Cycling Highlight (Segment)
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Porthcawl offers the beach-lover a choice of no less than 7 beaches.
Newton Beach to the East is a long sandy beach, backed by the Newton Burrows and Merthyr Mawr sand dunes, an SSSI and well worth a visit with the second largest sand dune in Europe.
Trecco Bay is a large sand and rock beach, with the massive Trecco Bay holiday park nearby.
Sandy Bay, with the area in front of the fairground known as Coney Beach, is a large sheltered and sandy beach.
Seafront Beach, or Town Beach is in the centre of Porthcawl and is partly tarmaced over as part of the sea defence.
Rest Bay to the West is a sandy beach that is popular with surfers.
Pink Bay and Sker Beach are only accessible on foot.
November 16, 2022
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