'''Glamorganshire''' (Glamorgan) is a traditional county in Wales and also its most densely populated region. Wales' two largest cities, Cardiff and Swansea, were located in Glamorgan (they are now counties in their own right) and so the area is somewhat more cosmopolitan than other regions, and offers the greatest variety of shopping, entertainment and cultural events. However, for those less interested in the hustle and bustle of city life, the county also has an array of other attractions, such as the sea-side resort towns of Barry and Porthcawl, the spectacular coast and sandy beaches of the Gower Peninsula and the hilly areas to the north. The former industrial heartland of Wales, simply referred to as '''the Valleys''', is located in the central part of the county.

Cities and towns

Cities

  • Cardiff
  • Swansea
  • Towns

  • Aberdare
  • Barry
  • Bridgend
  • Caerphilly — home to a magnificent castle
  • Llantrisant
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Neath
  • Penarth
  • Pontypridd
  • Porth
  • Porthcawl
  • Port Talbot
  • Other destinations

  • Swansea Bay. As the name implies is the region that surrounds Swansea Bay.
  • Understand

    The historical county of Glamorgan no longer exists as an administrative area. However, some county level sports teams, for example Glamorgan County Cricket, still use the title. Currently, the county is divided into eight administrative districts, with the largest and most important being Cardiff and Swansea. The others are as follows: Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Vale of Glamorgan.

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    Glamorganshire is well served by the motorway system and can easily be accessed by junctions 29 to 47 of the M4. The A465 trunk road from Hereford passes east-west through the county, joining the M4 at junction 43. The A470 trunk road passes north-south linking Cardiff, Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil to mid and north Wales.

    The Great Western main railway line passes through the county affording easy access to Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in the west and Newport, Bristol and London in the east. The county contains an extensive local rail service centred on Cardiff.

    Cardiff Airport is located to the west of Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan.

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    Mountain Biking

    '''Afan Forest Park''' - named in the top ten "places to ride before you die" by Mountain Biking UK Magazine [http://www.afanforestpark.co.uk/]

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