Breaksea Point
Breaksea Point is a scenic viewpoint in St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Breaksea Point is situated nearby to Aberthaw power stations, as well as near the village Gileston.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberthaw power stations and Boys Village.
Aberthaw power stations
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations, both known as Aberthaw power station, have operated at Limpert Bay, near the villages of Gileston and West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. Aberthaw power stations is situated 2,200 feet north of Breaksea Point.
Boys Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan Boys' Village was a village-style holiday camp located in West Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Boys Village is situated 1 mile north of Breaksea Point.
Gileston Manor
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gileston Manor is situated 1 mile north of Breaksea Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gileston and St Athan.
Gileston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.
St Athan
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period.
Font-y-gary
Suburb
Photo: Vincent Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Font-y-Gary, also Fontygary, Fontegary or Fontygari, is a village adjacent to Rhoose, 3 miles south-west of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of South Wales. Font-y-gary is situated 2 miles east of Breaksea Point.
Breaksea Point
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38136° or 51° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.40516° or 3° 24′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3R9HJV+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4241264998OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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