Ogmore is one of the most popular beaches for visitors along the Glamorgan Heritage Coast due to its expansive golden sands and fertile rock pools. The beach hosts plenty of facilities perfect for a family day out.
There is lots to discover at Ogmore - find fossils along the beach and the craggy rocks, spot wildlife on the River Ogmore or take a walk and discover the Ogmore Castle.
View from near the beach
Ogmore-by-Sea is about three miles (five kilometres) south of Bridgend and about twenty miles (thirty kilometres) west of Cardiff. The beaches look out on Tusker Rock, and have sand at low-tide and sharp rocks at high-tide.
The River Ogmore estuary is flanked by Ogmore beach on one side and the dunes of Merthyr Mawr on the other. The estuary makes bathing unsafe from most of the beach. The rocky shoreline is well known as a rock climbing location. It is an interesting place geologically with a variety of fossils clearly visible. Many people use the car park by the estuary to the River Ogmore after entering the village, others move on to Southerndown. Ogmore has many beaches; along the path from the car park are Hardee's Bay and Horseshoe Bay. Further on below Brig Y Don hill there are deeps with caves and secluded coves, many only accessible at times permitted by the tide
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