Porthcawl ( ) is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is on the south coast of Wales, 25 miles (40 km) west of Cardiff and 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Swansea.
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
Seabank Hotel
Porthcawl Promenade.
The former Porthcawl railway station in 1946
Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy MS, representing the Bridgend Constituency, and Huw Irranca-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of the UK parliament are Jamie Wallis and Chris Elmore.
Image: The road to Nantymoel (geograph 6618227)
Image: Bridgend, St. Mary's Nolton geograph.org.uk 5042091 (cropped)
Image: Trecco Bay from seat on Newton Point, Porthcawl (geograph 7068564) (cropped)