Ogmore Vale
in Bridgend county borough of Wales, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (14 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (17 mi)
- Swansea Airport (23 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (39 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (41 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (57 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (60 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (85 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.602 and -3.542 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 36' 8" and W -3° 32' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:56 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 4:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ogmore Vale
Ogmore Vale in Bridgend county borough (Wales) with it's 2,436 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 147 mi (or 236 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Ogmore Vale is now 01:56 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Ogmore Vale, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 14 mi (or 22 km). away. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Clydach Vale, Treherbert, Maerdy, Bridgend and Ferndale. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff Welcome Break Service Area
TRAVELODGE BRIDGEND PENCOED
Bridgend Central
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Mickey's Magic
Filmed on Mickey's slope at the Bwlch in S. Wales. Mickey's is a 1000ft high grassy slope where the British record F3F record time was achieved. This days wind was light at about 12 mph so...
Ice Cream Slope July 14
The lads from A470soaring.blogspot.co.uk having a blast on the Ice Cream Slope at the Bwlch, South Wales. Wind NW approx 20 - 25mph.
Two new models
Two new models being flown from the Back of Wrecker slope at The Bwlch, South Wales. A 2m wing called the Amoccha, and an aerobatic mouldie called the Kineti...
Scorpion F3F RC Glider Crash
Filmed at the Bwlch, S. Wales A470soaring.blogspot.co.uk.
Soaring near the wing speed limit
Soaring the Bwlch 2nd May 2009 close to the wing speed limit.
Bwlch Mountain Road (A4061)
A wet December morning in Wales. 2011 KTM Adventure 990 filmed with a helmet mounted GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition 1080p 50fps wide field of view.
Pontycymer 2014 (Missy's slight return)
Missy the wonderdog returns to Pontycymer once again. 27th November 2014 (Featuring : Waun Bant, Lower Adare Street, Upper Adare Street, St David Street & The Royal Hotel at Bridgend Road)
The Bwlch top to bottom
Take off in light wind, fall out of lift and fly down to Nantymoel village.
Bill Bennett sings Dean Martin
Bill sings the 'Dino' classic 'King of the Road' to a noisy holiday crowd at the Gower (South Wales) Heritage Centre - August 2007.
BRECON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Travel the wonderfully scenic Brecon Mountain Railway in Wales as seen by the guard in the Caboose.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
Ogmore is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Pontycymer
Pontycymer is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough . The name, sometimes spelled "Pontycymmer", is Welsh: pont signifies "bridge", while cymer signifies "confluence" of watercourses. Original signs for the village use the incorrect spelling of Pontycymmer. Recent signage and postoffice records have now been changed to the correct spelling.
Ogmore (Assembly constituency)
Ogmore is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
A4061 road
The A4061 is the main road linking Bridgend with Hirwaun in South Wales, UK. Originally it was a dead-end route to Nantymoel, but was extended to Hirwaun as part of an unemployment relief program in the late 1920s. Settlements served by this road include: Bridgend Sarn Bryncethin Blackmill Lewistown Ogmore Vale Price Town Nantymoel Treorchy Ynyswen Penyrenglyn Treherbert Hirwaun
Nantymoel
Nantymoel (Nant-y-moel) (Welsh for Stream from the bare mountain) is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore, and is one of the constituent villages of the Ogmore Valley. It is bordered by the village of Wyndham to the south and by the Bwlch y Clawdd hill to the north.
Llangeinor
Llangeinor is a small village located in the Garw Valley around 5 miles north of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The entire village is now protected as part of a conservation area.
Blackmill
Blackmill is a small village within Bridgend County Borough Council, in south Wales. It is located at the confluence of the Ogwr Fach and Ogmore rivers, around 8 km north-east of Bridgend town and 5 km west of Gilfach Goch. It is sited within the community (parish) of Ogmore Valley. The settlement was the site of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel which was built in 1885, although as of 2005 the building was no longer in use as a church and was due to be converted to housing.
Price Town
Price Town is situated 9 miles north of the County Town of Bridgend on the A4061 road in the upper reaches of the Cwm Ogwr Fawr, Wales. It was developed to provide accommodation for the rapidly increasing work force of the Wyndham and Ocean Western Collieries.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ogmore Vale.