A Walk To The Pub - Porthcawl To The Prince Of Wales, Kenfig

A walk along the Wales Coast Path from Porthcawl Pier to the old pub, The Prince Of Wales in Kenfig.
▸The Walk Map: bit.ly/3hTJmEq
▸The Starting Point: Porthcawl Pier
🧭 51° 28' 26”N 3° 42' 6”W
🧭 51.473939, -3.701684
▸What 3 Words: landscape.imprinted.dream
The relatively flat walk follows the coast from Porthcawl, passing Rest Bay and Sker Point. The route then takes you across the dunes of Kenfig Nature Reserve before the short final stretch to the Prince Of Wales Pub in Kenfig.
The 5-mile walk takes about 90 minutes and is mostly flat.
There isn’t any public transport to get back to Porthcawl so you either have to walk or if you are lucky, get someone to pick you up.
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[@IansRCExploits]

Hi Marcus, we walk to Rest Bay most weekends from Porthcawl, and quite often see you sat with your friends having a coffee on the sea front!! I enjoyed your video of this walk, and one day, I will have a go at this route. Thanks for sharing 😀👍

[@marcuswalks]

Say hello next time you pass

[@lcook0825]

Wishing you and Mel a Happy Healthy New Year.

[@kevingullick1596]

We miss the 63b, it was handy for us stopped really close to our house in North Cornelly , now no bus going the Kenfig route at all 🤷‍♂️

[@zenzen9131]

It's disgusting. I came up with a cost-free solution to this problem a couple of years ago and put it to several members of BCBC and also to our local MP Jamie Wallace with no takers. My solution is easy. The 63 runs 3 times an hour in peak times. I would just 'magically' turn one of these into a 63b ! 90% of the stops are the same. Job done !

[@pauljones1350]

The sun is shining. The sunshine kids back in town, and it gets a little rough and sandy and he’s on his way to a saloon bar.Nice to see Mel getting some sunshine what a gal

[@SteveOSpielberg]

I did some of this walk. It is a lovely area. Thank you for this video.

[@marcuswalks]

Yes, it's always a good walk.

[@GwynnB]

Good video Marcus 😃

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks 👍

[@RobCharles1981]

Nice Walk that Marcus - I bet you needed a nice pint and fish and chips? :-)

[@marcuswalks]

It is a nice walk, the pub was really busy so didn't stay that long.

[@RobCharles1981]

@@marcuswalks oh well! :)

[@dorianmolumby4649]

First cymru pulled the bus service when BCBC withdrew funding for that route(63B) a few years back, another company did try on that route but it wasn't profitable so as far as I know theres no service running that route anymore. Unfortunately with private company's its all about the money and not the service provided, a story which is seen right across the UK whether travelling by Bus or by Rail.

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks for the info, I thought that was the case as I couldn't find any route online.

[@TheJaneFrame]

Marcus, thank you so much! I love to watch the pier webcam (it is weirdly calming) and I always wonder what is to the right and the left. Now I know a little bit! 😅

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@raybeaumont7670]

Hello both! That looks like a really enjoyable walk. I only wish I was fit enough to try it. If I parked in the disabled spots in Rest Bay I might just manage a walk to Sker Point. But maybe I'll need someone to carry me back? Ha! Thanks M&M - have a super New Year - and keep on kissing! Hwyl.

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks - The boardwalk part is quite flat, but yes, you have to walk back.

[@fabshop6359]

Did this walk in August, last year. I walked to the Angel, just a little further than the Prince of Wales. Brilliant video, thank you!

[@marcuswalks]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@barrycrump6189]

Marcus, thank you for sharing yet another lovely walk with us. You were lucky to have such a splendid day to do it on. I perfectly understand Mel's reluctance to go out walking with you when you are making a video. I think she understandably gets bored with all that making a video entails. All the backtracking, all time it takes to reframe and set up the shots, all the retakes, and of course, it goes without saying, having to fend off all your groupies that you encounter along the way. That aside, I do hope that you and Mel do get to enjoy some lovely private walks together when the weather is better and you aren't making a video. Incidentally, I am surprised that you didn't manage to creep down to the beach on Christmas day to video the "nutters" taking a bracing dip in the sea. According to the newspapers, there were some cracking sights to be seen.

