Cottrell Park Golf Club

Cottrell Park Golf Club lies in the Vale of Glamorgan, close to the CF5 postcode boundary that separates Cardiff's western suburbs from the rural vale beyond. The Vale of Glamorgan is generally flatter and more agricultural than the valleys to the north, characterised by arable farmland, small villages and a heritage coastline further south around Barry and Llantwit Major. Cardiff Airport sits a few miles further into the Vale, and the area has long served as a rural counterpoint to the capital immediately to the east. The Vale's gently rolling landscape, quite different from the steeper valleys terrain elsewhere in Glamorgan, has made this part of the county a popular setting for golf clubs within easy reach of Cardiff. The CF5 postcode area in particular sits close enough to the city to draw players from both the capital and the surrounding vale villages, including St Nicholas and Peterston-super-Ely, without losing the open countryside character typical of the Vale.