Quote Originally Posted by PhyllisStant View Post
I'd go for Llantwit Major if you have kids as it's (generally) safe, quiet, rural, decent schools and infrastructure. A train every half hour to Cardiff (one via Bridgend) taking about 45 mins.

Price and location wise 100% Bridgend. A train every 15 minutes to Cardiff that only takes 20 minutes. The same going the other way to Swansea. Lots of shops and super cheap housing.

Source: Lived in both towns.
Llantwit is a great town , surfing , fishing , great coastal walks , a supermarket big enough to get everything you need , easy access to Cardiff by train , cheaper housing , along with st Athan than the rural vale which is pretty but very posh and expensive , a nearby industrial estate with mechanics .....I recommend Nathan at the original a and g , 788666 ......direct road to barry

Bridgend is spot on regarding housing , trains , motorway to Cardiff and west Wales as you say . Loads to do in Bridgend for families

Like barry its on the whole a good place to live