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- October 21, 2026
Make Friends After 40 in Caerphilly, Single and Settled In
Caerphilly’s share of 40-somethings beats the national figure, so being single at this stage still leaves plenty of women to meet.
11,300+
women in Caerphilly county borough are in their 40s, by ONS mid-2025 estimates
12.3%
of people in Caerphilly county borough are 40 to 49; the Welsh figure is 11.7% (ONS mid-2025)
12.6%
of Caerphilly homes are an unmarried couple living together, against under 12% in Wales (Census 2021, ONS)
Caerphilly has plenty for a single social life
As a single woman in your 40s in Caerphilly county borough, your week is yours to fill, and there are good places to share it with new friends. Penallta parkrun sets off from Tredomen Park every Saturday morning, the Caerphilly Miners Centre is largely run by volunteers, and Newbridge Memo hosts a free wellbeing art workshop on Tuesdays. Gofrendly shows you single Caerphilly women nearby.
Caerphilly questions from single women
Can single women in their 40s build a social life in Caerphilly?
It can take more planning once friends have partners and families, but regular activities make it easier. In Caerphilly county borough, a weekly parkrun, an art session or a volunteering shift means people notice when you are missing, which beats waiting for invitations.
When is the volunteer-run heritage museum in Caerphilly open?
The Aber Valley Heritage Museum on Gwern Avenue in Senghenydd is run by volunteers, open from Tuesday to Saturday between 11am and 2pm, and free to enter. It is a small, friendly place to volunteer or visit in Caerphilly county borough.
Where can Caerphilly's single women meet new friends?
Gofrendly is a women-only friendship app for meeting women who live around Caerphilly, including others who are single and want company at weekends. A parkrun, a walk in a country park or a coffee makes a relaxed and easy first plan.
Is there free art for adults in Caerphilly county borough?
Newbridge Memo runs a free wellbeing art workshop on Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm, offering tea on the house and a different art or craft each week. The venue also has beginners’ yoga on Tuesday evenings, giving Caerphilly residents a daytime and an evening option.
Single in Caerphilly and looking for friends
Once friends settle down and weekends fill with family, being single in your 40s can mean your own plans take more organising. Caerphilly county borough spreads along several valleys, so a handful of regular places where you are known makes a real difference. Several of the places below are run by volunteers, so joining in is straightforward.
Sunday afternoons are when it can feel lonely, with everyone else apparently at a family table. Build your own rhythm instead: a Saturday 5k, a weekly art or craft session, and a volunteering shift at one of the small museums. Volunteers run the Aber Valley Heritage Museum in Senghenydd and the Risca Museum, and Parc Cwm Darran near Bargoed has a lakeside walk and a café for slow Sundays. If you want to make friends after 40 as a single woman, suggest the next plan yourself; plenty of people are glad to be asked. Go back a second time even if the first felt awkward. Places to start:
1
Penallta parkrun at Parc Penallta in Ystrad Mynach, mostly flat and on tarmac, every Saturday at 9am.
2
Newbridge Memo on the High Street in Newbridge, with a weekly wellbeing art workshop and evening yoga.
3
The Caerphilly Miners Centre on Watford Road, a community centre run largely by volunteers.
4
Aber Valley Heritage Museum in Senghenydd, open from Tuesday to Saturday and run by volunteers.
5
Parc Cwm Darran near Deri, built on the old Ogilvie Colliery, with a lakeside walk and a café.
LOCAL TIP
Plan one Sunday walk a month and bring along someone different each time.
How to
Caerphilly for single women: four places to start making friends
1
Do the Penallta 5k on a Saturday and go along when the group heads for coffee in Ystrad Mynach.
2
Try the Tuesday evening yoga at Newbridge Memo and return the next Tuesday.
3
Use Gofrendly to contact single Caerphilly women and suggest walking the lakeside path at Parc Cwm Darran.
4
Offer to volunteer at the Caerphilly Miners Centre on a regular day.
Two reads for your own weekends
Caerphilly, written for single women
Written by Gofrendly founders Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja with editorial support, this Caerphilly page is for women who are single in their 40s and looking for company at weekends.
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