Yet ANOTHER Welsh village that only the Welsh can pronounce, and Wiki tells me that 1,812 of Ystalyfera’s population of 3,019 speak Welsh, so they’re fine.
I know we need the big map to see where Ystalyfera lies, on the edge of the Valleys but a safe distance from That Merthyr,
but it’s the Ordnance Survey extract you really need.
How gorgeous is that ?
It’s a one street kinda place, with two funeral directors and no cafe. But Kerry of Kerry’s Bakery saved the day with a double scoop of Joe’s and a smile when I paid with cash.
The Wern Fawr (“No tasters” in Welsh) looked brilliant, as 2pm openers often do.
At 14:08, with so sign of life, the fawr turned to the fear of a no show, but just as I was about to check for a Facebook page I suspected didn’t exist.
It was worth those 8 minutes of stress.
I have never seen a pub with so much wondrous tat on the wall. Actually, I probably have, but not that I can remember.
“Another Brick In The Wall“, “God Only Knows“, all your hip-hop favourites. The beer, a freshly pulled through Hip Hop homebrew (NBSS 3) seemed incredibly cheap, even by Port Talbot-cum-Neath standards.
I went to admire the Gents, which is determined that BRAPA isn’t going to make a mistake on his visit;
and when I came back there were already a half dozen at the bar. It does seem that if a pub opens later than you might hope there’ll be a queue at the door, and so it was here.
A gem.
retiredmartin 
Guess who was up the road in Ystradgynlais (sp?) for a whole weekend in Feb and didn’t make it to this one?
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How is that possible ? What was in Ystrdynglawaisn (sp) apart from that giant Tesco ?
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I’m still not sure to be honest. The man in charge of the stag weekend that was Swansea based was clearly cost cutting.
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A stag weekend in Ystryradglasisy (sp) ? Was he hoping you’d go to Yeovil by mistake ?
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Got lost on the way to a 2-0 win at Yeovil in 2007. A good mistake.
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My own “stag” night in 1992 was a curry in Stevenage old town with a pint of Kingfisher and then watching Denmark beating Germany at Lister Hospital nurses quarters.
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My Stag night was in Stromness touring the two (2) real ale outlets with my fiancée (who, happily, after twenty-three (23) years is still Mrs B)
By the way, Ystalyfera is easy, us-stal-er-vera.
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Mine was the Stafford Arms, Bird in Hand and Sun – and NO nurses quarters.
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Both sound like a good way to do things!
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