Sport
and Adventure
0Golf
0In
descending order of quality, price and challenge, several golf
courses are available:-
- Royal
Porthcawl - A top class links course, home to many UK
national championships. Tel 01656 782251
- The Celtic
Manor - Home to the 2010 Ryder Cup. Under development, yet
still boasts some of the best golf available in the
region. Home to the annual Wales open.
- Southerndown.
Another links type course, set between mountains and the
coast. Tel 01656 880476
- Pyle and
Kenfig - A challenging links course, with a warm and
unstuffy atmosphere. Tel 01656 783093
- The Wales
National - An up coming and coming course set to challenge
Royal Porthcawl for its quality Tel 01443 665899
- Cotterell
Park - Two 18 hole courses on offer, with a range of early
bird and twilight bargain golf available. Tel 01446 781781
- St Mary's -
An 18 and 12 hole (9 in Winter) course. Good golf at a
very reasonable price. Tel 01656 860280
- Pencoed
Agricultural College - A true pay as you play 9 hole
course. Municipal style golf over a par three and four
course. Very informal. No need to book.
0Surfing
0Top
surfing beaches include Rest Bay, Southerndown and Llantwit
Major
0Cycling
0Similar
to walking, many great routes can be recommended to you, just
ask! For more 0adventurous,
the Afan Argoed Mountain Bike Centre is half an hour or so
drive away. 0World
renowned .... apparently!
Horse
Riding
0Several
stables are close by; we recommend Ogmore by Sea. Run over
many years by 0the
Williams family, rides take you out over the sand dunes and to
the sea beyond. Any 0stable
that produces top jocky Christian Williams (2nd in the Grand
National) must be 0good!
Tel 01656 880856
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