Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. Originally built as a port to transport coal from the valley mines, it became a popular holiday resort. It has an extensive promenade, several beaches; a more tourist one at Trecco Bay, one blue flag at Rest Bay and one tarmac infront of the prom. There are many hotels and B&Bs including the impressive Seabank Hotel and a funfair.
The Grand Pavilion was built during the 1930s and has a seating capacity of 635. It is the venue for popular shows, including the annual pantomime, one of the most popular in Wales.
PORTHCAWL, a seaport and urban district in the midparliamentary division of Glamorganshire, South Wales, 30 m.
The urban district (formed in 1893) is conterminous with the civil parish of Newton Nottage, which, in addition to Porthcawl proper, built on the sea-front, comprises the ancient village of Nottage, 1 m.
The climate of Porthcawl is bracing, and the rainfall (averaging 25 in.) is about the lowest on the South Wales coast.
Local opposition to the proposed 30 turbine offshore windfarm at Porthcawl is premature and could have damaging implications say Friends of the Earth Cymru (1).
The group, founded in Porthcawl in 1984, has expressed its disappointment that debate in the town "has been driven by ignorance and scaremongering".
The group dismisses as "baseless" suggestions by Porthcawl SOS, the windfarm opposition group, that the wind turbines would be noisy.
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