With over 100 acres of meadows, gardens and mature woodlands, Bryngarw Country Park is a magical place to visit. You can bask in the floral tranquillity of the Oriental Garden; walk through woods carpeted with bluebells; ramble along the banks of the River Garw looking for dippers and kingfishers; and watch the children enjoy the playground with its famous tower slide.
From cycle trails and pond dipping to discovery walks and storytelling events, there is something to do here all year round. If you fancy a bite to eat, we have an excellent café – but there are other options too: you could hire a barbeque and cook your own
feast or enjoy a picnic in an enchanting wildflower meadow. On rainy days, head to the visitor centre to enjoy the interactive digital displays about the park, the restful wellbeing corner and more.
Bryngarw has a fascinating history: the magnificent house was built in the early 1800s and the estate itself stretches back further again. Officially opened to the public as a country park in May 1986, Bryngarw has since won plenty of accolades, including achieving Green Flag Award status and Green Heritage accreditation, recognising it as one of the best green spaces in the UK.
Whatever age your children are, there is plenty for them to enjoy at Bryngarw. You can let them loose in our adventure playground with its famous tower slide and natural play area, which is fantastic for building dens. For indoors fun, head to our new visitor centre where they can enjoy the discovery area with its central willow den in which storytelling sessions are held.
Bryngarw is not just a fabulous visitor attraction; it’s also a hugely important natural resource that is sensitively managed in order to protect and promote its biodiversity. The rangers are assisted in the conservation of the park’s habitats by a dedicated team of volunteers, and in the ongoing grounds maintenance work by the trainees at B-Leaf.
Direct experience of the natural world is a vital part of a child’s education. At Bryngarw we’ve spent many years delivering exciting nature-based learning experiences for schools and groups, so we know how to ensure children get the most out of a visit here. We even have a brand-new education and wellbeing centre, Y Nyth, for you to use.
The park has been in bloom! Unseasonal warm weather and periodical downpours has done wonders for our ornamental and native plants. The Japanese garden has been a wash of colour, purples and pinks from the specimen rhododendron and vivid white of the Dogwood and the Handkerchief tree. Its easy to forget how special our little …
April has been a month of two halves for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the weather has changed from being very dry and warm to being dark, cold and rainy. But, we can’t say we are completely unhappy with the change in weather; due to the rainfall, our parched soil has had a very good …
March has been a busy month for the ranger team! As the weather has been mostly dry and sunny we have exceeded the expected number of visitors this month. As spring is awakening, we have noticed summer migrants of birds and insects have started to arrive. Nesting season has officially begun, and so our maintenance …
Welcome to our first instalment of Ranger Ramblings! Here we will talk about what the Ranger Team have been up to, any interesting wildlife sightings, and habitat management at Bryngarw Country Park. We will also announce a Recording Challenge for March and how you can help look after our wonderful Country Park. February The winter …
Awen Cultural Trust will host its third Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival from Saturday 22nd February to Saturday 1st March, supported by Arts Council of Wales, Bridgend County Borough Council and UK Government. The half-term festival, which takes place at Bryngarw Country Park, Maesteg Town Hall and libraries across the Bridgend County Borough, hopes to engage …
Due to the weather warnings in place this weekend, we will be cancelling our Lantern Making Workshops on Saturday and Winter Lantern Parade with Spark! and Ogmore Silver Band on Sunday. All ticket holders will be refunded. Our car park, visitor centre, café and toilets will be closed to the public on Saturday. We are …
Bryngarw Country Park is managed by Awen Cultural Trust in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council. Thank you to all our funders and supporters.
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