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Please note that all information regarding times, dates, happening and exhibitors are from the 2011 Festival. Information on 2012 to follow shortly.

Cowbridge

The bustling market town of Cowbridge is situated at the heart of the beautiful Vale of Glamorgan surrounded by stunning countryside and dramatic coastline. Situated a short drive from Cardiff, Cowbridge offers a contrast to the city with a variety of fantastic independent shops along the historic high street and in the delightful surrounding lanes – tasty and local foodie treats, the best in fashion, gifts and design, great restaurants all contributed to Cowbridge being described as the 'Bond Street' of South Wales.

For those who want to stay longer, there is an accommodation provider to suit all For those who want to stay longer, there is an accommodation provider to suit all budgets from B&Bs to camping, luxurious hotels to cottages. Cowbridge is a great base from which to explore all that South Wales has to offer. For accommodation providers visit: Visit the Vale or Garden of Cardiff or Visit Wales. Throughout the year, Cowbridge offers a schedule of special events celebrating all aspects of the town including the glitzy Fashion Week and the children's favourite, Reindeer Day. The award winning Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival, sees the town at its most vibrant. It is a weekend of culinary excellence and all round family entertainment. Cowbridge Rural Chic City

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Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival

Since being founded in 2004 as part of the Cowbridge Charter Trust's 750 year celebrations, Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival has grown from a one day event with 40 exhibitors and 4,000 visitors to a whole weekend attracting 120 applications for the 80 exhibition stands, and over 15,000 visitors. In 2010 the event was awarded the National Tourism Awards Wales: Best Community Event 2010.

We hope to have another excellent year with the continued support of our funders The Welsh Government and Vale of Glamorgan Council, and our corporate sponsors.

For more information on our philosophy, aims and objective and the Organisation, please go to About Us
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Cowbridge Businesses

Cowbridge is a great town to visit all year round and we have offered this space to local companies to link to their websites so that you are aware of what a diverse town this is. Scroll through as some of these may have special activities, competitions and promotions over the Festival Weekend for you to visit

• The Bear Hotel Cowbridge
• Cowbridge Hub
• Dry Cleaning by David Barnes
• Gail Armytage
• Glam Lamb
• Glyndwr Vineyard
• Havard & Havard
• Hopkins Law
• Infographics Ltd
• Kingfisher Gallery
• Liquorice Laces
• Loch Fyne
• Marooned Haircutters
• Oscars of Cowbridge
• Quarter Penny Café
• Xantippe of Cowbridge


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Cowbridge Activities

Over the weekend of 29th and 30th October local traders will be holding their own special events to make your visit to Cowbridge an even fuller experience and cater to every taste, not just the foodies in the family.


• Town Hall Museum – 11am-4pm on Saturday of the Festival - A wealth of military and domestic remains unearthed by Cowbridge archaeological digs as well as the very eery historical prison cells.
• The Physic Garden – on the site of the old grammar school, to the rear of the Old Hall – is maturing beautifully and worth a visit at all times of the year. Here you can see a recreation of the historical garden with many plants thought to have a medicinal nature as well as rare beauties such as cowslips.
• Real Ale Festival (Vale of Glamorgan Inn) – will be offering a vast range of real ales, lagers and ciders. The event is as old as CFDF and continues to go from strength to strength with marquees at the rear of the pub to accommodate the thirsty customers. Live music and food also on offer throughout the weekend.
• Craft Fayre (The Old Wool Barn and North Road) – The Old Wool Barn's collection of professional artists will open to show their work in their workshops. Plus CraftFolk are holding a fayre in Vale Forge with over 35 exhibitors with their own ceramics, metalwork, woodwork plus more unusual items. A great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping.



Town-Twinning to be represented at the Cowbridge Food Festival

This year the Vale of Glamorgan Twinning Association will host their own marquee at the Cowbridge Food Festival. Each of the towns twinned with the Vale will have a stall offering local produce and specialties for sale. We may expect to enjoy cheeses, wine, pate and other delicacies from Fecamp in Normandy, Belgian chocolates, Belgian beers and freshly cooked waffles from Mouscron , while from Rheinfelden in Germany, we can sample Black forest ham and sausages and have a sip of schnapps. The Vale of Glamorgan Twinning Association will again be offering freshly-cooked welsh cakes, with tea or coffee to refresh visitors to the festival, while musical entertainment will be provided by young people from Mouscron. The first venture by the twinning association last year was a great success, providing many opportunities for social, cultural sporting and educational groups to contact similar interest groups in our twin towns.

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