Really big shopping mall. Once parked and inside, it is huge, with all the usual high street shops - and a choice of cafes and market stalls as well.

What a great town to visit, they have free to park for 3 hours, unlike some council run towns who overcharge the people that they want to visit & shop just to park! Plus Cwmbran actually have shops in their town! A good selection of shops in a well covered centre for those miserable cold wet days. There are also many coffee shops & places to stop for lunch, so make it a place to visit, shop & dine, in my opinion its worth a visit.

Cwmbran shopping is really the best shopping center you've ever seen..to take a line from an 80s radio jingle. Mostly undercover and ample free parking. Big name stores although maybe too many coffee shops, vape shops and mobile phone repair outlets. Much better than Newport a few miles away which has nothing. People come from the valley, the shire and even England to shop in Cwmbran.

Everything you need and close together, from parking under neath the shopping centre and lifts to your shops of your choice. Great cafes /restaurants ideal day out for retail therapy.

Tidy shopping centre. Good range of shops and a few charity shops. Burger King and McDonald's. Asda car park is the best as the shopping centre car park,although free, is a bit of a labyrinth. I liked it.

Just love the variety of shops all you can want really. Plus free parking.

Decent selection of shops to keep you busy for quite some time, shame some are closed down but that's retail in general This is one of the few retail centres that has a thriving area

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I've had a horrible experience few days back when i took my son for his swimming class and when it was time to shower before swim, there was a grown man taking shower fully naked and with everything fully up. That was a horrible experience with a kid, how can we expect our kids to take shower in a place like that I immediately walked out. Proper and appropriate rules should've been put in place to begin with.

The soft play is great. However, they need to stop all the big kids from taking out all the toys from the toddler section. So many toddlers today had nothing to play with as the bigger kids took over the section and eventually took all the toys out so they couldn't reach them.

great little arena for both adult exercise classes and the facilities seemed good

Inside the venue is good, but it's a shame the stadium has been condemned, spend the money and make it a nice arena to play sports, could be brilliant

My wife and myself took our 6 year old grandson to Cwmbran Stadium essentially to use the Soft Play facility. Staff at reception helpful and friendly, lady in Soft Play are serving drinks and snacks was excellent. Not to expensive, coffee was as normal in terms of price, snacks a bit expensive, but still fine with us. Soft Play are really quite nice and appeared very safe. I really wanted to use the facility myself, but at 69 my wife said no. Take away all my fun. Anyway we all enjoyed our time there and our grand son had some fun. Parking was also easy. Will go back.

My kids loved the soft play area. Only thing that ruined the trip was the 20 minutes it took to get served at the cafe. It was too busy for just one person at the till.. Will bring drinks from home in future.

Gates never open at 6 the two guys who come and open the gate at 15 mins past every weekend purposely bloke me so I can’t get trough the gate until they have got in there van making me even later for work. Immature old men

Friars walk is a good place but the surrounding area spoils it some decent shops and places to eat. Not like the old in-shops and with the leisure centre gone seems like newport has seen its best days unfortunately

Lovely little shopping centre close to the high street. Parking is very busy however lots of disabled parking bays available. Lift up to the shopping quarter and lots of toilets around the vicinity. Could definitely do with more brand names in the shops to drive more people in as there are so many independent shops

Lots of eating places here. Sadly Cineworld has shut which was disappointing...and there is a Next and New Look and River Island. The University campus is on the other side of the road. However. not sure where all the customers are meant to be coming from...hardly the demographic as far as I could see...as usual the KFC is shocking in terms of service standards and hygiene...and of course there is the incredibly run down shopping centre adjoining it..and no public toilets to be seen...and very weird access to ridiculous steps and inadequate lifts...would like to come back in couple of years to see what state it is all in....

Many nice restaurants there ! And M & S foods haul & Saintsuberry & Costa ,KFC , Prezzo, Wagamama ,TGI Friday ,so on. The Next store had great selections of men's clothings at wonderful prices ! I found / bought so many cure made in U.K.birthday cards !! 4 for 3 ( price of 3 of equivalent price cards !! ) I loved the Costa upstairs there !! Very convenient w/ toilets !

