Places to visit

Dinas Powys Castle are the remains of a Norman site with a rectangular tower, and exterior wall. The castle is first recorded in about 1200 and was said to be in ruins by the early sixteenth century. In addition to the later timber and earth fortress there are also remains of a previous fortification dating back to the Iron Age. The site is off the A4055 at Dinas Powys towards Barry from Cardiff.

The remains of this thirteenth century stone castle are made up of semi-circular stone tower, part of a curtain wall and other buildings. It is located off the A4226 at Penmark, southwest of Barry.

Dating back to the twelfth century the majority of the remains are thirteenth (such as the inner and outer gateway) with considerable additions made in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This site has been in continuous use since the Iron Age. With a history of occupation extending back to the late-13th century, the castle is among the oldest continuously inhabited castles in Wales.  Contraversial atlerations were made to the castle after it was purchased  in 1925 by William Randolph Hearst. It was sold in 1960 after his death and subsequently donated to the trustees of Atlantic College and is home to over three hundred international students. It is located off the B4265 to the west of Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr, Bro Morgannwg, Cymru).

Castell Ogwyr (Ogmore Castle) is an oval shaped Norman castle constructed around 1115 with further fourteenth century additions and is on the site of a previous wood and earth structure. The remains include a stone curtain wall, fireplace, parts of the first floor, west wall, gatehouse, roundtower and close by a vaulted cellar. The site is located northwest of the village of Ogmore-by-Sea on of the B4524 on the east bank of the River Ogmore and south bank of the River Ewenny about two and a half miles southwest of Bridgend.