7 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Porthcawl That You Shouldn't Miss

Adventures Activity Centre located in Porthcawl, S.Wales provides many adventurous activities such as Quad Biking, Climbing, Paintballing, Surfing Lessons, Gorge Scrambling, Raft Building, Coasteering and High Ropes Courses. Suitable for groups, childrens parties, stag and hen groups and corporate team building days.

Voted Best UK Surf School 2016. Resident Surf School at Rest Bay Beach, Porthcawl, South Wales.Available for year round Surf Lessons and Surf Hire.You are able to have lessons for, surfing, Kayaking, Stand Up paddle boarding and Lifeguard training. You can hire Surfboards, Kayaks, Skimboards, Kayaks, Stand Up Paddle boards and wetsuits including boots, gloves and hoods.

Bicycle hire for all the family and Fat Bike hire and guided rides for the adventurous and adrenaline seekers.

Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat Station is an operational inshore lifeboat station where the volunteer crew provide an on-call 24/7 search and rescue lifeboat service. The station houses both a D Class and an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat. The station has a gift shop which is open daily and it's possible to view the lifeboats and tractors from the shop (when they're housed within the boathouse). On weekends the main boathouse is often open to the public with volunteer visit guides on hand to answer any questions. The lifeboats are launched on training exercise most Sunday mornings between 10am-12pm. Porthcawl RNLI was Wales' busiest RNLI station in 2018, launching 112 times - assisting 144 people, saving 8 lives. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea.

Porthcawl Museum's objectives are, for the benefit of the public, to gain knowledge and encourage research into contemporary life and the history of Porthcawl and its surrounding areas of Newton and Nottage. Exhibitions and Events that are held throughout the year are geared for the family and lovers of history.

We are a 7D cinema, which in a nutshell is a 3D simulator where we throw in the senses (touch, smell etc) There are several different rides to choose from eg:Roller Coasters to Haunted Houses and Sci Fi to Prehistoric Adventures. The ride lasts between 4 - 9 minutes depending on chosen ride. A new addition to the 7D is we have a Virtual Reality (VR) ride in the waiting area where you sit down in a chair put on the special headset and earphones and emerge into the world of VR. This ride takes you through a city street then swings you high into the air and back again, a real stomach churner certainly not for people who have a fear of heights and definitely not for the faint hearted, dare you try it?

The Grand Pavilion Theatre is Bridgend county borough's premier entertainment venue. This iconic theatre on Porthcawl's seafront opened in 1932 and features many architectural features of the time but notably its domed room illuminated by 300 lights. The Grand Pavilion is a multipurpose venue hosting a variety of concerts, conferences and weddings throughout the year as well as regular comedy, jazz club and art exhibitions. The seafront cafe is open daily and has unrivalled views across the Bristol channel towards Exmoor.