Penarth Beach beach
Water quality: Good — a good water-quality rating from the Environment Agency.
Photo: Robin Drayton (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Classification from the Environment Agency's designated bathing water profile — see the official profile for the latest sampling, pollution risk forecasts and any advice against bathing.
Places to stay near Penarth Beach
Within 5 miles of the beach, nearest first — straight-line distances.
0.2 miles from the beach
0.4 miles from the beach
Glendale Hotel
✓ Family-run hotel offering Italian/Welsh welcome for 35 years
🏖️ 0.36 miles from Penarth Beach (Good water quality)
Cardiff
1.8 miles from the beach
2 miles from the beach · 🐾 dogs welcome
2.2 miles from the beach
2.3 miles from the beach
2.3 miles from the beach
The Exchange Hotel
✓ Destination dining fusing Exchange history with local produce
🏖️ 2.3 miles from Penarth Beach (Good water quality)
Cardiff
2.5 miles from the beach
2.5 miles from the beach · 🐾 dogs welcome
Travelodge
✓ Perfectly placed for Cardiff Bay and the city centre
🏖️ 2.47 miles from Penarth Beach (Good water quality)
Cardiff
Things to do near Penarth Beach
Cosmeston Medieval VillageMuseums & Galleries · 1.5 mi
TechniquestMuseums & Galleries · 2.1 mi
Cardiff Story MuseumMuseums & Galleries · 3.3 mi
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh SoldierMuseums & Galleries · 3.5 mi
Wartime SheltersMuseums & Galleries · 3.5 mi
National Museum CardiffMuseums & Galleries · 3.7 mi
Eat by the beach
Within 3 miles, all with a 5-star food hygiene rating.
- Railway Hotel · Pubs & Inns · 0.4 mi
- Umpa Lumpa Sweet Shop · Sweet Shops & Fudge · 0.5 mi
- Coffee#1 · Tea Rooms · 0.5 mi
- Brutons · Bakeries · 0.6 mi
- The Golden Lion · Pubs & Inns · 0.7 mi
- The Galley · Tea Rooms · 0.9 mi
👻 Haunted places near Penarth Beach
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