Porthcawl
Surf and climbing town · UK
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Beds: 51 places
51 places to stay within 2 km, 9 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 51 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 13 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Rest Bay · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Sker · about 10 min by car · stays in Pyle
30 out of 100Golf · about 5 min by car
29 out of 100Ogmore · about 15 min by car · stays in Ogmore
27 out of 100Aberavon · about 25 min by car · stays in Aberavon
26 out of 100The Point · about 5 min by car
25 out of 100Southerndown · about 15 min by car · stays in Bridgend
24 out of 100Llantwit Major · about 30 min by car · stays in Llantwit Major
16 out of 100
All 12 surf spots
LLantwit · about 30 min by car · stays in Llantwit Major
15 out of 100Coney Beach · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSwansea Bay · about 45 min by car · stays in Swansea · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreThe Esp · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Climbing · this week
Box Bay · 1.4 km · stays here
75 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Porthcawl.
Places to eat
6 near Porthcawl
Places to eat near Porthcawl
- Domino's PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2025
- Finnegan's TakeawayFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
- Ristorante RavaItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Rogers TakeawayChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Jun 2026
- Weird Doh Pizza CoPizza · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
- Woodyz Pizza PorthcawlItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Porthcawl.
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About Porthcawl
where it is, what is near
Porthcawl is a town in Bridgend County Borough, United Kingdom.
From Porthcawl you can reach 12 surf spots and 1 climbing area.
The nearest is The Esp, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 51 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 27 km away.
In Bridgend County Borough · Wales · United Kingdom
- 51 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 27 km, Bristol Airport (BRS), 69 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 85 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).