Where to Stay in Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan
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Information about Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan
Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan is a compact and rewarding area that sits between the urban sprawl of Cardiff to the east and the Valleys to the north, offering a stretch of coastline, gentle countryside and a scattering of historic towns and villages that together make it one of the most quietly appealing parts of South Wales.
The Vale of Glamorgan is the dominant character of the area, a gently rolling agricultural landscape of hedged fields, wooded valleys and stone built villages that feels distinctly different from the more dramatic landscapes to the north and west. This is some of the most fertile and well settled countryside in Wales, its villages and market towns carrying a prosperity and a continuity of agricultural life that gives the area a peaceful and unhurried character.
The coastline is the area’s greatest surprise and most compelling draw. The Vale of Glamorgan Heritage Coast stretches for fourteen miles of dramatic limestone cliffs, rock platforms, hidden beaches and geological formations of considerable interest and beauty. Nash Point, with its lighthouse standing above the Bristol Channel, is one of the most dramatic and atmospheric coastal viewpoints in South Wales, while the beaches at Dunraven Bay and Southerndown are among the most beautiful and unspoilt on this stretch of coast.
Llantwit Major, one of the oldest Christian settlements in Wales with a history stretching back to the fifth century, is a town of real historical significance and considerable charm, its collegiate church among the most interesting and rewarding in the region. Cowbridge, the Vale’s most prosperous market town, has an attractive high street of independent shops and restaurants that give it a character and a quality of life that draws visitors and residents alike.
Whether you are looking for a coastal walk along the Heritage Coast, a peaceful rural retreat in the Vale, a stay in the historic town of Llantwit Major or a weekend in the pleasant market town of Cowbridge, Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan offers a gentler and greener face of South Wales that rewards every visit.
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