Filming for an upcoming episode of Doctor Who, entitled “Robots of Sherwood” has been taking place in Fforest Fawr. Keen-eyed Whovians spotted signs for the filming location in and around the village. Filming sign in the location of Castell Coch #dwsr pic.twitter.com/TxwLtaSvJ4 — oculus (@fourfreckles) April 15, 2014 One fan managed to get some great … more…
We’ve been using Google’s photo sphere tool to capture immersive 360° views of Tongwynlais. Castell Coch Views: Castell Coch by Jack Davies View more of our photos of Castell Coch. Iron bridge Road Views: Iron Bridge Road by Jack Davies Greenmeadow Wood Views: Greenmeadow Wood by Jack Davies Fforest Fawr Views: Fforest Fawr by Jack … more…
Forest Stoves and Fires Ltd are opening a new showroom and tea room on St David’s Day. Situated in Forest Fawr, the showroom has been converted from the old conservation hut. It’s in walking distance from the entrance to Castell Coch on Heol-Y-Fforest. David Vater and his business partner Nigel Hougham have years of experience … more…
Fforest Fawr is the setting for a series of junior mountain bike races organised by Maindy Flyers. The races are open to anyone and there’s an entry fee of £3 for U8/U10/U12 and £5 for U14/U16. The event in Fforest Fawr was part of "Go Ride Wales" – http://t.co/nGsGPO1H9l from @welshcycling pic.twitter.com/1Wj2ZYjNTl — Tongwynlais.com (@mytongwynlais) … more…
Have you ever wanted to fly over the village and appreciate the majesty of Castell Coch from above? Well John Bulpin does exactly that. John is an avid pilot and regularly flies over the village taking photos. He took these photos last November. John has also just posted a video of one of his flights. … more…
Local company, Crazy High, took these photos yesterday and have kindly let us share them with you. There are some fantastic shots, including this one of the dragon sculpture in Fforest Fawr. Crazy High use a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, GO Pro Hero3 Black and Zenmuse H3-2D gimbal to record footage then extract these still … more…
Tongwynlais will always be home sweet home to me.