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Hut 9 before 2024
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great place to visit. very informative about our history during world war 2 as housing for munitions workers then housing American troops for D-day then German POWs. The volunteers dressing up and taking the parts of those mentioned above. Well done all
4.90 (94 reviews)
(~4.91 km from centre)
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Ogmore by the sea
Tourist attraction
👍 Our favourite place to get away to the beach for a walk along the cliffs, some rock hopping or a play on the sand/in the water.
It's frankly the best in the UK option this side of the river Severn unless you want to go all the way to the coves west of The Mumbles.
Sadly let down by the parking sys...
4.90 (39 reviews)
(~0.89 km from centre)
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Nash Point Lighthouse
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Wonderful place to go for a walk & relax. Excellent place to draw inspiration to paint...very serene, very picturesque and relaxing. Not good on a very windy day nor on a rainy day. Nature truly makes us feel tiny & shows us our place in the world... Don't forget your jacket & a rain-check !
4.70 (347 reviews)
(~7.11 km from centre)
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St Donat's Castle and Arts Centre
Wedding venue
Arts hub in restored medieval buildings on a college campus, for music, theatre and cinema events.
4.70 (271 reviews)
(~7.91 km from centre)
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Ogmore Castle
Castle
Remains of a Norman stone castle, with information boards, dog-friendly footpaths & a car park.
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
(~3.02 km from centre)
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Dunraven Castle
Castle
👍👍 Gorgeous place for a walk and picnic. Walled gardens are a treat whether for old or young with plenty of room to run around or just sit and share a picnic. Continuing east along the path is the coastal walk which again is a fine treat. Parking £1 for an hour but is a fiver if you intend staying over...
4.60 (519 reviews)
(~1.33 km from centre)
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Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Golf club
😠 Following reading and hearing a lot of good reviews about this course, I booked and paid for a round at Royal Porthcawl with my girlfriend.
The excitement of playing such a well thought of course was extremely short lived however, as whilst the scenery was simply stunning and the majority of the co...
4.60 (368 reviews)
(~9.07 km from centre)
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Porthcawl Museum
History museum
Local exhibits, including military history & Victorian artifacts, in an 1870s police station.
4.60 (77 reviews)
(~7.01 km from centre)
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Porthcawl Lighthouse
Historical landmark
👍👍 The lighthouse marking Porthcawl Point stands at the end of the breakwater. Constructed from cast iron, stands 30ft high and was gas-powered until 1997 when it was converted to electric. The lighthouse was built in 1860, has kept shipping safe in and out of the Bristol Channel and Porthcawl marina t...
4.60 (58 reviews)
(~6.54 km from centre)
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Coity Castle
Castle
Visits are offered of the ruins & grounds of an ancient castle built from 1100 to the 14th century.
4.50 (483 reviews)
(~8.6 km from centre)
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Candleston Castle
Historical landmark
👍👍 Went to walk the dogs through the dunes onto Merthyr mawr beach. Car park is a gravel car park about 40 minute walk through the dunes to the beach. Car park has 2 electronic pay metres which also use the ring go app. Which are also easy to use. It has one female and one male toilet available for pub...
4.50 (194 reviews)
(~3.45 km from centre)
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The Wilderness Lake Porthcawl
Park
👍👍 What a lovely place to go walk around feed some / see some ducks and swans up close, has two parks for the little ones and slightly bigger little ones and a skate park next to it too.
Always go here on a little outing little one lobes the ducks and the park.
4.50 (155 reviews)
(~7.01 km from centre)
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Ewenny Priory
Historical place
👍👍 So lovely to visit and find the house and grounds open too. I have never been in the grounds or The Priory before. Well worth a visit when they next have an open day. You don't need tickets and it's free entry.
4.50 (125 reviews)
(~4.91 km from centre)
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Sandy Bay Beach Porthcawl
Tourist attraction
👍👍 The most perfect of Sandy beaches with the arcades and attractions behind you. Great selection of foods. There was a Sausage bar where we picked up brunch and sat on the beachfront to eat. You can still find donkeys here as a long time tradition.
4.50 (75 reviews)
(~6.45 km from centre)
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Newcastle
Castle
Small medieval castle featuring a surviving three-storey South tower, plus scenic views of town.
4.30 (160 reviews)
(~6.45 km from centre)