Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea.
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Bridgend is within the Cardiff Capital Region which in 2019 had a population of approximately 1.54 million.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The Castles of Bridgend: dating back to the Norman conquest of South Wales (12th century), these three castles were built to provide a "defensive triangle".
- 01Newcastle Castle
Dramatically positioned on the hill overlooking the town centre, accessible via a set of stairs on Tondu Road opposite the Brewery Field.
- 02Coity Castle
In the village of Coity about 2 miles to the north east of the town.
- 03The Old Bridge
Not as spectacular as the original bridge but an important and iconic local landmark.
- 04Merthyr Mawr
- 05Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes
This is a large network of dunes, among the largest in Europe.
- 06Newbridge Fields
A large, maintained open space in the centre of Bridgend and is popular with dog-walkers and anglers.
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Things to do
Football: Penybont FC play soccer in Cymru Premier League. That's the top tier within Wales, but mostly amateur and on a par with England's fifth tier National League. Their home ground is Bryntirion Park northwest side of town. Rugby Union: Bridgend Ravens play in Super Rygbi Cymru, the amateur top tier in Wales. They play at Brewery Field just north of the bus and railway stations.
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Where to eat
There are no distinctly "upmarket" restaurants in the town, and you can expect to pay between £15-30 for a three-course meal. An Khang, 2-4 Park Street,. Vietnamese. Natraj Tandoori, 16 Wyndham Street,. Tandoori/Indian. Old Cottage Bistro, Queen Street,. Traditional homemade. The Old House 1147, Llangynwyd, Maesteg, CF34 9SB, info@theoldhouse1147.co.uk. Traditional/international. Poco Poco, 14 Wyndham Street,.
- 01Zia Nina
Most takeaways are clustered around Wyndham Street and Nolton Street in the town centre.
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Getting to Bridgend
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 20 km · Bristol (BRS), 61 km · Birmingham (BHX), 164 km
- Bristol → Bridgend68 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £9–12
- London → Bridgend239 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · £24–32
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Bridgend158 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bridgend
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bridgend. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Bridgend
Bridgend is 28 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.