St Brides Major is a village located approximately 1.5miles from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and 3 miles from Bridgend. 

There is a regular bus that runs through St Brides Major, 7 days a week from Bridgend bus station with stops in Ewenny, Ogmore-By-Sea, Southerndown, Wick, Broughton, Monknash, Marcross, St Donats (Atlantic College) and Llantwit Major.

St Brides Major hosts its own local shop, a hairdressers, The Fox (another one of our favourite eateries), The Farmers Arms locally known as the Pub on the Pond and the 12th Century, St Bridget’s Church where our Director Rebecca’s Son was christened. 

St Brides Church in Wales Primary School is a voluntary aided, co-educational school for children aged between 3 and 11 years of age, with approximately 240 pupils in the school. Situated in the heart of the village, the most recent Inspection Report noted “The school is a welcoming and caring community, which fosters positive attitudes to learning and living together.”

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