Porthcawl Lighthouse

Porthcawl, GB

Porthcawl ([pɔrθˈkaul] ) is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles (40 km) west of Cardiff and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Swansea. Historically part of Glamorgan and situated on a low limestone headland on the South Wales coast, o

verlooking the Bristol Channel, Porthcawl developed as a coal port during the 19th century, but its trade was soon taken over by more rapidly developing ports such as Barry. North-west of the town, in the dunes known as Kenfig Burrows, lies the remains of Kenfig Castle.

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Nearby

The Breakwater beni_culturali · 0.1 km away
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl monumenti · 0.6 km away
Church of All Saints chiese · 0.8 km away
St John's Well aka Sandford's or de Sanford's Well beni_culturali · 2 km away
Churchyard Cross chiese · 2 km away
St John the Baptist Church chiese · 2 km away
St David's Well aka Ffynnon Dewi beni_culturali · 2 km away
Former Tramroad and Railway bridge over Moor Lane monumenti · 2 km away