Barry Island

Barry Island (or in Welsh "Ynys y Barri") is technically peninsula and district forming part of the town of Barry.  Barry is loacted in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, roughly 10 minutes away from Cardiff.  The town of Barry was orignially named after the 6th century Saint Baruc.

The peninsula was an island until the 1880s.  It was linked to the mainland as the town of Barry expanded, partly due to the opening of Barry Dock by the Barry Railway Company. The docks now link up the gap which used to form Barry Island.

On Barry Docks, the original dock offices are now used by the county council. The dock offices themselves are one of just a handful of buildings in the world classed as calendar buildings.

There is a railway station still to access the island at Barry Docks.  There is also a heritage rail station which still houses original refurbished steam passenger trains. The rail is always open to the public and annually holds events involving a large steam engine replica of Thomas the Tank Engine.

Along with motor car and bus, taking the train to Barry Island is still a widely available option for people on vacation.