Southerndown

• on the B4265 5 miles south of Bridgend.
• bus 303 from Bridgend.

It has been used in the occasional TV production, including on Doctor Who: as Bad Wolf Bay in "Doomsday" and "Journey's End" and as the surface of the alien planet in "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone" and as the engine room of the ark ship in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". It also appeared in Merlin in the first season episode 'The Labyrinth of Gedref'. It was also featured in the Bob Dylan film Hearts of Fire, with Dylan looking out over the second beach down onto Rupert Everett.

• Glamorgan Heritage Coast Visitor Centre

  address: Dunraven Bay
  Information about the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

• Ogmore Castlelocated about 3 miles south of Bridgend near the estuary of the River Ogmore. There is a footpath from nearby Merthyr Mawr and the castle can be accessed by "stepping stones" over the river. Care must be taken when using the stepping stones. Free entry.

• Southerndown Golf CourseTucked away on an undulating hillside overlooking the Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes and Ogmore Castle. Downland course. 18 holes. ££

• Frolics Restaurant

  phone: +44 1656 880127
  address: 2 Beach Rd
  Italian

• Three Golden CupsVillage Pub

• The Old Stable

  address: Great House
  Visit Wales 4

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• Bridgend
• Porthcawl