Always a great place to go, sometimes can be a bit boring but overall great place

More shops are starting to move in here but still closures the retraunt sector is very nice with landscaped views i have put the pictures i took here while in the area i walked through the centre to the te developed indoor market i thought it was ok as many people eating in the modernised well laid out market place i enjoyed my visit as i went to sèe a show at the amazing riverfront theatre worth a visit for sure

Great place to spend the day at! Make it a high energy day out or a place for a relaxing day. Either take part in one of the many sports on offer, on and off the reservoir, from sailing to mountain biking or just take a walk around taking in the sights along one of the many trails, enjoying the wildlife at the bird huts or in the meadows surrounding the reservoir. Just be sure you end up in the restaurant hosting great views and a good selection of refreshments and food choices. Perfect for getting the mountain bike out and making the loop around along the single tracks from water side to the hills surrounding giving great views. Plenty of history in the visitors centre and available from the lovely staff on site. Great for kids and adults. £3 parking all day or FREE for the first 60mins

Always a nice cafe to visit with friendly staff and a range of snacks, meals and treats. The views are lovely pretty much whatever the weather and the walking trail around the reservoir is a good one - although a large section is shut during the winter months due to certain birds breeding. Always worth a visit if you're in the area.

Thank you to the entire team on 1/6/25. Every single one of you made our day amazing! I came down with 8 niblings makes 9 of us, for kayaking the team put our safety first and also suggested a pivot to canoeing when the wind was just not good for us. I'm in awe honestly they loved the time out we had as first timers on the lake. I will be back what an amazing team!!!!

Plenty of parking and the first hour is free, there's even a sign that suggests why not park up and if when you return to your car, if it's been longer than an hour, pay then, I guess as there is only 1 cost of £3. APNR works here so I guess they will fine people for not paying. Payment is via App, or card at a machine or visitor centre. Visitor centre had some lovely food, fair prices, we only had a corn beef pasty today. Water sports centre had a few children doing activities, it all looked good, with kayak hire, paddle board, and much more. We did a walk today. 4 walks are advertised, from 1 hrs all the way to 4 hrs, if you want to walk around the entire reservoir 6 miles or 10Km if you fancy it, we did the red 4 miles north walk and back today. Good paths around the place, will definitely go again for the walk around the reservoir.

Great place for watersports! Only 45 minutez from our campsite nr Ross-on-Wye. Will definitely be recommending to the guests staying with us. We went with another family (8 on water) and we all enjoyed our paddleboard and kayak session. Would have loved more swimming but a little limiting with 30 mins splash sessions only not just 'open'. But loved our tome here. Going back again this week! Beautiful surroundings, friendly staff and just fab place. Good facilities with showers etc. Great options for walks and lovely picnic area too. A decent cafe with great views, very good coffee and nice cakes incl GF too ... bonus! ( I would say it would benefit being open a bit longer for lunch/food in line with afternoon session finishing 2:45pm, perhaps till 3:30 not 3pm, it would give people time to change and still grab some food.)

Such a beautiful place! We stopped here for a coffee so didn’t try the food, though it did look amazing! I will definitely be back with my dogs and spend a bit longer here

Took my son and his friend paddleboarding. They had a great time and reasonably priced. I watched front the canteen. Good coffee at a decent price. 1hr free parking then £3 all day.

I ordered a 14-piece Original Recipe chicken through the KFC app at 16:20, checked in at 17:35, and only received my food at 17:45. The whole experience was extremely disappointing. First, the app is misleading. It warns against checking in before entering the shop (or risk no refund), yet when I asked inside, I was told food is only prepared after I arrive on the premises. That makes ordering ahead pointless. Why have an app if it doesn’t save time? It feels like a corporate gimmick rather than a genuine service. Second, there was no order display system to let me know if my food was being prepared. I had to wait in a crowded shop for over several minutes, which defeats the purpose of “order & collect.” Finally, the packaging was shockingly poor. My 14 pieces were handed to me in flimsy paper pouches instead of a proper bucket. For a paid order, this felt careless and disrespectful. I didn’t pay to be treated like I was receiving food aid — I expected proper packaging and service. This experience reinforced why I avoid large chains like KFC: impersonal, inefficient, and dismissive of customers’ time. Unless significant improvements are made, I won’t be returning. And as a Level 7 Local Guide, I’ll be sharing this experience honestly for others to consider before ordering.

