Southerndown

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Close to St Brides Major, Llantwit Major and Ogmore-by-Sea, Southerndown is a shingle beach at high tide. When the tide is out there is an expanse of sand and pools. The cliffs are an impressive, and very obvious, example of sedimentary rock.

There are actually two beaches separated by a headland. On the headland is ruined Dunraven Castle.

The second beach is only accessible by steep steps and is largely unused. The steps also reach the beach fairly far out from the cliffside, so it's easy to become cut off from them and stranded on the beach. The second beach is one of the largest in Glamorgan and stretches all the way down the coast to Nash Point near Llantwit Major.

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