Porthcawl Lighthouse

Although not impressive by any means to look at this Lighthouse does have a lot of history. Also a great location to go fishing!

With a high tide and strong south westerly a photographers dream.

The lighthouse marking Porthcawl Point stands at the end of the breakwater. Constructed from cast iron, stands 30ft high and was gas-powered until 1997 when it was converted to electric. The lighthouse was built in 1860, has kept shipping safe in and out of the Bristol Channel and Porthcawl marina through two world wars. In the 21st century it has a £12,000 lamp so powerful it reaches vessels between three and four nautical miles away at sea. The last coal and gas-powered lighthouse in the UK, the grade two listed building switched to using North Sea gas in 1974, before going electric in 1997. After a £70,000 renovation in 2013 the light house was fitted with its new automatic low-energy LED lamp with red, white and green lenses.

Nice walk with the kids in the summer

Fantastic fishing spot, currently closed due to restructuring

Lovely lighthouse. Great nearby food places too.

Sun Oct 31st, 2021

A blustery day with a great swell, creating some stunning examples of the forces and power of nature.

Definitely worth a visit come rain or shine. 😊

A lovley lighthouse on the shore and out to see a great scenery and landmark