Passionate about South Wales - the best pubs, restaurants, hotels and places to visit

Illtud's 216 interior

It’s a few years since we last visited Illtud’s 216 restaurant in Llantwit Major but we popped along on the spur of the moment for my birthday last week.

Even though it’s been 3 years the restaurant hasn’t appeared to change much. Although fairly non-descript on the outside the inside has a medieval feel to it (click on the photo for a better view). Even though it has a high roof in the main part of the restaurant the use of drapes and banners gives a warm cosy feel. The front of the restaurant has a wood burning stove which enhances the ambience – especially when the owner Georg Fuchs managed to fill the room with smoke! [Read more →]

Ogmore Beach

One of the most popular pages on this site is my Things to do and where to go in South Wales
page.

South Wales has loads of great places to visit and this page lists just a few places that you may find interesting and entertaining. It’s constantly being updated and checked so it’s worth coming back to again in the future if you’re looking for fresh ideas.

If you want to suggest somewhere else for the page please contact me.  My contact details can be found on the About page.

Amy Davies has been running a personally funded project to document the amazing Cardiff Arcades.

She has some great photographs on the site and the project provides a great insight into the shops that can be found in the arcades.

Well worth a visit to the site and the arcades as well.

Cardiff Arcades Project

This looks like a great event in Pontypridd over the weekend of Friday August 5 to Sunday August 7:

Click here for more information:

EVENT – Big Welsh Bite.

Oxwich and Three Cliffs Bay

The Gower is one of South Wales’ big tourist attractions. It’s a peninsular just west of Swansea and was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  It’s a real mix of rugged coastline, glorious beaches, great views and castles.

I was lucky enough to fly around the Gower last summer so some of the photos in this post give you a great view of just a few of the great beaches.

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Oscars of Cardiff

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening night of the new Oscars of Cardiff restaurant in Romilly Crescent in Pontcanna in Cardiff.  They’ve taken over the premises previously occupied by Le Gallois.

I’ve been to the original Oscars in Cowbridge several times and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The food there is very good, prices reasonable and the staff amazingly helpful.  [Read more →]

The Met Office is forecasting some heavy snow for South Wales over the next few days.

You may find the following information useful if you’re travelling through, or around, South Wales: [Read more →]