Porthcawl, South Wales - A Tour Of Our Hometown

A quick tour of our hometown, Porthcawl on the South Wales Coast. Porthcawl is a seaside town just off the M4 motorway and about 25 minutes from Cardiff. It was originally developed as a coal port during the 19th century but later became a popular holiday destination particularly with the miners from the South Wales valleys. #Wales 🕺🏻 Watch the Porthcawl Elvis Festival -    • The Elvis Festival Porthcawl - ‘Viva Porth...   It has long sandy beaches with Rest Bay on the western edge of the town being really popular with surfers. As well as the beaches it has a harbour and a newly regenerated harbour quarter with bars and restaurants. It also as a very big pier which takes the full force of the waves in the storms. There is an old style fun fair, Coney Beach which has seen better days. The Grand Pavilion on the promenade still hosts many events including the annual pantomime. The singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson performed 'live' at the Pavilion via a transatlantic telephone link from New York. Porthcawl museum is based in the old police station in the centre of town, with the old cells now housing the displays. They have recently added an RAF display as there was a wartime airbase at Stormy Down near Porthcawl. Actors and comedians Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, as seen together in Gavin and Stacey, went to school in Porthcawl. They originally performed together in the school show at the Grand Pavilion back in the eighties. Porthcawl Places 0:38 Rest Bay 2:06 Porthcawl Pier 4:27 Porthcawl Harbour 4:51 Newton Village 6:00 Newton Beach 6:36 Porthcawl Museum 10:08 The Grand Pavilion 10:40 Coney Beach Fair ‘Porthcawl, South Wales - A Tour Of Our Hometown’ - Filmed August 2018 MORE TRAVEL VIDEOS & PLAYLISTS 🎥 Visiting Wales -    • Visiting Wales Travel Videos - Sharing Our...   🎥 Staying in the UK -    • Staying In The UK  -  A Look At  The Hotel...   EQUIPMENT - Canon 80D, Rode VideoMicPro, DJI Osmo Camera: Canon 80D http://amzn.to/2DM79jz Mic: Rode VideoMicPro https://amzn.to/2Hmd6WI Tripod: Manfrotto Compact Action https://amzn.to/2KkyCga Travel Videos Added Weekly - Not All Vloggers Say ‘HiGuys!!!!!!’ Couples travel, hotels, flight reviews, city breaks, luxury travel and various other travel related stuff. READ MORE or CONTACT US at http://www.flydriveexplore.com TWITTER   / flydriveexplore   FACEBOOK   / flydriveexplore   INSTAGRAM   / flydriveexplore   PINTEREST   / flydriveexplore