28/10/2026
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🏖️ Porthcawl Seafront Set For Major Attraction Boost As Council Prioritises Fun Over New Houses! 🎾⛳🌮
Padel courts, crazy golf, surf lessons and street food stalls could be welcoming visitors on Porthcawl seafront as early as next summer under newly announced interim plans for the Coney Beach site.
Bridgend County Borough Council is calling on local traders, sports providers and hospitality operators to register their interest in setting up temporary pop-ups, mobile units and container businesses along the waterfront. Alongside food and drink concessions, the council is exploring family-friendly attractions including children's play areas, with the line-up potentially changing from season to season to encourage visitors to keep returning.
The initiative is designed to keep the coastline bustling and open for both residents and tourists while longer-term regeneration work progresses. Businesses that prove popular during the temporary phase could also secure permanent premises once the wider waterfront development is completed.
Preparatory work is already taking place at the site under existing consents, separate from the wider Porthcawl Waterfront masterplan decision which remains under consideration. The land is expected to be cleared by the end of March to pave the way for the first new attractions to open, subject to the necessary planning approvals. No operators have been chosen yet, as the final mix of facilities will be shaped by the level of interest from traders.
Councillor Colin Davies, Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, said the council is keen to hear from local businesses that can bring a fresh mix of leisure, dining and family activities to Coney Beach so the seafront continues to serve the community throughout the works.
The proposals follow recent confirmation that the historic 1930s seafront venue The Buccaneer has been saved from demolition by the council and the Welsh Government. Plans are now progressing to restore the much-loved building's original architectural features and bring it back into public use as a potential restaurant, cafe or retail space.
Local businesses interested in running a pitch or attraction can register their interest ahead of an upcoming formal expression of interest exercise by contacting Bridgend County Borough Council's regeneration team directly.
