Creigiau
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Creigiau is a village community just 8 miles from Cardiff. This is a very popular and convenient location for those who need to commute to the city. For both professional and family life, the city, the coast, the M4 motorway, and the Valley routes leading up to the Brecon Beacons National Park, are all on hand to help achieve that work-life balance. Creigiau has all the advantages of city life, alongside the benefits of easy access to the far west and to Bristol, and into the Welsh countryside
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Travel and transport
Creigiau is a few minutes' drive from Junction 34 of the M4, connected by the A4199. It’s less than half an hour’s drive into Cardiff. Bristol, Newport, Port Talbot, and Swansea are all linked along the M4 corridor. To the north, the A473 joins the A470, the route that leads into the National Park via Merthyr Tydfil. Pontyclun has the nearest train station just 4 miles away. Transport for Wales operates services into Cardiff Central, taking an average of 16 minutes. There’s a rail link to Cardiff Airport too.
Local information
Creigiau has a good range of local facilities. As well as having the convenience of a Tesco Express, there's a local farm shop, Caesars. There’s a pharmacy, a GP Surgery, a post office, and a bi-lingual primary school. Nearby Talbot Green adds a Tesco Extra, an Asda, and the shops of the Talbot Green Shopping Park. One of the focal points of the village is the recreation ground where a wide range of sports is available. In traditional village style, there’s even a wonderful little nature reserve called the Creigiau Frog and Duck Pond for young children to enjoy. The Creigiau Golf Club is a beautiful parkland course to the north of the village.
Local schools
Criegiau has its own primary school. Radyr is the closest secondary school, with several other options nearby. These include Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, a Welsh-medium coeducational secondary school at Llandaff, Cantonian High School in Fairwater, and Ysgol Garth Olwg, a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Church Village near Pontypridd.