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Porthcawl is a town on the South Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. Originally built as a port to transport coal from the valley mines, it became a popular holiday resort. It has an extensive promenade and several beaches: a tourist-oriented beach at Trecco Bay, at the east end of the town, a blue flag beach at Rest Bay, which lies to the northwest of the town, and a tarmac-covered beach in front of the promenade. There are many hotels and B&Bs and a funfair. Four rocky points line the shore: Hutchwns Point, Porthcawl Point (on which a lighthouse is situated), Rhych Point and Newton Point. Districts within the town include Nottage to the north, and Newton, to the east.
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