If you’ve visited Castell Coch recently, you may have seen the beautifully re-designed tea room. The transformation is part of a range of developments to enhance the visitor experience at Cardiff’s fairytale castle. Follow @mytongwynlais Jane Ormsby Gore and Becky Wade of JR Design completed the work and Jane describes it as, “A balance of … more…
Follow @mytongwynlais A new cycling hub and cafe opens tomorrow in Tongwynlais. The eagerly awaited development, opposite Ainon Church, opens for business tomorrow. I popped in earlier today to see how things were going, but mainly to try the coffee! Co-owner Louise showed me around the newly installed kitchen and made me a delicious espresso, … more…
Forest Tea Room is currently rated 8th in the Coffee and Tea category on Trip Advisor for Cardiff. Wales Online recently published the list of top 10 coffee shops in Cardiff, as rated by Trip Advisor users. Forest Tea Room has 57 reviews with 49 people rating it “excellent”. A recent reviewer stated, “This is … more…
We’ve teamed up with the newly opened Holiday Inn on Junction 32 of the M4 to offer Facebook users the chance to win a meal for 2 worth £50 and a bottle of wine. The Holiday Inn has a full restaurant and bar open to the public in their newly refurbished hotel. The restaurant is … more…
Taking advantage of a beautiful crisp winter’s day, we took a short ride up through Fforest Fawr to visit Mountain View Ranch. We started in the Adventure Play, where the kids enjoyed the swings, slides and zip wire. The equipment has a wild west theme and the play area is watched over by a vibrant … 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…
Tongwynlais will always be home sweet home to me.