A foodie tour of the Vale of Glamorgan in southeast Wales 

There’s an admirable sense of culinary ambition in this up-and-coming region

Llanerch Vineyard in Pontyclun, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Llanerch Vineyard in Pontyclun
(Image credit: llanerch.co.uk)

There are many regions of the UK that are famous for their culinary scene – Cornwall, for example, with that whole “Stein effect”, or Lancashire, where the likes of Northcote and recently voted gastropub of the year The Parkers Arms are spearheading a powerful and delicious movement. And then there are other regions that are building their culinary scene, but aren’t quite there yet. The Vale of Glamorgan is in that latter category.

And, I must stress, that isn’t a complaint or a criticism. Everyone has to start somewhere and, frankly, it’s only a year or two away from being something rather special. There are some very, very good things dotted around the Vale of Glamorgan and, even when things aren’t quite clicking, there’s an admirable sense of ambition here and, most importantly, a sense of growing local support for such things.

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