It was very nice to meet at the village hall for the first of our evening walks, no sunny weather, but a good turnout (11 in all). Leaving the village hall at 6pm we turned right into Llantwit Road, then left toward Green Isaf Farm, crossing a stone stile. Crossing a few more stone and wooden stiles with much hilarity and some discomfort we arrived at the stepping-stones of the Nant y Brychau brook, crossing the field to the left and now accompanied by two very fine horses.
Soon we were crossing the last stile on this walk (thankfully), a doubler as well, but with a good team effort we were over without too much trouble and heading toward Cwrt Newydd farmhouse and other nice farmhouses and bungalows, with Sutton Brook on our right we approached Llandow village.
Taking a left turn from the village, we continued along the track passing Franklen Farm currently being refurbished and were soon approaching Church Farm on the right with its newly refurbed and converted barns and glamping pods full of summer campers.
A bit further along we passed St Andrew’s Church on the left. This is County Treasure No. 1383 (Source: Vale of Glamorgan Council) and described as a ‘Roofless ruin of a mortared stone structure, 9.5m by 6.2m, said to have been set in a rectangular, banked enclosure measuring 43m by 37m’.
However, recently the church has been refurbished, no longer roofless and has been rebuilt to a good standard.
We were now passing Clemenstone House, another County Treasure, and Tynewydd Farm now also holiday lets before reaching Ewenny Road. Another 15 minutes or so, and we were at The Star PH and a very welcome drink or two.
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