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Bridgend, Bridgend County Borough

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Accessibility

There are plenty of places for free parking, including customer parking and then also paid car parks with disability spaces in the town centre.

A few examples of paid day and overnight parking with disability spaces in Bridgend Town Centre are on Brackla Street at OS SS 907796 and on Brewery Lane at OS SS 903799. There are also multi-storey car-parks for day and overnight parking between The Rhiw and Water Street at OS SS 905796 and on Cheapside (just off Brackla Street) at OS SS 907795.

Dogs are allowed on leads and most stores in the town centre allow for guide dogs, with most places also being wheelchair accessible. Contact the venue directly for further accessibility information.

Brief description

Bridgend has a population of close to 49,404 and was given its name, as well as it’s welsh equivalent of ‘Pen-y-bont Ar Ogwr (which translates to ‘The Head of The Bridge on Ogmore’) after ‘The Old Bridge’ that was built around 1425 to cross the River Ogmore into the town. Bridgend boasts a large variety of small businesses, schools and an evident love of music and sport given that such talents as Gareth Thomas (Welsh Rugby International), Nicole Cooke (Olympic, World and Commonwealth Cycling Champion) and Matthew Tuck (Singer for the band Bullet For My Valentine) have all come from the area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgend

"Bridgend (English: /brɪˈdʒɛnd/; Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just Pen-y-bont, meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore")[2] is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021.[1]

Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town[3] and the 2011 census reported that the Bridgend Local Authority had a population of 139,200 – up from 128,700 in 2001. This 8.2% increase was the largest increase in Wales except for Cardiff. The town is undergoing a redevelopment project, with the town centre mainly pedestrianised and ongoing works including Brackla Street Centre redevelopment to Bridgend Shopping Centre, Rhiw Car Park redevelopment, ongoing public realm improvements and the upgrade of the Bridgend Life Centre and demolition of Sunnyside offices to accommodate a large retirement complex.

Address

Bridgend County Borough Council, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, CF31 4WB.

Email

talktous@bridgend.gov.uk

Phone

Bridgend Council – 01656 643643 , or use their SMS: 07581 157014 (for D/deaf and hard of hearing customers). – Available Mon – Thurs: 8:30am – 5:00pm, Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Bridgend Police – Call 999 or 101 for a non-emergency

Princess of Wales Hospital (Bridgend) - 01656 752752

Website

https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/

Directions

The nearest town to Bridgend is Pencoed (4.9 miles) via the A473.

From Pencoed head East on Felindre Road and then cross the roundabout, 4th Exit onto the A473 now heading South-West. You will approach your 2nd roundabout shortly, where you take the 3rd Exit (emerging from underneath a bridge) continuing on the A473, before quickly arriving at your 3rd Roundabout, taking the 1st Exit to stay on the A473. The 4th roundabout should then come into view alongside the Owens Road Services factory, where you follow signs to take the 3rd Exit continuing again on the A473. At the next, and your final roundabout, take the 4th Exit heading North-West onto Cowbridge Rd/A473. Continue straight on past the traffic lights on Cowbridge Rd/A473 until you see ‘The Coach’ Pub where you follow road signs to Turn Right at the next set of lights, heaving North onto Nolton Street. Continue straight until you reach your destination at OS SS 906795.

Bridgend is 20.1 miles West of Cardiff via the M4 and A473, and 25.5 miles East of Swansea via the M4, A4229 and A48.

"An east–west cycle route has been constructed from Brackla through to Broadlands and into Cefn Glas. Bridgend is on the National Cycle Route and there are off-road spurs from the Celtic Trail to the town centre and a community route[clarification needed] in the Ogmore Valley. Glyncorrwg and the Afan Valley about 12 miles (19 km) north of Bridgend near Maesteg is famed for its mountain bike trails, considered[who?] amongst the best in Europe."

Opening Times

Subject to seasonal and individual business hour changes. Please contact where you would like to visit in Bridgend directly.

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

Bridgend has a train station (OS SS 907798) that has day and overnight paid parking with disability spaces. Its ticket office is open Weekdays from 5:45am – 7pm, Sat: 7:00am – 7pm and Sun: 7:40am – 7:15pm, however the station does have Self-Service ticket machines.

The train station is open to travellers 24/7, although subject to seasonal changes and line maintenance.

From Pencoed you can get a ticket to Bridgend direct via Transport for Wales service.

From Cardiff you can get a ticket to Bridgend via the Great Western Railway service to Swansea and Transport for Wales services to Maesteg, Carmarthen and Milford Haven.

From Swansea you can get a ticket to Bridgend via the Great Western Railways service to London Paddington and the Transport for Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly.

"Bridgend railway station has regular services to Cardiff Central, Bristol Parkway and London Paddington to the east; Port Talbot Parkway, Neath, Swansea and the West Wales Line to the west; and Maesteg to the north. There are also services to Manchester Piccadilly. Bridgend is the western terminus of the Vale of Glamorgan Line which reopened to passenger traffic in 2005."

Using bus service, Bridgend Bus Station (OS SS 905799) is accessible via:

From Pencoed – 404 service to Bridgend.

From Cardiff – X2 service to Porthcawl.

From Swansea – X1 service to Bridgend.

"Bridgend bus station has services to urban and rural areas in South Wales. Most services are operated by First Cymru under the "Bridgend & County" livery."

For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info

Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000

Amenities

Public toilets with disability toilets can be found in Bridgend at both the Bus and Train stations, Bridgend Life Leisure Centre (OS SS 902794) and Bridgend Civic Offices (OS SS 904796). The nearest opposing town is Pencoed (4.9 miles). There are banks, supermarkets, Police stations, Princess of Wales Hospital (OS SS 910809), 2 Post Offices (1 Town Branch at OS SS 904798) and 1 Delivery/Sorting office at OS SS 911795), lots of eating establishments, shops and accommodation.

"In the town centre the main retail shopping areas are the Rhiw Shopping Centre (containing Bridgend Market), Adare Street, Caroline Street, Derwen Road, Nolton Street, Queen Street, Dunraven Place, Market Street and Cheapside (home of the Brackla Street Centre and Asda store). These are near the bus and railway stations and pay and display car parks.

There are out-of-town shopping areas at Waterton, near the A473, on Cowbridge Road and at The Derwen, Junction 36 of the M4, home to the Bridgend Designer Outlet."

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