Café Velo – Tresilian Bay loop from Llantwit Major
Café Velo – Tresilian Bay loop from Llantwit Major
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Café Velo – Tresilian Bay loop from Llantwit Major
01:22
5.03km
70m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
Get Directions
64 m
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
81 m
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
351 m
Wild Meadow
Highlight • Natural
1.93 km
Ruins
Ruins
2.53 km
Tresilian Bay
Highlight • Historical Site
The sheltered pebble beach, embraced by two majestic cliffs, unveils a slice of history with the presence of a WW2 pillbox.
Tip by
3.59 km
View Towards the Coast
Highlight • Viewpoint
5.03 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.29 km
1.84 km
465 m
362 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.29 km
2.23 km
377 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Highest point (60 m)
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