The Top 20 Attractions around Bridgend
There are plenty of places to see and visit around Bridgend. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Bridgend is a region where 20
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: November 6, 2025
Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy
Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint
Think this is my favourite way up the Bwlch. There's pretty much always a view. Road surface is good. Drivers give space. Sheep tend to stay out of the road. …
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Porthcawl Seafront and Coney Beach
Highlight • Beach
Just five minutes walk from the town centre is the seafront of Porthcawl. Now stretching from Rest Bay all the way down to the fairground, this glorious walk boasts stunning views and a quintessential seaside promenade and pier.
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Rest Bay Rocky Shoreline
Highlight • Beach
Rest bay is a bay and beach near Porthcawl on the coast of Bridgend. The long sandy beach is west facing and is popular with surfers. Facilities are basic. There is a pay and display car park and cafe nearby.
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Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour
Highlight • Beach
THE PROMINARD was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, Porthcawl's promenade runs along the seafront from Lock's Common in the west to the harbour, before joining the …
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Stepsau Teilo Stepping Stones at Ogmore Castle
Highlight • River
These stepping stones have quite a history. Before the suspension bridge for pedestrian use was built there was, at that spot, a series of stepping stones. When the bridge came …
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Blackmill Path (National Cycle Route 4)
Highlight • Cycleway
The Blackmill Path is a fantastic section of National Cycle Route 4 that runs alongside Ogwr Fach, linking Blackmill to the west to Hendreforgan and Tonyrefail. It also features on …
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Kenfig Pool
Highlight • Natural Monument
Kenfig Pool, covering an area of 70 acres is the second largest freshwater lake in south Wales (after Llangorse Lake).
It is the heart of the nature reserve and is …
It is the heart of the nature reserve and is …
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Ogmore Castle Ruins
Highlight • Historical Site
Ogmore castle overlookins a picturesque river crossing marked by a series of ancient stepping stones.
Along with the ruins of the stone structure, Ogmore castle's earliest defensive features of banks …
Along with the ruins of the stone structure, Ogmore castle's earliest defensive features of banks …
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Kenfig Burrows Nature Reserve
Highlight • Lake
Kenfig Burrows is a national nature reserve sculpted by wild storms and huge tides between the 13th and 15th centuries which were responsible for creating the Kenfig dunes by throwing vast quantities of sand up all over the Glamorgan coast.
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Parc Slip Mining Memorial and Wooden Badger Sculpture
Highlight • Monument
Parc Slip is a nature reserve run by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, set on the site of an old coal mine.
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