Swimming spots in the Vale of Glamorgan
10 swimming spots in the Vale of Glamorgan — 9 designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. 2 carrying a caution. 6 with no current pollution alert.
- Cold Knap BarryA sand and shingle beach in the Vale of Glamorgan with nearby toilets and parking.Good to go
- Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major)A sandy bathing water beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, UK, with nearby parking and toilets.Good to go
- Fontygary BayA sandy and shingle beach in the Vale of Glamorgan with parking 150m away.Not monitored
- Jackson's Bay Barry IslandA sandy beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, designated as bathing water since 1988.Good to go
- Limpert BayA wide shingle-and-rock bay on the Glamorgan coast at Aberthaw, rich in fossils.Not monitored
- Ogmore-By-SeaA sand and shingle beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, designated as bathing water in 2023.Caution
- Penarth BeachA sandy bathing water in the Vale of Glamorgan, designated in 2022.Good to go
- SoutherndownSoutherndown bathing water in the Vale of Glamorgan has a sand and shingle shoreline.Good to go
- Watch House BayCaution
- Whitmore Bay Barry IslandA sandy bathing water beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, UK.Good to go
Common questions
- How many swimming spots are there in the Vale of Glamorgan?
- 10 in the Vale of Glamorgan, the United Kingdom, 9 of them officially designated bathing waters with published water-quality monitoring.
- Is it safe to swim in the Vale of Glamorgan right now?
- That depends on the spot, and it changes. Of the 10 listed here, 2 carry a caution, 6 have no current pollution alert, 2 are not monitored. Check the individual spot before you go — and note that bathing-water monitoring covers bacterial quality only. Tides, currents, swell and cold-water shock are not part of it, and nothing on this site is a clearance to swim.
- Who monitors water quality in the Vale of Glamorgan?
- Natural Resources Wales publishes the bathing-water data for the Vale of Glamorgan. Everything shown here comes from that published data.