Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Bridgend County, Wales

September 9, 2021 Rosalyn Ihle

Discover the best top things to do in Bridgend County, United Kingdom including Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat Station, St. John The Baptist Church, St John's House Trust, Coity Castle, Bethania Welsh Baptist Chapel, Maesteg, St Peter Super Montem Church, Wales Coast Path boardwalk, St. John's Well, Newcastle Castle, Bridgend, Candleston Castle.
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1. Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat Station

The Esplanade The Harbour, Porthcawl CF36 3YR Wales +44 1656 782672 http://www.porthcawl-lifeboat.co.uk
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5.0 based on 19 reviews

Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat Station

Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat Station is an operational inshore lifeboat station where the volunteer crew provide an on-call 24/7 search and rescue lifeboat service. The station houses both a D Class and an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat. The station has a gift shop which is open daily and it's possible to view the lifeboats and tractors from the shop (when they're housed within the boathouse). On weekends the main boathouse is often open to the public with volunteer visit guides on hand to answer any questions. The lifeboats are launched on training exercise most Sunday mornings between 10am-12pm. Porthcawl RNLI was Wales' busiest RNLI station in 2018, launching 112 times - assisting 144 people, saving 8 lives. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea.

2. St. John The Baptist Church

Church Street Newton, Porthcawl CF36 5PD Wales +44 1656 786899 http://www.parishofporthcawl.org/locations/saint-john/
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5.0 based on 9 reviews

St. John The Baptist Church

Reviewed By Theoldishgirlyandhim

Very picturesque little village of Newton which is just outside the main Porthcawl area. 2 pubs, village green, and a pretty, little church! Pretty in Summer, very lovely covered in Winter's snow!

3. St John's House Trust

St. Johns Court Newcastle Hill, Bridgend CF31 4EY Wales +44 7510 248315 [email protected] http://www.stjohns-bridgend.org.uk/
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

St John's House Trust

Formerly known as The Hospice, St John's House is the oldest habitable dwelling in the town, c.1511. Described by the Royal Commission as: "A Hearth Passage house, the crenellated beams at The Hospice are the only known domestic examples in Glamorgan; the architectural detail is not only of high quality but increasingly lavish timber detail signals the hierarchy of rooms." The house is open on the second Sunday and last Saturday of each month (except December): 11am - 3pm.

4. Coity Castle

Coity, Off A4061, Bridgend CF35 6BG Wales +44 1443 336000 http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/daysout/coitycastle/?lang=en
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4.5 based on 101 reviews

Coity Castle

Reviewed By helstravels

Although it probably won’t take you more than an hour to look round. This is well worth a visit. It strangely in the middle of a housing estate. Would be knights and princesses can let their imagination. No toilet or cafe facilities but it free and easily doable.

5. Bethania Welsh Baptist Chapel, Maesteg

Maesteg Wales +44 7528 491819 [email protected] http://www.welshchapels.org/bethania/
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Bethania Welsh Baptist Chapel, Maesteg

Bethania Welsh Baptist Chapel is a redundant Grade II* Listed as one of the best surviving architectural achievements by a major chapel architect in his powerful Beaux Arts style. The present Bethania chapel was a product of the last ‘Great Revival’ of 1904 and was constructed in 1908. It was designed in a Classical Beaux Arts style by the locally born architect Sir William Beddoe Rees.

6. St Peter Super Montem Church

Mynydd-y-Gaer, Bridgend Wales
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

St Peter Super Montem Church

7. Wales Coast Path boardwalk

Porthcawl Wales
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4.5 based on 35 reviews

Wales Coast Path boardwalk

Reviewed By margaretcL7334YI - Cardiff, United Kingdom

We love this walk its ideal if you have problems getting around because the laid pathway is even and accessible to push chairs, wheel chairs and buggies. Ideal for young cyclists so much freedom and such a lovely walk.

8. St. John's Well

Beach Road Newton, Porthcawl CF36 5NH Wales http://www.kenfig.org.uk/folklore/newtonwell
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4.0 based on 5 reviews

St. John's Well

9. Newcastle Castle, Bridgend

Newcastle Hill, Bridgend CF31 4EY Wales
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3.5 based on 5 reviews

Newcastle Castle, Bridgend

10. Candleston Castle

Merthyrmawr Rd, Bridgend CF32 0LS Wales
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3.0 based on 1 reviews

Candleston Castle

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