18/12/2025
Llantwit Major Is One of the Most Special Places for me..🧡
Walking through Llantwit Major the town I grew up in from 1977 to 2005 reminded me it’s a living tapestry of history, and memory. 💫
🏛️ Llantwit Major’s Ancient Heart
This town has been lived in for thousands of years with prehistoric and Roman remains right on our doorstep. Archaeologists found a Roman villa with mosaic floors just outside town, showing life here nearly 2,000 years ago.
⛪ St Illtud’s Church & Britain’s Oldest Learning Centre
The mighty St Illtud’s Church sits atop centuries of history. It stands on the site of a Christian centre and monastery founded by St Illtud around the 500s AD believed to be one of Britain’s earliest seats of learning and spiritual influence. Missionaries trained here went on to spread Christianity across the Celtic world.
📜 Inside the church you’ll find ancient Celtic stones some older than the church itself reminding us that this place has been sacred for well over 1,500 years.
🏛️ Town Hall A Tudor Time Capsule
The Town Hall we see today was built in the late 1400s / early 1500s and served as a court house, market place and centre of town life for centuries anchoring the historic Square.
🏡 The Great House Where Childhood Memories Live. I missed this out! Will capture next time.
At the northern end of the old town stands The Great House (also called Ty Mawr or Upper House), a Tudor townhouse.
🍺 The Pubs Stories in Every Sip
From the Old Swan Inn (with parts dating back to the 1500s) to other historic village pubs, Llantwit’s watering holes are more than places to drink they’re places where generations have gathered, laughed and shared life.
🏘️ Boverton Place A Manor of History
Built in the late 1500s by Roger Seys, Boverton Place is a Grade II* listed manor whose stone walls whisper 400+ years of history.
I really needed this walk through today and visit most beautiful book 📚 shop.
I will return for the Christmas lights and suggest you make a visit soon so much to see.
