Sker Beach
Sker Beach is a beach in Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Sker Beach is situated nearby to the beach Kenfig Sands, as well as near HMV Altmark.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenfig Castle and Kenfig Pool.
Kenfig Castle
Castle
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenfig Castle is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales that came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century. Kenfig Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Sker Beach.
Kenfig Pool
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenfig Pool is a national nature reserve situated near Porthcawl, Bridgend. Wild storms and huge tides between the 13th and 15th centuries are mainly responsible for creating the Kenfig dunes near Porthcawl, as they threw vast quantities of sand up over the Glamorgan coast. Kenfig Pool is situated 1 mile east of Sker Beach.
Margam TMD
Margam TMD was a railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Port Talbot, South Wales. The depot code was MG, which has now been re-allocated to Margam Knuckle Yard service point. Margam TMD is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sker Beach.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenfig and North Cornelly.
Kenfig
Village
Kenfig is a village and former borough in Bridgend, Wales. It is situated 1 mile inland on the north bank of the Bristol Channel, and just south-west of the M4 motorway.
North Cornelly
Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Cornelly is a moderately sized village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is four miles from the seaside resort of Porthcawl and six miles from the town of Bridgend. North Cornelly is situated 2½ miles east of Sker Beach.
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 southeast of Sker Beach.
Sker Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52547° or 51° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.75787° or 3° 45′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3RG6GR+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11053837068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kenfig Sands and HMV Altmark.
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