Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
691 Reviews
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
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Hours
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Good for kids
- Dogs allowed
- Public toilet
- Hiking
- Kid-friendly hikes
Recommended Reviews
Shasta Marrero
21.03.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Absolutely beautiful sand dunes! Great place to explore lots of different environments in one place. Big beach area. Car park is dirt under trees, but spacious with toilets.
Kirsty Jones
10.03.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Wonderful time at the Sand dunes. For a boiling, hot, sunny day, it was a surprise to find the area so quiet as it was the last day before the children returned to school after the summer holidays. We sat at the top of one of the sand hills, under a tree for shade. The children loved running down and rolling! It was peaceful, quiet and surrounded by nature. Butterflies were in abundance, caterpillars and the crickets were jumping on and off our legs! Spent a few hours just chilling and it was lovely
Agnieszka Kasperek
10.03.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Very nice place, the dunes are impressive. There's a half an hour walk from the car park to the beach, but also plenty of other paths for walkers. Beach is not crowded, but unfortunately tourists, mainly young people, leave all the waste on the beach. It was not pleasant to walk through all that rubbish.
Naomi Watts
29.02.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
This was a stunning day out, a long walk from the car park and we were knackered after playing on the dunes but I would highly recommend it, we didn't end up walking to the sea as we took our sledges and played for hours on the sand instead, from the car park take the middle route and go straight towards the beach and you should see the dunes, the first exit that heads into the woods does have one large sand dune but we didn't get much speed on our sledge! Be prepared to have a lot of fun and get very sandy!
Ray Ok
03.02.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
£5 to park all day, great for walking and getting away from the crowds. Walks are not for the feint hearted, quite an effort to get to the sea and takes about 30 mins.
Michael Harris
22.01.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Great dog friendly and stimulating walks.Carpark now supports contactless payment.
Janey C
16.01.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Beautiful place for a walk and to spot nature (saw some unusual flora...) but we found the signage confusing from the car park.In the car park, we could only see the coast path and 2 bridle paths signposted, so we followed the red one to the beach. By chance, on the way back, we came across the path we should have taken.You find it in the car park by, with the entrance behind you, taking the central path by the bins (see photo) you will then see signposts to beach and back through the dunes, which takes about an hr at a slow place.We couldn't find any maps of the reserve, which would have been useful.Parking £2 for 2 hrs, £5 all day.
Jack Barwell
16.01.2024
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
Had a wonderful time on the sand dunes a few years ago. Took my girlfriend there and we had a great afternoon. The view is amazing, very secluded and I think we will definitely do it again. Totally recommend to others, the fun is worth it!
Linda Bowen
19.12.2023
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
We parked at the small car park in Merthyr Mawr by the footbridge and walked to Candleston and through the dunes to the beach. Not too many people around and the reserve is lovely to walk through. The beach is quieter than Ogmore and you can watch horses cantering along. Will visit again and would recommend.
Rosario Rios
19.12.2023
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve
The walk to the beach is beautiful, especially at sunset on a clear day. The colours of the sky reflect on the sand and the view is just astounding. Walking from the car park to the beach takes 30 mins but is an easy walk.We enjoyed it so much that I became dark on return to the car park. We spotted big groups of deers grazing in the dunes.The car park is 5 pounds for the whole day.
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Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend CF32 0ND
Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve