Barry Island is a district, peninsula and seaside resort, forming part of the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is named after the 6th century Saint Baruc. Barry's stretch of coast, on the Bristol Channel, has the world's second highest tidal range of 15 metres (49 ft), second only to the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada.
Looking across Whitmore Bay
The beach at Whitmore Bay, looking west. Taken 2015.
View across the island and docks
Majestic holiday chalets, demolished 1997 and replaced with housing
Barry is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is on the north coast of the Bristol Channel approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest of Cardiff. Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the resurrected Barry Island Pleasure Park. According to Office for National Statistics 2021 estimate data, the population of Barry was 56,605.
Image: Trinity Street, Barry geograph.org.uk 513980
Image: Barry dock offices (1)
Image: Barry Island seafront March 2008 Amusement Arcades Gavin ^ Stacey geograph.org.uk 2757986
Nell's Point