered saints. The institutions were destroyed by the raiding Vikings in 987, but the monastery was rebuilt by the Normans in 1111 and continued to be a centre of learning until it was disbanded in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The 13th-century St Illtyd's Church, built near the ancient monastery, is a Grade I listed building and one of the oldest parish churches in Wales.
In the 20th century, the modern town developed rapidly to accommodate Royal Air Force personnel from the St Athan base. The medieval cobbled streets and buildings of the 15th and 16th centuries remain.
Colhugh Beach is a popular surfing venue and has the remnants of an Iron Age fort and some of the finest examples of Jurassic Period fossils in Wales. The pebble beach and its clifftops are protected by the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, which stretches for 14 miles (23 km) from Gileston to the east to Southerndown and Newton Point to the west.
Tip by
26.0 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
25.3 km
442 m
110 m
109 m
Surfaces
21.9 km
4.03 km
104 m
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Elevation
Highest point (100 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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