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Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour

Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour

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Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour

Name: Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour
Rating: 2

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Location: South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Hiking loop from Porthcawl

6.70km

01:44

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bench With View of Rest Bay – Rest Bay Rocky Shoreline loop from Porthcawl

8.51km

02:12

40m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kenfig Dunes Information Board – Rest Bay Rocky Shoreline loop from Kenfig

14.6km

03:45

70m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Steve'o

June 15, 2021

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 Eastern Promenade and leading to Coney Beach and Griffin Park. The promenade was restored in 1996. There are many cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels along the promenade, which offers views across the Bristol Channel.

The Grand Pavilion, built at a cost of £25,000 in 1932, is the venue for popular shows, including the annual pantomime. The singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson once performed 'live' at the Pavilion via a transatlantic telephone link.

Controversial luxury flats now dominate the seafront on the site previously occupied by the Esplanade Hotel, which dated back to the late 1880s. The Royal Society of Architects in Wales awarded 'Esplanade House' a Welsh Housing Design Award in 2006, but the architecture has proved unpopular with many local residents who have nicknamed it "the bottle bank".[5]

Włóczykij- Snufkin

September 19, 2023

It's a nice place, but when I was there, I had the impression that it was the favorite place of local retirees.

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Steve'o

September 6, 2024

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Porthcawl Promenade and Harbour

1. Hiking loop from Porthcawl

2. Bench With View of Rest Bay – Rest Bay Rocky Shoreline loop from Porthcawl

3. Kenfig Dunes Information Board – Rest Bay Rocky Shoreline loop from Kenfig

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