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PORTHCAWL
Deckchairs,
candyfloss and sticks of rock… welcome to one
of Wales’ most popular seaside resorts. It
stands on the western tip of Glamorgan’s
heritage coast and boasts several beaches, a
promenade and Grand Pavilion, and one of the
oldest harbour buildings in the country. A
former police station has been transformed
into a local museum.
The town’s harbour was built in the 19th
century to serve the expanding coal and iron
industries in the Welsh valleys. A cast-iron
lighthouse was built in 1866. Head north to
visit the beautiful Kenfig National Nature
Reserve or go east to reach Merthyr Mawr
Warren, a stretch of sand dunes that became a
setting for the movie ‘Lawrence of Arabia’.
