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Barry & Barry Island

Beach days are the best days...!

...and Barry has not one, not two, but five unique beaches. Yes. Five!

Barry has 4 train stations, including Barry Island, dropping you right outside the pleasure park and a  a 5 minute walk to the beach (2 mins if you cut through the park!), and there are several regular bus routes, putting Cardiff and the Valleys in easy reach.

That's just one of the reasons Barry Island is the Vale of Glamorgan's number one, rhif un, numero uno destination, attracting visitors from all over the world...and here are a few more reasons not to skip a trip to Barry... and we'll get to 'Gavin and Stacey' too, don't you worry... Read on!

Barry Island's Whitmore Bay, with its huge, sandy and gently sloping beach is the perfect day at the seaside. Build sandcastles, go rock-pooling, or paddling or splashing in the waves. Play crazy golf or hire a colourful beach hut. And just like the old days of Butlins Barry Island, the pleasure park and amusements, the beach-front youngsters fairground, and the gardens and promenade, all offer bags of fun and excitement for the whole family.

Watchtower bay is not far away, a great base for water sports, and then there's Jackson's Bay for a slightly more secluded spot. Walk up to the points that separate the bays; Nells Point, Friars Point and Cold Knap Point, and see the incredible views up and down the beautiful Vale coast, and over the Bristol Channel to Flat Holm, Steep Holm and England.

Explore detailed PDF maps of Barry Island, Barry Town Centre, Cadoxton, The Knap, and The West End here.

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