Sandy Bay Substation

Sandy Bay Substation is an electrical substation in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Sandy Bay Substation is situated nearby to Coney Beach Pleasure Park, as well as near Newton Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coney Beach Pleasure Park and Porthcawl Library.

Coney Beach Pleasure Park

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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. Coney Beach Pleasure Park is situated 860 feet northwest of Sandy Bay Substation.

Porthcawl Library

Library

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Porthcawl Library is situated 2,900 feet west of Sandy Bay Substation.

All Saints Church, Porthcawl

Church

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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. All Saints Church, Porthcawl is situated 3,000 feet west of Sandy Bay Substation.

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 2 miles north of Sandy Bay Substation.

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 Substation.

Sandy Bay Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.47866° or 51° 28′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.6928° or 3° 41′ 34″ west

Operator

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Open location code

9C3RF8H4+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13313311574

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coney Beach and Newton Primary School.

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