Black Rocks

Black Rocks is in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Black Rocks is situated nearby to the beach Traeth yr Afon, as well as near Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John the Baptist Church and St Clare’s School.

St John the Baptist Church

Church

Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John the Baptist Church is a medieval church and Grade I listed building in Church Street, Newton, Porthcawl, Wales. It was built in the late twelfth century and has been remodelled several times in the succeeding centuries. St John the Baptist Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.

St Clare’s School

School

Clare House School Porthcawl is a not-for-profit private school located in Porthcawl, Wales. Opening in 2026, the school provides education for children aged 3 to 11, covering Early Years through to Year 6. St Clare’s School is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.

Hope Free Congregational Chapel

Church

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hope Free Congregational Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Tythegston.

Newton

Village

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.

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.

Ogmore-by-Sea

Village

Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878. Ogmore-by-Sea is situated 1½ miles southeast of Black Rocks.

Black Rocks

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.47792° or 51° 28′ 41″ north

Longitude

-3.65895° or 3° 39′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C3RF8HR+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 560479138

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Traeth yr Afon and Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve.

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