Vale of Glamorgan

Castle Hotel, Barry

Castle Hotel, BarryLocated in Jewel Street and built in 1898 during the town's boom era with dock developments.  Originally built for the dock workers and had 38 bedrooms of which none are used today.  Original entrance to Hotel is now blocked up and built from local Jurassic limestone.  Windows and doors have cream sandstone facings.

Red Fox Inn, Penllyn

A rural pub located close to the market town of Cowbridge in the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan.  Stoned wall and exposed beams gives the Red Fox a traditional feel.  The interior divided into three rooms consisting of sitting area, dining room with a bar in between.  Wooden and slate flooring make the Red Fox an appealing country inn. 

Serving real ale and has a child friendly play area.  Has a roaring fire during the winter months.

Horse & Jockey, Twyn-yr-Odyn

Mae’r Horse and Jockey wedi ei chofrestru yng nghyfrifiad 1841 ond mwy na thebyg ei bod yn hŷn na hynny. Yn ôl cofrestr y plwyf , David Davies oedd y tafarnwr o 1850 hyd at 1858. Wedi’i lleoli ger Croes Cwrlwys ac yn agos at ganol dinas Caerdydd.

Dim ond 3 tafarnwr bu’n rhedeg y lle rhwng 1962 a 2003.

Cyn 2000 roedd yno man gweini canolog ond cafodd ei had-drefnu yn y mileniwm newydd.

Gardd gwrw a chwrw traddodiadol.

Sycamore Tree, Colwinston

A 15th century country pub in the village of Colwinston near Cowbridge.  Beautiful views of the Vale of Glamorgan from the pub which has a decent size beer garden and car parking space. 

Lounge has an inglenook fireplace which houses regular entertainment including quiz nights.

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Plough and Harrow, Monknash

A pub hardly changed for centuries located in the Vale of Glamorgan.  Beams of the 17th century Plough and Harrow probably came from shipwrecks from the beach nearby.  The building itself dates from the 12th century with later Tudor style doors.  The pub’s name is apt to its agricultural environment.  Log fires welcome the visitors during the long winter months. 

Believed to be haunted – possibly by shipwrecked souls whose bodies were stored in coffins in the building next door. 

Home to Wick RFC

The Bear, Cowbridge

Originally a private house belonging to the Thomas family of Llanmihangel.  By 1736 the Bear was an inn with reference to the establishment hosting the town’s Book Society annual dinner.  Fresh food was grown in the Bear’s gardens and tended by their own gardeners.

The Bear grew in importance with the coming of the Swansea to London mail coach service.  Quarter sessions were also held there in the 1770s & 1780s. 

In 1739 and 1769 the inn was licensed for the Quakers’ annual meetings for Wales.

Wenvoe Arms, Wenvoe

Recently refurbished in 2011.  Cyril the Gamekeeper, once a regular, is believed to haunt the pub whose photo at one time was displayed in the lounge.

Duke of Wellington, Cowbridge

Formerly known as the Black Horse but changed its name owing to the Duke’s stopovers on his way to visit his great friend General Picton in Carmarthen. 

Sully Inn, Sully

A relatively new public house located in Sully on the outskirts of Penarth.  Opened in 1958 and was once a shop called Deverall and Pawley.  Before then it was a Blacksmith. 

Beer garden to the rear and serving real ale.

Old Swan, Llantwit Major

The stone built slate-roofed Old Swan dates back to the 16th century when it was owned by the Raglan family.  Originally a house and possibly dating back to the 11th century
During the English Civil War brass trade tokens were cast in the building and issued here by the Maddocks family.

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