Western Conservation Lake

Western Conservation Lake is a lake in Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Western Conservation Lake is situated near the suburb Cosmeston, as well as near the hamlet Cog.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sully Island and Penarth railway station.

Sully Island

Island

Photo: ben salter, CC BY 2.0.

Sully Island is a small tidal island of 14.5 acres by the hamlet of Swanbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located 400 m off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 10 km south of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.

Penarth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Penarth railway station is the railway station serving the town of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is the terminus of Network Rail's Penarth branch running from Cogan Junction to Penarth station, 1 mile 12 chains from the junction and 2 miles 67 chains south of Cardiff Central station.

Glamorganshire Golf Club

Golf course

Glamorganshire Golf Club is located in Lower Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, 7.3 miles south west from the capital city of Cardiff and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penarth and Barry.

Penarth

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penarth is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles southwest of Cardiff in Wales. It has impressive Victorian architecture and known for its pier and extensive parks.

Barry

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barry is a town in Glamorgan in South Wales. Barry has 'twinning agreements' with Fecamp in France, Mouscron in Belgium and Rheinfelden in Germany via the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Grangetown

Suburb

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.

Western Conservation Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4152° or 51° 24′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.1886° or 3° 11′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C3RCR86+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1298885733

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cosmeston and Cog.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eastern Lake and Cosmeston Lakes Country Park.

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