Three Horseshoes Country Inn

If you’re looking for a solid pub lunch spot where the kids can actually burn off some energy, this one’s worth the drive out from Barry. There’s a proper play area with slides and swings, plus enough open grass to keep the little ones occupied while you get through a pint in the beer garden. The setting is genuinely peaceful — backing onto trails and woodland, so it feels a world away from the town centre. Parents can keep an eye on the kids without leaving their seat, and there are picnic tables, loos, and parking sorted. Good honest food, a relaxed atmosphere, and it works for toddlers through to school age — not many places around here tick all those boxes.