[@marcuswalks]

We do go on some walks without a camera. We were down the beach on Christmas day but did a live Facebook video instead of filming.

[@barrycrump6189]

@@marcuswalks That's good to know. I know that Mel can come across as a bit grumpy, or to put it better, less than enthusiastic at times but I feel that is because she is probably a bit camera shy - not everyone is an extrovert - thank goodness. Additionally, she doesn't like the cold - who does? I don't do Facebook so I missed your live video stream from the beach, but it is great that you got out and covered it. Will you be taking a Christmas dip next year? Perhaps Mel could record from the safety of the beach?

[@marcuswalks]

@@barrycrump6189 I think I'll pass on going in the water myself.

[@barrycrump6189]

@@marcuswalks I don't blame you. Just think of the shrinkage factor - ouch!

[@alisoncasey-7552]

Like watching all the videos you do Marcus and mel.enjoy the pub lunch videos as well.have you been to the smugglers beach bar and kitchen in port eynon for lunch.went there 2 weeks ago on a Thursday had a lovely lunch would definatly recomend.

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks, we'll take a look when we down the Gower next

[@lcook0825]

Hi Marcus. Hope you and Mel are doing good.

[@marcuswalks]

Yes thanks, happy New Year

[@kevinhodge6700]

Really do enjoy this channel shame a lot of others don't . Thank you sir .

[@marcuswalks]

Thanks

[@David_Nurse]

Great video Marcus, I (and my dog) have walked from the Kenfig N.R. car park to Rest Bay (and back) many dozens of times. It's a great walk, and very bracing in windy conditions. I am surprised you didn't meet more walkers. The beach can look very different at Sker at different times of the year, and often very popular with surfers of course. You are correct the 63b service has now gone, what a shame. Keep up the good work, and good to see Mel on this channel.

[@marcuswalks]

Yes, it was quite quiet. It is a good walk. Thanks again for watching.

[@NeathVideos]

Enjoyed that Marcus ,I think that was the pub that around 20+ years ago,the locals said they could hear people talking in the room,when the were hardly any people in there ,and I think the bbc did a programme about it,it turned out the walls had a high conte y of iron oxide in them,and it was actually g like a recording tape,the sounds they managed to record were from many years ago… I’m sure it was the same pub… If I come across any info on Google I will let know… By the way what is you caMera and mic setup you use

[@marcuswalks]

Hi, I know that story about the pub. I think it was a bit of a hoax to get some attention. I'm sure I met someone last year who was involved. I use a GoPro10 and a Rode Wireless Go Microphone for the walks.

[@Sanddancer1]

thanks for that ive always wanted to know how to get to that pub from porthcawl without going on that winding road that passes the golf course cheers 🍺

[@marcuswalks]

Yep, you can't really walk the road safely

[@joanneweislocher8540]

Have a Happy New Year‼️⛵️🌈☔️🍷

[@marcuswalks]

Happy New Year to you too.

[@vicredmond3443]

Sorry, lost the subscription to your sight, got it back, you have showed me things here that I didnt know about in my area, hope you are both well.

[@marcuswalks]

Hi again, yes we're both fine. Hope to do more walks over the summer

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

Is the food good? Guiness, fish and chips 🌊🌴🍺

[@marcuswalks]

That's the stuff. The food is good up there.

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

@@marcuswalks ☘️☘️☘️

[@brucesumter4327]

hi marcus i hope you ride back cost i be to tire walk back?? i am so glade mel she walk with you for 2miles she have her tea?? ty for video some places is very mudd??

[@marcuswalks]

I did walk back - walked 10 miles in total

[@brucesumter4327]

@@marcuswalks ok ty have a good happy new year