The Walled Towns Friendship Circle (WTFC) is the international association for the sustainable development of walled towns, walled cities and fortified historic towns. This set of pages provides detailed information, including pictures, of some of these towns, while basic information on many others is...

Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival | October 24th-25th 2009 The annual Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival (in association with UWIC), sees the town at its most vibrant. It is a weekend of culinary excellence and all round family entertainment. There are many fascinating talks and demos to attend over the...

Dyffryn Gardens A must for any visitor to South Wales. Enjoy the stunning location and beautiful gardens. Many events throughout the year such as the magical open air theatre productions.Dyffryn Gardens website

Follow this link to view a PDF of the Bus Timetable X2 travelling from Porthcawl to Cardiff and topping at Cowbridge. x2 Bus Timetable

Cowbridge Food Festival is hoping to set a green example this year by holding a plastic bag amnesty. On the festival weekend (October 27-28) local residents are being urged to hand over all their old plastic bags – and replace them with free canvas bags, courtesy of the Vale Council The main collection...

Three families have been transported back to 1927 to take part in one of BBC Wales most ambitious projects to date Coal House which will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two.

Cowbridge Choral Society is a choir of mixed voices and is looking for new members in all sections, particularly tenors and basses. For further information contact secretary, Katherine Roberts on 01656 773636 (day), 01656 740053 (evenings) or publicity officer, Carole Golden, 01446 774156 ( carolegolden@yahoo.co.uk...

The Museum of Welsh Life opened on 7 July 1948. Since then, it has established itself as one of Europe’s foremost open air museums, becoming Wales’ most popular heritage attraction. The Museum shows how the people of Wales lived, worked and spent their leisure time over the last five hundred...

Cowbridge came ( briefly ) to a halt last Monday ( June 11th 2007 ) as angry parents marched the street to highlight their campaign for a new secondary school. The good-natured march was followed by the “State of the Area” debate – when members of the present Vale Council cabinet were...

There are about 1220 students present, with about 270 studying for Advanced Levels. The great majority of our students go on to university, some after a year out. We usually send about four to Oxbridge, annually. Cowbridge School enjoys a good record of sporting achievements, with a display cabinet full...