I have not long left Cwmbran KFC and the service I received was just lovely. I ordered on the self service machines but needed to add to an order. I went to the counter and spoke to a young man named Lewie. He was very helpful and assisted me with adding to my order and ensured that the added items arrived along with the self service order. He asked if there is anything else he could help with which was nice. A polite and helpful young man. Will return soon

Lewie was very helpful and provided a speedy service with an outstanding smile. He gave me multiple menu recommendations, highlighting the pure delight that is the zinger tower burger. It was so very delicious.The store was spotlessly clean and i simply cannot wait to be back! Well done Lewie!

Lovely service today from a boy named Lewie. He was very helpful with the menu and my order came very quickly. The food was fresh and everything was exactly as I ordered it, and the restaurant was nice and clean. Would definitely come back again, especially if all the service is like lewie’s.

Just popped in with my Grandad and wanted to express my gratitude for the staff there today. It was quite busy and there were only two people serving when a group of kids came into the shop and acted in a disgusting manner. They were rude to the staff, messy and very foul mouthed. The staff were lovely and accommodating to them even when the kids were being so disrespectful. I wanted to pass on the message in hopes that the staff get the recognition they truly deserve :)

I’ve come here a couple of times and the food is reliably good, hot and fresh. What made the most recent visit was the service. Muna on the front counter was very friendly and efficient. She got my order correct and was patient when I had a couple of questions.

The food was very tasty, especially the chicken that was cooked to perfection. The fries were crispy and well-seasoned, which complemented the chicken perfectly. I appreciated the friendly service provided during my visit. Arsalan was very attentive and ensured I had everything I needed. Overall, it was a delightful dining experience.

I visited here the first time with my dad and my dog. The lady that served us was lovely, friendly and very inviting. She made us feel very welcome and took time to make a fuss of my dog, which he loved. Without asking she brought a water bowl to the table for my dog. The coffee was lovely and the brownie was amazing. With this service and great food we will be back! Dogs aren't allowed in the shop, but seating outside on benches was more than fine.

Without a doubt the best place to eat in Cwmbran! Me and my partner absolutely love this place. Their breakfast is always fantastic and we used to LOVE their evening menu. They do the best burgers in Cwmbran by far, it’s a must try. I’m quite fussy with beef burgers and my partner is the opposite, he loves them and has tried them from everywhere. We both think this is definitely the best place for a burger. I could eat here everyday if I could, absolutely love it. Their Camembert burger is something special 😍😍 I usually have their steak and eggs for breakfast which is incredible and their steak is amazing quality. Highly highly highly recommend ❤️

I ordered breakfast here with my friend. We went on a Saturday morning and it was very quiet. The food was really nice, they accommodated to my request and made the breakfast I had asked for. But it was a bit on the pricy side.

I’ve been wanting to try this place for so long and it didn’t disappoint! The festive menu was incredible. Chips are delicious! The orange hot chocolate was immense. The only downside is the price is rather expensive even for how good it is, absolutely great food but unfortunately more of a one off treat rather than a local weekly cafe stop. Absolutely recommend tho! :)

My French toast with bananas and biscoff was great but my husband’s small English breakfast was dry. It had obviously been precooked and reheated &The fried egg was cold. Not nice Staff pleasant and helpful

Wow what an incredible place .. food was incredible. I don't know where to start with regards to the banana milkshake. It was by far the best milkshake I've ever had! The food was stunning .. we couldn't fit dessert in so we took 2 to go ! We will definitely be back !

Very quick service with fresh ingredients for my breakfast, will be on the list for a return visit

Lovely meal and friendly staff. Their menu has clearly marked vegan and vegetarian options. I has the soba noodles which was a really nice generous portion. I then had the jaffa cake cake dessert with vegan ice-cream which was also lovely. would return.

