🌳 Outdoor🏖 BeachWater playSeasonal opening
What’s there
- Café on site
- Parking
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Porthcawl offers several family-friendly beaches including the Blue Flag Rest Bay with its state-of-the-art watersports centre, and Sandy Bay with its traditional seaside charm. The town has a Victorian promenade, play areas, rock pooling at low tide, and excellent surfing conditions at Rest Bay.
Lifeguard service at Rest Bay 10:00-18:00 daily end of May to September. No dogs allowed at Rest Bay May to end September.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Backseat organiser
- Sunglasses
- Extra jumper
- Woolly hat
- Folding stool
- Reusable cutlery
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