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Beaches in Vale of Glamorgan

17 named beaches. Wildest: Tresilian bay. Easiest beach day: Whitmore Bay.

Wild beaches: Top 10

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
Tresilian bay
Tresilian bay. Photo Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. Tresilian bayabout 13 hectares
  2. Limpert Bayabout 98 hectares
  3. Jacksons Bayabout 9900 m² · Good water
  4. Stout Bayabout 37 hectares
  5. Swanbridge Bayabout 5.3 hectares
  6. Jackson's Bay Beachabout 4700 m²
  7. Hardy’s Bay
  8. St Donat's Bayabout 9000 m²
  9. Watch House Beachabout 62 hectares
  10. Whitmore Bayabout 21 hectares · Good water

Easy beach days: Top 10

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
Whitmore Bay
Whitmore Bay. Photo Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. Whitmore BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Good water
  2. Cwm Colhuw BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Excellent water
  3. Watch House BayCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Poor water
  4. Old HarbourCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m
  5. Pebble BeachToilets, Parking, Lifeguards, Showers or water · Excellent water
  6. Southerndown BeachToilets, Parking, Lifeguards, Showers or water · Excellent water
  7. The BendricksCafe or food, Parking, Bus 300 m
  8. Ball BayCafe or food, Parking
  9. Watch House BeachCafe or food, Bus 350 m
  10. Tresilian bayParking, Bus 350 m

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