Kingfisher Cottage is located in the grounds of our family home at Duffryn Mawr Farmhouse. It has been sympathetically converted from an old stone barn and decorated to reflect the bright and cheery surroundings.

The accommodation

Kingfisher Cottage has a double bedroom (King size bed) and a twin room, both with full length mirrored wardrobes. It has a good sized bathroom with shower over the bath. Bed linen and towels are provided for you stay. Along the curvy hallway is the kitchen and living area. The kitchen is fully equipped with fridge/freezer compartment, oven, 4 ring gas hob, microwave, toaster, kettle, cafetiere. Pans, cutlery, crockery, glassware are all provided. Two small two seater sofas with table and chairs in the living area with a flat screen tv.

Outside there are two patio areas for alfresco dining. Barbecue and fire pit available upon request for a small fee. Guests are also more than welcome to enjoy our beautiful secret garden.

There is plenty of safe off road parking.

The location

Duffryn Mawr is in a very peaceful, rural setting just a couple of miles from J34 of the M4, within easy reach of Cardiff and offering fantastic access to the many attractions in and around the Vale of Glamorgan.

Our area

SPORTING ATTRACTIONS

Principality Stadium home of Welsh Rugby and also a very popular A list concert venue. ()

SWALEC Cricket Stadium ()

Cardiff City Football stadium ()

CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS

Wales Millennium Centre – fabulous theatre with many west end travelling shows. (.)

St Davids Hall ()

New Theatre ()

National Museum of Wales ()

St Fagan's National Museum of Wales ()

Cardiff Castle ()

Big Pit National Coal Museum ()

Acapela live music venue (.)

SHOPPING AND DINING

Cowbridge High Street – delightful old market town – plenty of choice of pubs, coffee shops and bistro restaurants and great shopping ()

Cardiff Bay – cosmopolitan waterside with plenty of chain restaurants and a couple of privately run – lovely walk over the barrage. ()

Cardiff City – cosmopolitan city with all the A list stores and great places to eat. We suggest parking in John Lewis ()

TOWNS AND BEACHES and WALKS

Penarth – lovely little sea side town with a newly refurbished pier. ()

Porthcawl – another lovely little sea side town with a small funfair open in the summer and lovely sandy beaches ()

Ogmore by Sea – lovely long sandy beach when the tide is out or a cliff walk if the tide is in. ()

Southerndown – Just on from Ogmore, large cove beach with parking ()

Monknash Beach – lovely walk down to the beach (and great food in the Plough and Harrow ()

Cosmeston Country Park and Medieval Village ()

Porthkerry Country Park ()

Hensol Woods – ()

ATTRACTIONS

Dr Who Experience – ()

Gavin and Stacey Tour – Barry Island Train Station and Barry Island Pleasure Park and beach. ()

Gin Tour at Hensol Castle Distillery – ()

Techniquest science museum – great day out ()

Warren Mill Farm – petting farm, just the other side of the village ()

Royal Mint Experience – ()

Travel info

From the east you need to take J34 off the M4 and take first exit off roundabout.

From the west you need to take J34 off the M4 and take 3rd exit off roundabout

Then take first right signposted to Pendoylan.

Keep on this road for about a mile, passed Hensol Golf Academy, round an S bend until you come to a crossroads, you need to turn left here. (Guest house on the right, cottage on left). Follow the lane down for about half a mile until it levels out and you will see us on the right hand side. (dark pink).

If you are using a Sat Nav DO NOT take the first left into Brynhelygan Farm drive, keep coming until you see Clawdd Coch guest house and turn left here.

From the A48 take the turning to Pendoylan off Sycamore Cross, right handed if coming from Cardiff, left handed if coming from Bridgend. Follow the lane to a fork and take the left hand towards Pendoylan. Keep straight all the way down the lane, through the village and past the war memorial hall on your left. Straight after this you will come to a crossroads with a stone barn conversion on your right. Take an immediate right at this and follow the lane down until it levels out, you will see us on the right hand side (dark pink).

Once you pull into the drive follow it along and keeping our house on the right hand side. You will see a large panel window to the left. If you park your car under this window and then bear round to the right you will find a large glass panel door on your left. Enter through this, bear left and this is Kingfisher Cottage.

Cheers

Rosie

07746 946118