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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.
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A personal trip to Barry Island
The peninsular part of the shore is up a craggy rock face and a path stretches all the way out to the tip and back, affording many spectacular shots of the rocks and the ocean. I took about 350 pictures from the beach, the rocks, the hills surrounding, and the beach pier.
This calendar features the best photographs of the ocean, beach, rocks, and paths of Barry Island in the early summer/ late spring months when the sun is shining and there's no rain.
2009 Calendar Coming Soon
Barry Island Pleasure Park
Barry Island Pleasure Park is an amusement park situated on Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 miles south of the capital city Cardiff, Wales.The Pleasure park is surrounded by many shops, bars and restaurants. The Pleasure Park was once famous for its Scenic Railway which dominated half of the site in the early 1900s. This was damaged by strong winds in 1973 some of the materials were used to create the Log flume (which still remains today as one of the parks most popular attractions).
The pleasure park has over 30 rides and attractions, including the Log Flume, Viper Rollercoaster, Sea Ray Pirate Ship, Dodgems and many others. Entrance to the park is free, and ride tickets are available from ticket boxes at the park.
Amusement arcades are located within the pleasure park, and also on the surrounding sea front area, providing games of skill, chance and all sorts of video games.
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2009 calendars are all in their "edit and arrange" stage right now- stay tuned for the new 2009 calendars!
Barry Island Links
Want more information? Check out these great links.
Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club, Barry Island : Gallery : Whitmore Bay Beach
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Vale of Glamorgan
Barry Island is part of the Vale of Glamorgan. The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg) is a rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is typical of Wales as a whole.The Vale also boasts many tourist attractions which lure many visitors every year, including Barry Island Pleasure Park, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, St Donat's Castle, Cosmeston Country Park and many more. It is also the location of Atlantic College, one of the United World Colleges.
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Barry Island on YouTube
Various aspects of Barry Island captured on video for all the world to see.
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News in the Vale of Glamorgan
Blog Posts from Google
- Simon Jones, the 2005 Ashes star left a spectator by his injury jinx
- Jones has been there, at the ground where he played 10 seasons with Glamorgan, but only as a spectat...
- Powell ton puts Glamorgan on top
- Michael Powell's 102 helped Glamorgan pile on the runs against Essex on the second day of their...
- Amla's debut century saves Essex
- Hashim Amla scored a century on his debut as Essex secured an unlikely draw on the final day against...
Been to Barry Island?
If you have been to Barry Island (or plan to do so in the future) drop a line here!
kerry allen wrote
my mum and dad me n my sister use to come every year in the 1990s we loved it my sister leigh had a crush on little leigh when he was a bluecoat iloved crazy craig and johnny n h a ex steps singer i love craig as a chippendale in pig n whistle
Posted May 25, 2008
gedtee wrote...
Visited many times when I was a kid in the 1950's, loved it then.
Posted May 04, 2008
Oosquid wrote...
Not visited yet but have long held plans to do so. I thought that I'd read that the Pleasure Park had closed but glad to see this is not so. Nice informative lens. 5 stars. Home Security Advice
Posted August 10, 2007
When you go- go Orbitz!
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