Fish Bench Bay
Fish Bench Bay is a beach in Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Fish Bench Bay is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Hide 2, as well as near Kenfig Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenfig Pool and Kenfig Castle.
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 910 feet south of Fish Bench Bay.
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 3,100 feet north of Fish Bench Bay.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church
Church
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is situated 3,000 feet east of Fish Bench Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenfig and North Cornelly.
Kenfig
Village
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.
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 1½ miles southeast of Fish Bench Bay.
Fish Bench Bay
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52214° or 51° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.73445° or 3° 44′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3RG7C8+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1190696283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hide 2 and Kenfig Pool Holiday Caravan Park.
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