I am pleased to provide my recommendation for a golf holiday in South Glamorgan.
The golf in the area is superb with Royal Porthcawl (pictured above) No. 1 in Wales and regularly mentioned as a potential Open Championship venue. Pyle & Kenfig (No.10 in Wales) meanders through huge dunes and is a firm favourite, the wild and rather remote Pennard, rated No.3. Southerndown (No.6 in Wales) is slightly inland and plays like a heathland. Monmouth and Cradoc are parkland, both quite hilly and rated No.39 and 40 in Wales.
Langland Bay is about an hour west of Royal Porthcawl and if you are only holidaying for two nights, I would suggest you stay and play “east” as much as possible. For example, Pyle & Kenfig and Royal Porthcawl are close to each other and just 20 minutes from my preferred hotel in Cowbridge. That would leave an “away day” at Langland Bay which I don’t know but I see that it’s ranked in Wales’ Top 30. Pennard is 15 minutes further west from Langland Bay and would give you a even stronger golf itinerary.
For accommodation, the Bear Hotel is the focal point of the village of Cowbridge which has been voted as the “best place to live in Wales” on several occasions. It’s an historic pub/restaurant/hotel (superior three-star standard) and the village has other pubs, brasseries and delicatessen. Cowbridge is 15 miles west of Cardiff. The hotel offers a three-course half-board menu for £35 per person per night.
Pictured below is the exterior of the hotel, its dining room and bedroom
