Penarth Pier

Penarth Pier is a Victorian era pier in the town of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The pier was opened in 1898 and was a popular attraction to seaside-goers at the time, who also enjoyed trips on pleasure steamers that operated from the pier.

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Type: Pier
Description: pier in Penarth, Wales
Also known as: “Pier Pavilion” and “Pier Pavilion Cinema”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penarth railway station and Penarth Library.

Penarth railway station

Railway station

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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. Penarth railway station is situated 2,000 feet west of Penarth Pier.

Penarth Library

Library

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Penarth Library is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Penarth Pier.

Turner House Gallery

Art gallery

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Turner House Gallery is an art gallery and multi-purpose cultural venue in Penarth, near Cardiff, Wales. Turner House Gallery is situated 1,800 feet west of Penarth Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavernock and Cardiff Bay.

Lavernock

Hamlet

Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.

Lavernock is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, lying on the coast 7 miles south of Cardiff between Penarth and Sully, and overlooking the Bristol Channel. Lavernock is situated 2 miles south of Penarth Pier.

Cardiff Bay

Suburb

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Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. Cardiff Bay is situated 2 miles north of Penarth Pier.