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Castell Coch Golf Course

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.53479, -3.25263

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Lew's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

5 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Even Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Even Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route
Named route
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef Rhymney Valley Ridgeway WalkRegional walking route
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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Treforest Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef TCRLocal cycle route
Church Village Community RouteCycling route
Named routeRef CVCRLocal cycle route
Aber Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 475National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castell Coch Golf Course

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castell Coch Golf Course

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉GLAMORGANSHIRE CANALNature reserve1.5 km→🏞️Forest FarmCountry park1.8 km→🌱Hailey ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Llanishen ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Lydstep ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Fairwater ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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