Country Wales Village St Athan Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Area code 01446 | County borough Vale of Glamorgan Historic county Glamorgan Post codes CF62 | |
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Similar Tresilian Bay, East Orchard Castle, Jackson's Bay, Aberthaw Cement Works, The Bulwarks - Porthkerry | ||
Limpert Bay is a beach on the Bristol Channel which connects to Watch House Beach to the East, the line of division is the run-off of the River Thaw and Summerhouse Bay to the West.
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Map of Limpert Bay, St Athan, UK
There is a Guest House and a free car park next to some cottage ruins.
The beach is rock with some sand.
The Wildlife Trust for Wales has helped record over 1000 differen species at this location. 62 of which are of principle concern to the conservation to the biodiversity of Wales.
History
During World War II; Limpert Bay's defences formed part of the Western Command's coast "crust" defences for the Vale of Glamorgan. Defences included anti-tank cubes, pill boxes, and an anti-tank ditch.
David Atkinson walked the heritage coast from Porthcawl beach to Aberthaw beach.
There is an information stand at the beach detailing more history of the area, from the Heritage Cost.
Industrial Area
The beach houses two water in-take structures that feed Aberthaw Power Station.