Advice on Wales required

[Parson Henry]

Might be booking a week away near Porthcawl at the end of May.

Have absolutely no idea about the area so I thought I would throw the question open to all the widely travelled posters on here.

The local TI site goes into superlatives about the beaches and the beauty of the coastline as well as there being much to do but it is hardly an independent view.

What say you about a family holiday in the area?

 

[fat bob]

I live in Cardiff and have been to Ogmore beach a few times which is very nice - a couple of nice pubs in the area too ... think one is called the Pelican!

Haven't been to Porthcawl ...

 

[bhafc4eva]

Go abroad it wont cost much more and people will be nicer.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Whatever anyone says about the mountains, beaches and stuff is bollocks.

Wales is f***ing SHIT.

 

[Cian]

Go abroad it wont cost much more and people will be nicer.

The Welsh are nice....







....if you're not English.

 

[Gwylan]

I've only been to Porthcawl once...and I was very young. I seem to recall that it was all right, but there are better places in Wales.

The coastline around the Gower is stunning; some lovely beaches - it's a good place for a family holiday. We're going there this summer, I think, so it's good enough for the Gwylans.

There are some great beaches in Wales - I spent a lot of family holidays there when I was young and loved it.

And ignore MAX's grumpiness: the countryside is beautiful and the Welsh are perfectly hospitable - you'll have a great time.

 

[hitony]

I live about 6 miles from porthcawl, its an ok place, it does still have a fun fair which is only open during the summer months, the pubs actually in porthcawl, im not to clued up on, but as fat bob said in an earlier post, the pelican is one of many really good pubs around the area, i have actually only just moved from a village close to ogmore that fat bob said about, it is a really nice area and if you get the weather, you cant beat it, if you seriously need to know more about the area, please do either e mail me or PM me and i will answer any questions you want to ask, i have lived in this area for 21 years now so do know it quite well.

cheers

Tony

 

[Stevie Boy]

Whats the best thing to come out of Wales??



























The M4





Shall i get my coat?

 

[Marc]

oh WALES you said

 

[dunno]

Might be booking a week away near Porthcawl at the end of May.

Have absolutely no idea about the area so I thought I would throw the question open to all the widely travelled posters on here.

The local TI site goes into superlatives about the beaches and the beauty of the coastline as well as there being much to do but it is hardly an independent view.

What say you about a family holiday in the area?

Best you ask Leon Knight !!!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It depends what you want from a "Family Holiday".

A superb beach, where there's not much else apart from sand, rocks to sit on and rock pools? Try Southerndown - about five miles from Porthcawl as the seagull flies, probably ten miles by road. You'll need a car to get there.

There's a good panoramic picture here:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/southerndown_beach.shtml

Porthcawl is more of a resort:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/porthcawl_grand.shtml

... and it's got the Coney Beach fairground:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/porthcawl_coney.shtml

If you want everything that a traditional British family seaside holiday can offer, I'd suggest going a bit further west to Tenby:-

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Went to Tenby last year.Dont know how far that is from Porthcawl but it was very enjoyable and i would go back

 

[hitony]

It depends what you want from a "Family Holiday".

A superb beach, where there's not much else apart from sand, rocks to sit on and rock pools? Try Southerndown - about five miles from Porthcawl as the seagull flies, probably ten miles by road. You'll need a car to get there.

There's a good panoramic picture here:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/southerndown_beach.shtml

Porthcawl is more of a resort:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/porthcawl_grand.shtml

... and it's got the Coney Beach fairground:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/porthcawl_coney.shtml

If you want everything that a traditional British family seaside holiday can offer, I'd suggest going a bit further west to Tenby:-

what part are you from then LB ?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

what part are you from then LB ?

I lived near here between the ages of 5 and 12.

 

[hitony]

I lived near here between the ages of 5 and 12.

Ahhh good old Newport, i actually moved to Cwmbran, when i came here some 20 odd years ago, im sure you remember Cwmbran ? just up the road really from newport, like everywhere in the country nowadays though, all the areas are changing so much.

I must say though, out of all the places ive lived, WITHOUT a shadow of a doubt, BRIGHTON is the best place in the WORLD !!!!

 

[Mr Burns]

Re: Re: Advice on Wales required

Best you ask Leon Knight !!!

2 hours jump on everyone else!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

im sure you remember Cwmbran ?

Cwmbran had hardly started when I lived in Newport. As far as I recall, it was just a small place near Croesyceiliog, not the Crawley of Gwent that it has since become.



IMPORTANT message to Perry Milkins ...

... Do NOT make Cwmbran the centre for your family holiday.

 

[dcseagull]

Who wants to forward this thread onto Leon?