{"id":9975,"date":"2016-03-11T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9975"},"modified":"2016-03-11T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:19:54","slug":"five-reasons-penarth-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/11\/five-reasons-penarth-is-the-best-place-to-live-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Five reasons Penarth is the best place to live in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TO\u00a0celebrate The Sunday Times voting Penarth the best place to live in Britain, we show you five things that make it so great.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> It has beautiful parks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Penarth and fancy a stroll, why not try Alexandra Park?<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9977\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9977 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"543\" height=\"434\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9977 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"543\" height=\"434\" \/><\/noscript> Alexandra Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Its schools are among the best in the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Five Penarth schools were recently ranked in the best-performing category by the Welsh Government.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9978\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9978\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Stanwell School in Penarth\" width=\"544\" height=\"408\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9978\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Stanwell School in Penarth\" width=\"544\" height=\"408\" \/><\/noscript> Stanwell School in Penarth<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n3.<strong><strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Penarth Pier is truly spectacular. <\/strong><br \/>\nIt was voted the most special place in Wales in 2014.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9982\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9982\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pp.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth Pier\" width=\"542\" height=\"323\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9982\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pp.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth Pier\" width=\"542\" height=\"323\" \/><\/noscript> Penarth Pier<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> It\u2019s great for history fanatics.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cosmeston Medieval Village is a \u201cliving history\u201d heritage project.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9983\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9983\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ppp.jpg\" alt=\"ppp\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9983\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ppp.jpg\" alt=\"ppp\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" \/><\/noscript> Cosmeston Medieval Village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>There are all sorts of activities to engage in.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For instance, Penarth has a great pitch and putt course.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9984\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9984\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gold.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth golf club\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9984\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gold.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth golf club\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/noscript> Penarth golf club<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDo you agree with The Sunday Times? We want to hear your opinions!\u00a0Where is the best place in Britain\u00a0to live?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TO\u00a0celebrate The Sunday Times voting Penarth the best place to live in Britain, we show you five things that make it so great. It has beautiful parks. If you\u2019re in Penarth and fancy a stroll, why not try Alexandra Park? Its schools are among the best in the country. Five Penarth schools were recently ranked in the best-performing category by the Welsh Government. 3. \u00a0Penarth Pier is truly spectacular. It was voted the most special place in Wales in 2014. 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