My wife and I visited here for lunch today and are never disappointed. Always warm and welcoming, staff friendly and food exemplary. Not a bad word to be said. Would highly recommend. 5⭐️

We couldn’t have been more delighted with my birthday buffet party at the Upper Cocks yesterday. Everything was perfect and everyone enjoyed themselves so much. Mani and her staff did us proud and making arrangements with them was very easy. The food was delicious, very fresh, a great variety, including a lot of spicy food at my request, and there was so much of it. The price was very reasonable. The staff were delightful and the room lovely. The Upper Cocks is a big asset to the community. My friends and I shall be eating there frequently.

Fabulous Sunday lunch today + deserts & drinks. The food was delicious and plentiful + drinks at a very reasonable price. The staff were amazing, very helpful & friendly. The atmosphere very relaxing, warm & cosy. I would not hesitate to recommend 'The Upper Cock' to anyone. Many thanks to all staff.

Visited Saturday was seated immediately by beck. food was amazing service amazing prices are average for area excellent service by the upper cock team so well done 10/10 off Trev&Sue see you again soon

We had Easter Sunday lunch today and it was outstanding !! The food, the atmosphere, the service was second to none!! I loved the fact they brought a huge gravy boat over with having to ask! ☺️ the meals was gorgeous and homemade pavlova was so tasty ! I would 100% recommend it!

Absolutely amazing meal. I had Chicken Jalfrezi and my husband had Beef Madras. They were as good as any Indian Restaurant.. Naan Bread was slightly well done but all in all prefect meal!

Came in on the off chance, was able to be seated no problem. We had a mix of sizzling and normal plate food, all amazing and fantastic value for your money. Staff was very happy to help Jess was brilliant with us. Will definitely be seeing us regularly.

My partner, our five-year-old child, and I visited this restaurant specifically for the carvery, and the experience was deeply disappointing and stressful. We were quoted a reasonable 20-minute wait when we placed our order. We were happy to accept this, but what followed was an unacceptable one-hour wait. During this time, the waitress repeatedly assured us it "wouldn't be long," which was particularly frustrating as we had a child to manage. To make matters worse, we noticed that multiple tables that arrived and ordered well after us were called up to receive their food while our five-year-old and we continued to wait. After an hour, I asked for an update and was told there were still three tables ahead of us. At this point, I requested to cancel the order and receive a refund. Only then were we immediately told we could go next to get our food. While we were finally being served, a member of management repeatedly questioned me about how I had placed the order. This strongly suggested that they had lost our order and were scrambling to correct their internal error rather than genuinely prioritising us due to the extremely long wait and the fact we had a child waiting. The entire experience was frustrating, disorganised, and showed a clear lack of respect for our time, especially when dealing with families.

Visited the Three Blackbirds today for a Sunday roast. The carvery was delicious and a good portion size. The staff were are friendly and accommodating, especially Claire who couldn't do enough to make our experience the best possible. The children enjoyed their meals, especially the build your own ice cream dessert. We will definitely be back.

Travelled from Essex to visit family, and the pub was recommended as a place for dinner. Booking was easy, and upon arrival was shown to our table immediately. Food order was easy using the on table QR code, and other than a rough hours wait, due to other orders, it arrived with apologies, and was very well presented and flavoursome. I had the mixed grill with a Sirloin upgrade and was cooked to perfection. Great atmosphere, spacious and friendly. Worth a try!

We visited a few weeks back for a meal for my birthday. It was busy, but food arrived in decent time. Very reasonably priced, and the children's meal offer is a very reasonable price and they actually ate it. The adults loved their meals, and dessert was delicious I was told. Would definitely go again!

Myself and 2 friends went on a Friday evening on the off chance to get some food. We were in luck, 1 table was free. We ordered drinks and food via the QR code on the table. Drinks were bought quickly and the food was absolutely amazing! I had a sizzling tandoori platter and highly recommend this. I haven’t been to the blackbirds in quite some time but will definitely be visit again. Thank you.

Lovely family pub. Went in on the off chance and was settled straight away by Jess who was very helpful, brilliant server. Will definitely be back. Food was fantastic value for money! Can’t fault this place.