First of all, apologies for posting this under Bridgend. Ciao don't seem to realise that there is life outside of towns and cities! Bridgend was the closest place I could find to the beautiful village of Llangorse.
Llangorse is in Powys (mid Wales), 6 miles from the town of Brecon. I worked ... Read review
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Advantages: Beautiful, friendly people, 3 pubs, water sports on the lake. Disadvantages: Difficult to get out without a car, foot and mouth last summer.
...outside of towns and cities! Bridgend was the closest place I could find to the beautiful village of Llangorse.
Llangorse is in Powys (mid Wales), 6 miles from the town of Brecon. I worked at 2 summer camps in Llangorse this year so thought I would put down my thoughts about the village. I was a little worried before I went there, thinking there would be nothing to do and it would be boring, but it wasn't at all.
Llangorse ... ...Llangorse Lake. This is a beautiful location and many people visit the lake to do watersports ranging from windsurfing to canoeing. There is a hire shop there where you can hire out different types of boats-canoes and pedalos for a few pounds an hour. There is a PGL activity centre called Royal Oak right next to the lake. There is a caravan site next to the lake with facilities including a shop, cafe and a great bar, called Lakeside. On Fridays there ... more
First of all, apologies for posting this under Bridgend. Ciao don't seem to realise that there is life outside of towns and cities! Bridgend was the closest place I could find to the beautiful village of Llangorse.
Llangorse is in Powys (mid Wales), 6 miles from the town of Brecon. I worked at 2 summer camps in Llangorse this year so thought I would put down my thoughts about the village. I was a little worried before I went there, thinking there would be nothing to do and it would be boring, but it wasn't at all.
Llangorse is home to the largest natural lake in South Wales, Llangorse Lake. This is a beautiful location and many people visit the lake to do watersports ranging from windsurfing to canoeing. There is a hire shop there where you can hire out different types of boats-canoes and pedalos for a few pounds an hour. There is a PGL activity centre called Royal Oak right next to the lake. There is a caravan site next to the lake with facilities including a shop, cafe and a great bar, called Lakeside. On Fridays there is karioke and on Saturdays a disco. This opens until 1 at weekends and has a great atmosphere and a small pool at the front.
In the village itself, there is a school, a church and a general shop/post office. The shop is closed at lunchtimes, and on Wednesdays and Sundays though! There are also 2 more pubs, The Red Lion and the Castle Inn. The Red Lion is full of staff from the PGL summer camps in the area (from March to September). There is also a hotel above the Red Lion. There are quite a few B+B's in Llangorse. The Castle Inn is smaller and more suited to older people. It also does great fish and chips!
Llangorse is situated in between the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons and has some stunning scenery. Unfortunately, when I was there, all the hills were closed off due to foot and mouth. However, I believe that they are all open again now.
The 3 summer camps in the area are all owned by PGL, and have school groups visiting in term time and individual guests in the holidays. They do many activities in the surrounding area, such as watersports and horse riding.
Another great feature of the area is the Llangorse Ropes and Riding centre. This consists of large stables where the public can go horseriding, and an amazing modern, indoor climbing centre. There is also self catering accomodation at the centre. The centre is halfway up Mount Troed and has a beautiful view of the lake.
You can get to Llangorse in 2 hours from Birmingham, or 1 from Cardiff. I would totally reccomend Llangorse as a great place to stay. You get the best of both worlds-a stunning rural location, and lots to do.
In the surrounding areas(if you have a car) there are The National Showcase Caves, which are well worth a visit, and the Brecon Mountain railway which is also good. You can also visit Hay on Wye (the village of books), which is an excellent day out if you like books! Public Transport is not very good from Llangorse; there is one bus a day (the post bus) to Brecon. It is great to have a bicycle when staying in Llangorse as I did. It is easy enough to cycle into Brecon, or to Hay on Wye if you are feeling adventerous! Brecon is a nice town with a fairly good selection of shops and lots of pubs. There are nice pubs alongside the river. It is also host to the Brecon Jazz Festival every August. Be warned though, the accommodation in the area always gets booked up over the weekend of Brecon Jazz.
Advantages: Better than the Valley's Disadvantages: Town centre losing its shops
...you may have travelled through Bridgend and never realised it-the memorable place that it is! Situated between Cardiff and Swansea, Bridgend really doesnt have that much to offer. The town centre itself has suffered from the opening and further expansion of the McArthur Glen Designer Village, which was built about 3 years ago, just off the motorway junction in Sarn. The Centre
At present, work is just being completed to fully pave the newly pedestrianised ... ...shops....
There is also the Odeon cinema-the only one we have in Bridgend.
On the whole, you get by if you live in Bridgend, but in my opinion, one of the best places Bridgend has on offer is the train staion to offer me an escape to somewhere else! ...
fairydust 08.01.2001
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Advantages: Has a new Asda store opening soon Disadvantages: Already has 3 Tesco's and a Sainsburys
I've lived in Bridgend for many years, the reviews above don't tell the whole story. The truth, Bridgend is abysmal ! Road works pedestrianizing the town centre have been on going for years. Town is flooded with people due to the opening of Broadlands and Brackla housing expansions (there's never enough parking). Major traffic problems coming home at night. Shops are hyper-value cheap shops or takeaways (few of which are any good). There are pubs ...
damikki 19.03.2008 (14.03.2008)
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Advantages: Great selection and prices Disadvantages: Why in Bridgend?
...McArthur Glen is situated in Bridgend and i think this outlet is all it has to offer really. With an incredible range of different shops enclosed in one place McArthur Glen is proving to be an a very competitive competetor to the shops on our high streets. McArthur Glen's Designer Outlet has boasted from when it opened about it's discount prices and i must agree compared to the shops they were brilliant. Although now, it's more popular and the prices ... ...still very good compared to the usual shops. There are loads of shops for anyone's needs or tastes. I can't list them all because i'd end up writing about 750 words let alone 75. There are clothes shops, normal clothes shops, sports clothes shops, fashion clothes, children's clothes. Loads of clothes. There are kitchenware shops, household goods stuff, shoe shops, jewellery shops, underwear shops. There's also a souvenir shop isolated from other ...
biker2000 25.07.2000
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Advantages: Growing size Disadvantages: not too much for tourists in bridgend itself.
Bridgend is a medium sized town situated between Cardiff and Swansea in South Wales, in the county also named Bridgend. In this county there are two other main towns, Maesteg and Porwthcawl, Porthcawl being the beach resort and Maesteg being a valleys town set among mountains and forests. This unique location gives Bridgend close to country, city and sea and perhaps is why it has grown so much in the past 30 years, taking the population from 20, ...
jovialduke 27.05.2007 (28.05.2007)
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