Porthcawl Lifeboat Station
Porthcawl Lifeboat Station is located at The Esplanade, in the town of Porthcawl, on the South Wales coast, in Bridgend, Wales. A lifeboat station was established at Porthcawl in 1860, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, but closed in 1902, when Porthcawl Dock closed.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porthcawl Library and Coney Beach Pleasure Park.
Porthcawl Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthcawl Library is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Porthcawl Lifeboat Station.
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 2,500 feet northeast of Porthcawl Lifeboat Station.
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. All Saints Church, Porthcawl is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Porthcawl Lifeboat Station.
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 Porthcawl Lifeboat Station.
Tythegston
Village
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles northeast of Porthcawl Lifeboat Station.
Porthcawl Lifeboat Station
- Type: Building
- Description: RNLI Lifeboat Station in Wales, UK
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47416° or 51° 28′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.70204° or 3° 42′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3RF7FX+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 124278863OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7231751
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In Other Languages
“Porthcawl Lifeboat Station” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gorsaf Bad Achub Porthcawl”
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