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 on one site to a whole weekend of foodie family fun with over 100 food and drink exhibitors, food demonstrations, musical entertainment and so much more spread around the beautiful town of Cowbridge.

If you are a blue badge holding driver please check below for advice … 

Disabled Parking and Park and Ride

Park and Ride

The Park and Ride is provided free of charge to festival goers and again has two sites atLlwynhelig Farm (travelling from the west) and the Comprehensive School (travelling fromthe east). These are directed clearly with AA signage so follow these which will direct you tothe best one. From the Comprehensive School it only takes about 10 mins to walk into town soyou don’t have to wait for the bus.

Buses travel at least every half hour from each site at peak times. Traffic is incredibly busy inCowbridge over the weekend so please bear with our drivers. Buses from both directionsdrop you right in the centre of Cowbridge for you to experience the great shops then followsignage to the festival sites.

The parking is kindly looked after by the Cowbridge Cricket Club and the buses sourced byWatts Coaches.

There is parking in town at the Town Hall car park and Cattle Market car park however thesefill up incredibly quickly and are “one out, one in” from then on. Other private car parkingfacilities exist but understandably get rather annoyed if you abuse these.

Disabled Parking

As in previous years, we have worked with the Vale of Glamorgan Council to secure extradisabled parking at the Cowbridge Food & Drink Festival. The Council have given permissionfor us to extend the existing Disabled Bays behind the public loos to this entire area.

We will be erecting additional signage to emphasis this and enforcement officers will be inCowbridge over the weekend and have the authority to issue penalties for any vehicle withouta valid blue badge displayed. They have been made aware of this additional area.

As there are enforcement officers in Cowbridge over the weekend we urge visitors to payspecial attention to any parking restrictions in place wherever you are parking.

Thanks again to Vale of Glamorgan Council for allowing this valuable provision during thefestival.

As a potential alternative, the Comprehensive Park and Ride site is on a level surface withgood sized bays and the P&R buses are wheelchair compliant so if at all possible to use, thiscould provide another option for travel.

Parking guidance

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