Friars Point House is a country house hotel in Barry, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Grade II listed country house on Barry Island in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales”. It stands about 2.1 km from the centre of Barry.[3]
Overview
Friars Point House (initially known as The Marine Hotel and later The Pier Hotel) is a Grade-II listed, 19th-century country house on Barry Island, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
From “Friars Point House” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the country house hotel is 2.1 km from the centre of Barry. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), about 5 km from the centre of Barry.[4]
It is one of 5 hotels in and around Barry recorded in Wikidata, 4 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Egerton Grey Country House Hotel, opened in 1988. See Hotels in Barry.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Barry Hotel, Broad Street (N Side), Barry — 1.0 km
- The Marine Hotel — 1.1 km
See also
References
- ^ Friars Point House (Q29491525). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Friars Point House. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-04-10.
- ^ Barry (Q809009). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Barry. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Friars Point House on Wikipedia
- Friars Point House on Wikidata
- Friars Point House on Wikimedia Commons — photographs