Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is a bay in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Sandy Bay is situated nearby to the village Newton, as well as near the suburb Nottage.| 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 Newton and South Cornelly.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
South Cornelly
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cornelly is a village in Cornelly, Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. South Cornelly is situated 2½ miles north of Sandy Bay.
Tythegston
Village
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Tythegston is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of Bridgend, Wales. It is home to Tythegston Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Tythegston Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Tythegston is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sandy Bay.
Sandy Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4763° or 51° 28′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.69493° or 3° 41′ 42″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C3RF8G4+G2GeoNames ID
11103208
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