
Whether you are a family in search of fun and adventure in the fresh air, or a walker who wants to escape to the wonderful Welsh countryside, you’ll find it all in abundance at Bryngarw Country Park, minutes from the M4 near Bridgend.

2 miles from the Heritage Coastline, minutes from our vibrant capital Cardiff, and the cosmopolitan city of Swansea. This modern hotel boasts a full leisure club with indoor pool, traditional restaurant and bar.

Skeleton Shore Family Nature Events Forget your pumpkins, join us for unique seasonal family nature events this October half term ‘Skeleton Shore’. Drop in anytime to take part in any, or all, of our activities. • Check out our dead animal ‘Skull & Bone’ collection found on local beaches! Can you work out what they are? • Get creative making Halloween skeletons from natural beach materials in our beach art and craft activity. • Complete our seashore ‘Skeleton Trail’ learning about the different types of skeletons marine animals have and why. Rest Bay, 11-3pm Sun 26 Oct Barry Island, 12-4pm Tue 28 Oct Aberavon Beach, 1-5pm Thu 30 Oct Penarth Seafront, 11-3pm Sun 2 Nov

Porthcawl Pumpkin Patch opens again in October 2025, where we've been growing pumpkins ready for the Halloween season. We've got 8 acres of fields with lots of pumpkin varieties to choose from. Weather you want to carve a traditional orange pumpkin or create a Halloween display with munchkin pumpkins and our white and green coloured pumpkins - we've got something for everyone. No booking required, just turn up to the farm and check the weather before coming (you may need your wellies). We have free parking on site too.