Walkers are welcome at The Cross Inn.  It is a good starting and/or finishing point for any countryside walk as car parking is also available.

A number of routes have been designed to be enjoyed lasting from 60 minutes to all day. Please note in rural areas you may encounter:

• Stiles
• Uneven surfaces
• Steep sections
• Soft, wet ground

• Llanblethian and River Thaw approximately 60 minutes: Step out of pub and turn left walking up the gentle rise past the car park, downhill at junction turn left onto Piccadilly, left along track signposted on bed, stay on loer track, bear right to reach Verlons Houses. Right to reach Town Mill Road, over bridge right along river past Castle. Enter Llanblethian. Right uphill and return. [OS Map 151]

• Walk No. 11, 14 & 15 The Six Village Walk - Distance 3.5, 5.5, 13miles. Step out of pub turn left and walk up across the car park and turn left to walk down the northern arm of Church Road, at the junction take care crossing the road to the lane opposite. Walk along the lane past Lime Kiln House and later Crossways House, then after passing West Lodge bear right around bend and continue straight on down into Llysworney at the church (6) join either the southern short circular or complete walk of Walks No's 11, 14 and 15. [OS Map 151]

• Walk No. 7 Cowbridge Castle, Court and Wells - Distance: 8miles. Step out of pub, turn left and walk up across car park and turn left to walk down the northern arm of Church Road, at the junction take care crossing the road to the lane opposite. Turn right and walk downhill towards St Brynach's Church. Take footpath to the right of the Church, continue across 3 fields to enter town. Turn left at junction under underpass. Join instructions Column 4 Para 3. Cowbridge bypass access road.