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The Knap beach is a wide steeply sloping pebble beach popular with surfers. At low tide you do get some sand. As you head along the coast the beach is backed by cliffs and there are good coastal walks near by. Parking is behind the beach and toilets available. Read more…
Barry Island has 24 vibrantly coloured beach huts with excellent views across Whitmore Bay. The huts come in two sizes: larger huts are around 2.4m x 2.5m and have electricity sockets and access to running water smaller huts are around 2.5m x 1.8m. and have electricity sockets Hours are 10 am to 8 pm with July/August school holidays being 10 Read more…
The RNLI established a lifeboat station and a boathouse and slipway were built in 1901. Read more…
Penarth lifeboat station established in 1861 and now operates two inshore lifeboats. Station is only open by appointment, no shop. Read more…
Dunraven Castle was actually a fortified mansion built in 1803 near Southerndown on the South Wales coast. This is on the headland overlooking Dunraven Bay and is a spectacular location. The castle is in ruins but the walled garden survives. Read more…
Fonmon Castle is medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan. It was built around 1200 by the St John family and has only changed hands once. The castle is still a family home but has many areas open to the public including the hall, the drawing room, the library, the kitchen and the gardens. Visit Read more…
Llantwit Major Beach is a pebbly and rocky beach at the end of a valley. The beach stretches for a long way in either direction backed by cliffs. Llantwit Major is a good walker starting point with the rocky cliffs providing fossils and habitat for birds and cliff plants. Need to be careful as the cliffs can be loose with Read more…
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is a country park open to the public located between Penarth and Sully in the Vale of Glamorgan. Enjoy nearly 250 acres of Lakeland, woodland and lovely country walks. Right at the centre of the Park is a large lake which is used for many water sports and is a good place to watch the bird-life. Read more…
The Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre at Dunraven Park in Southerndown is where you can find out anything you want to know about the Glamorgan coastline. The centre contains a small shop and facilities and is a mine of information relating to the Heritage Coast. From the centre, you can access nearly 14 miles of the coastline, following limestone cliff and Read more…
Limpert Bay beach is sand and pebbles and the foreshore at Limpert Bay has Jurassic Boulders. The beach still has a number of pill boxes which remain from World War II. Car park next to power station. Read more…
Jacksons Bay beach is a secluded bay, backed by cliffs with one end being formed by the breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks. Often overlooked by most people who stay on the larger beaches next door. Take the concrete footpath running from the east end of Whitmore Bay along the cliff top and you will eventually come to Jackson’s Bay. Read more…
St Marys Well Bay is a combination of coarse sand and pebbles. The beach is backed by Triassic sandstone and limestone cliffs with some great coast walks. At low tide a sandbar runs parallel to the main beach and extends towards Sully Island. Roadside parking is available just before the holiday park entrance. Read more…
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