Rest Bay is an electoral ward in Bridgend, on the northern edge of Porthcawl in Wales, taking in the sandy foreshore and dunes of Rest Bay on the Bristol Channel and a stretch of the Wales Coast Path.
It elects councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council and Porthcawl Town Council and is best known for its surfing beach and seaside leisure economy, with nearby attractions such as Royal Porthcawl Golf Club; the community is a mix of local families, commuters and holiday homeowners and sits within the historic county of Glamorgan.
Postcode districts covering Rest Bay
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 23.2 miles
- Swansea 13.9 miles
- Tonypandy 14.3 miles
- Barry 20.7 miles
- Bridgend 6.7 miles
- Llanelli 22.6 miles
- Llanelli Rural 24.4 miles
- Neath 13 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.1 miles
- Coity Higher 7.4 miles
- Briton Ferry 10.6 miles
- Aberdare 19.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Porthcawl West Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Nottage Ward 0.9 miles
- Porthcawl East Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Porthcawl Built-up area 1.1 miles
- South Cornelly Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Cornelly Parish 2 miles
- Newton Ward 2 miles
- North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Pyle Parish 3.4 miles
- Eglwys Nunydd Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Merthyr Mawr Parish 3.9 miles
- Ogmore-by-Sea Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Rest Bay
CF36 3TW, CF36 3QN, CF36 3QA, CF36 3TL, CF36 3UD, CF36 3HU, CF36 3PN, CF36 3UU, CF36 3UH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 17.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 43.6 miles
- Pyle Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Bridgend Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Rest Bay Ad
- Seabank Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 6.1 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 8.6 miles
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 4.3 miles
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 6.1 miles
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 8 miles
- The Grand Hotel 7.9 miles
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 6.8 miles
- Twelve Knights 3 6.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 0.8 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 8 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 8 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 11.3 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 12.7 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 13.1 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 14 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 14.1 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14.2 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 15.1 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 17.7 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 19.1 miles