Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles west of Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coney Beach Pleasure Park and Porthcawl Library.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Photo: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan in Wales, opened in 1918 and in operation from the end of February until 5 November. The park was permanently shut down on 5 October 2025.
All Saints Church, Porthcawl
Church
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church, Porthcawl is a Listed Anglican church in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, South Wales. It is a daughter church of St John's in Newton, despite being considerably larger in size. St John's, founded in the 1180s, proved sufficient for many years to handle the numbers of worshippers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyle and Newton.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff. Pyle is situated 2½ miles north of Porthcawl.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
Porthcawl
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4911° or 51° 29′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.6972° or 3° 41′ 50″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C3RF8R3+C4GeoNames ID
7300412
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