Rhoose

Rhoose (Welsh: Y Rhws) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan a county of Wales and is the home of the Cardiff Wales International Airport. The adjacent village of Font-y-gary is covered in this article as well.

Rhoose (/ruːs/ ROOSS; Welsh: Y Rhws [ə ˈr̥uːs], from y rhos 'the moor' is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.

Rhoose is a rural and coastal village surrounded by farmland and countryside. Its location makes it a convenient base for travellers using Cardiff Airport and for visitors exploring the Vale of Glamorgan coast. The nearby coastline contains cliffs, beaches and scenic walking areas. The village is also close to several historic towns and attractions in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The village also has a holiday park (Fontygary Leisure Park), some shops, a library, two public houses (The Fontygary Inn and the Highwayman), Rhoose Social Club, and an active Surf Lifesaving Club (Rhoose Lifeguards) established in 1968.

The original settlement was centred around three large farms located at what is now the eastern end of the village. Prior to the 20th century these farmhouses and their associated outbuilding formed the core of the hamlet. Due to the small size of the original settlement, little reliable information concerning its history is recorded. Although this area of South Wales was colonised by the Romans and there is evidence of settlements at Nurston, Penmark, Fonmon and East Aberthaw, there are no records of any remains in Rhoose. The nearest community was probably at Nurston on the northern edge of Cardiff airport.

• 51.396667-3.3433331 Cardiff Airport (CWL  ^IATA), ☏ +44 1446 711111. The airport is served by a number of airlines including KLM, Thomson Cook and Skybus. KLM provide worldwide links to Cardiff via Amsterdam Schiphol. Domestic services operate daily to Anglesey, Belfast, Newcastle, Newquay, Jersey, Glasgow and Edinburgh. As for European routes, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Dublin, and many other holiday routes such as Faro, Palma de Mallorca and Alicante, operate daily.  (updated Oct 2016)

• 51.3872-3.34892 Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station. On the Vale of Glamorgan line that runs between Cardiff and Bridgend  (updated Oct 2016)

12 miles south of the M4 between Cardiff and Bridgend, 9 miles south east of Cowbridge.

• 51.3809-3.342021 Rhoose Point. works of art made from rock and coastal rock platform  (updated Oct 2016)
• Penmark Castle. Once belonging to the Umfravilles family. Nowadays a part of a 13th-century stone curtain wall survives along with a semi-circular tower. (updated Nov 2016)
• 51.3873.3672 Fontygary Bay, Fontygary, Rhoose. Small coastal bay near Rhoose with cliffs, countryside and views over the Bristol Channel. free.  
• 51.39673.34333 Cardiff Airport, CF62 3BD, Rhoose, United Kingdom. Wales' main commercial airport, located immediately south of Rhoose.  
• 51.3883.3484 Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station, Off Torbay Terrace, Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 3HB. Railway station serving Rhoose and Cardiff Airport, with services towards Cardiff and Bridgend.  

• Raj Kinara (Indian), Fontygary Caravan Park.  
• 51.386712-3.3643361 Fontygary Inn, Fonmon Rd,.  (updated Nov 2016)

• 51.385132-3.3673621 Fontygary Caravan Park.  
• 51.398002-3.3336622 Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport, Port Rd, ☏ +44 1446 711117.  (updated Nov 2016)

• Barry
• Gileston
• Cardiff — Capital of Wales, with museums, historic buildings and cultural attractions.
• Llantwit Major — Historic coastal town west of Rhoose.
• Cowbridge — Historic market town in the Vale of Glamorgan.
• Penarth — Victorian seaside town south of Cardiff.
• Vale of Glamorgan — Rural area known for its coastline, villages and historic sites.