Ogmore Valley sits in a steep, wooded valley carved by the River Ogmore within Bridgend county in south Wales. The parish comprises a string of former mining villages such as Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale and Wyndham, with moorland and ridgelines above giving the area a rural feel despite its industrial past.
Once shaped by 19th- and 20th-century coalworking, the community still carries a strong mining heritage in its landscape, local memorials and social life; since pit closures it has become more residential and commuter-orientated while also attracting walkers and cyclists to reclaimed railway routes and upland paths. There is a resilient community identity, ongoing efforts at regeneration and easy access to coastal and lowland amenities around Bridgend and the wider county in Wales.
Postcode districts covering Ogmore Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 15.8 miles
- Swansea 18.6 miles
- Newport 23.7 miles
- Tonypandy 2.8 miles
- Barry 17.2 miles
- Bridgend 6.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 21.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 21.1 miles
- Neath 13.9 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 12 miles
- Coity Higher 5.3 miles
- Pontypool 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ogmore Vale Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Lewistown and Pant-yr-Awel Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Gilfach Goch Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Nant-y-moel Built-up area 2 miles
- Blackmill Built-up area 2 miles
- Hendreforgan Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cwm Clydach Parish 2.7 miles
- Garw Valley Parish 2.8 miles
- Llangeinor Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Tonypandy Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Pontycymer Built-up area 3 miles
- Coychurch Higher Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Ogmore Valley
CF32 7DG, CF32 7EN, CF35 6ES, CF32 7AW, CF32 7AE, CF32 7AR, CF32 7NF, CF32 7LJ, CF32 7BY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 15.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 37.3 miles
- Tonypandy Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Dinas Rhondda Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Ogmore Valley Ad
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 7 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 8.8 miles
- The White Lion 8.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Llechwen Hall Hotel 3 9.4 miles
- The Blueberry Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- Vale Resort 4 9.2 miles
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 7.4 miles
Schools in Ogmore Valley
- Abercerdin Primary School Primary
- Genus Education Independent - special
- Nantymoel Primary School Primary
- Ogmore Vale Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 0.2 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 5.5 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 7.2 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 9.2 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 12.3 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 12.5 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 12.8 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 13 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.1 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 15.9 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 16 miles