4 Ways a Trip to Bryngarw Can Boost Your Wellbeing
There’s more to enjoying a day out at Bryngarw Country Park than you might think. As well as being good fun, spending time in a natural environment like ours can have real benefits for your health and wellbeing. Here are just some of the ways in which a visit to the park could give you …
Take part in our annual Pumpkin Carving Competition
Unleash your creativity at home and carve a prize-winning pumpkin for our Woodland Garden trail. They can be any shape or size, spooky or friendly, simple or intricate, you can even paint or decorate them if you prefer! The pumpkins will be available to see in the Woodland Garden (between Bryngarw House and B-Leaf) between …
Take part in our Autumn Photo Competition
You’re invited to take part in Bryngarw Country Park’s Autumn Photo Competition for a chance to win a 4-5ft Christmas tree from B-Leaf! All you need to do is take a photo (or many) in the park between Monday 11th September and Thursday 30th November 2023, post in on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, tagging us …
Bryngarw Volunteers are ‘buzzing’ with rare bee species find
We are ‘buzzing’ with this un-bee-lievable news from Bryngarw Park Volunteer Group! Our meadows are now home to the Downland Villa bee-fly (Villa modesta), which in Wales is known only from Monmouthshire. It was formerly a very rare species that was presumed extinct in Britain as recently as 2000 but was rediscovered in the Cotswolds. …
Bryngarw Café summer menu launching on 3rd August 2023
Bryngarw Café summer menu will officially launch on Thursday 3rd August 2023! With some delicious new additions including artisan baguettes, there’s plenty to choose from when visiting over the summer holidays. Our cafe is open from 10am to 4.30pm daily, and all the family are welcome including four-legged friends, we just ask that owners abide …
Bryngarw Country Park play area re-opens!
Our play area is back open! After being closed this week to replace some loose bark at the bottom of the children’s play equipment, it has re-opened just in time for the summer holidays. A special thank you to Wood-B trainees who have worked hard to clear the car park of excess bark today! We …
Eighth Green Flag for Bryngarw Country Park
Bryngarw Country Park has reached the high standard required to fly the coveted Green Flag for another year! The award is given to publicly accessible parks and green spaces that have achieved international standards in the areas of: a welcoming place; healthy, safe and secure; well maintained and clean; environmental management; biodiversity, landscape and heritage; …
Play area closed for maintenance from Monday 17th July
From Monday 17th July, we will be replacing some of the loose bark at the bottom of the children’s play equipment. For the safety of all visitors, the play area will be closed for several days whilst machinery is used to carry out this improvement work. Please refrain from using this area next week. Our …
Outdoor Theatre FAQs
Will there be seating provided at the performance? Please bring your own low-backed chair or a picnic blanket to sit on. Alternatively, you can rent a deck chair from us, subject to availability. Is the event suitable for children? Each outdoor theatre performance is different, so please check the age guide before booking. Will there …
New Litter Picking Hub opened to help park visitors keep Bryngarw tidy
A new Litter Picking Hub has opened at B-Leaf in Bryngarw Country Park. Awen Cultural Trust and Keep Wales Tidy have launched the Hub to enable park visitors to borrow free litter picking equipment. Over the past two years, Litter Picking Hubs have been popping up across the country as part of Caru Cymru, Keep …