Attractions near Porthcawl
Old Police Station & Museum (< 1 Mile)*
In the centre of town, and used as a working Police Station from 1881 to its closure in 1974, this listed building still has the original charge room which now houses the local Tourist Information Centre.
Margam Country Park (5 Miles)*
Set in 850 acres of glorious parklands, Margam Country Park offers beauty, history, wildlife and a wide range of facilities to make it one of the best family days out in Wales.
Margam Stones Museum (5 Miles)*
At Margam, visitors can see an outstanding collection of early Christian sculpture and inscribed stones from this one corner of the south Wales.
Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre (10 Miles)*
Afan Forest Park is jointly run by Forestry Commission and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council that covers 13,000 hectres.
Neath Museum (13 Miles)*
Neath Museum will Close for Refurbishment on 30th September 2006.
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (14 Miles)*
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery was founded in 1911as a purpose built civic art gallery through the benefaction of Richard Glynn Vivian, fourth son of the copper industrialist family.
Model House Craft and Design Centre (14 Miles)*
This exciting centre for contemporary craft was opened in 1989 and stands in the Bull Ring which was the market place for Llantrisant.
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum (15 Miles)*
Cefn Coed Colliery is unique, standing as it does in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt valleys in the South Wales coalfield.
Welsh Hawking Centre (16 Miles)*
At the Welsh Hawking Centre you will see over 200 Bird of Prey including Eagles, Owls, Hawks, Falcons and Buzzards.
St Fagans National History Museum (16 Miles)*
St. Fagans: National History Museum is one of Europe's biggest and most exciting open-air museums. Centuries of Wales' tradition, culture, industry and costume are gathered together in a hundred acres of beautiful countryside.
Dyffryn Gardens (17 Miles)*
Not just one garden but a series of gardens. These Grade 1 listed gardens are now owned and managed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council and are being restored.
Lyn & Exmoor Museum (18 Miles)*
Visit the Lyn and Exmoor Museum in Lynton and get an insight of the area of Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor since the Stone Age - and even earlier!
Exmoor Falconry and Animal Farm Ltd (19 Miles)*
Exmoor Falconry and Animal Farm is a unique visitor attraction within Exmoor National Park where the animals come out to meet you.
Castell Coch (19 Miles)*
Castell Coch is a late nineteenth-century fairytale-style castle, built on medieval remains.
West Somerset Rural Life Museum (19 Miles)*
The Rural Life Museum is housed in the old Village School leased from the National Trust. It was a school from 1821 to 1981 and opened as the Rural Life Museum in 1983.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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