82) Royal Oak Pub, Bryn

Bryn is a small community, situated in the Llynfi Valley, just before the border between Port Talbot and the county of Bridgend. Bryn means hill, and that makes it a very appropriate name for the place. In the course of playing in the Bridgend Quiz League, at least once a year I've driven from Port Talbot to Maesteg, which means passing through Bryn. Apart from the lovely rounded end of the pub, the really intriguing thing about it is that if you come from Maesteg, it's at the bottom of a long, open downhill road, and this large pub seemingly sits in the middle of nowhere with nothing around it. Of course there are houses hidden behind it and just down the road around the bend, but even so it's a striking sight.