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Barry Travel Guide: 91 reviews and 260 photos
Barry is a seaside resort near Cardiff. I visited it for a few minutes only as my friend's daughter, who had brought us in the car from Cardiff, had to go to work and I still wanted to see a little of Cardiff before I left for Banbury in the afternoon. I was going back to Poland the next day. As it was another hot day I thought it would be very nice to feel the sea breeze. And I wasn't disappointed.
Barry is a lovely place with beaches and promontories cutting into the sea, which invite walks. And the place must look really lovely when there is no drought - in my pictures the normally green lawns are grey, only some exotic plants seem to be flourishing but perhaps they have been watered regularly. Next to the main sandy beach on Whitmore Bay there is a funfair with over 50 rides and attractions for children and adults alike. The entrance is free, you pay for the rides as you go. There are also amusement arcades all along the seafront area, with games of skill and various video games.
I think I might be interested to see the Quasar Centre with 'a high tech paintball style experience', whatever that might mean. I've seen pictures of Whitmore Bay on the Internet with crowds of people but when we were there it looked quite deserted. Perhaps they had all gone to the fairground area to enjoy the rides.... The old-fashioned beach and swimming are no longer enough.
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Pebble beach at the Knapp
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Another nice place on Barry Island is the pebble beach at the Knapp. If you don't like walking on pebbles there is a... more travel advice
Watch the birds
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Between the sand and the pebble beach on Barry Island there is a nice park with an artificial lake in the middle. It's a... more travel advice
Minigolf by the seaside
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If you get bored of swimming or sunbathing on Barry beach you can spend some time playing minigolf close to the... more travel advice
Sandy beach on Barry Island
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Barry has spacious sandy beaches, good for sunbathing. The swimming conditions must have been good too when we were... more travel advice
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Comments (14)
The Pebble Beach looks lovely, but must be hard to walk on. I much prefer sandy beaches.
Nice tips
Haha, The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and sand is always warmer on the other side of the channel!
Thanks for the brief glimpse of Barry. Looks like just the place to get away from the crowds.
Checking myself for exotic plants. Barry in Louisiana (disaster area) hehe!
Ewa, you've hit it about right - the Atlantic coast (on both its sides) is too unpredicable for fine weather on the beaches! On my last trip to England, I looked across the Bristol Channel and could see see Wales (and imagine Barry) off in the distance.
I spent hours on the Knapp pebbles. I was sitting frying myself to death covered in olive oil to get a good sun tan all 55years ago..LOL
Great town, great name:) My girlfriend's parents live here but haven't had a chance to visit yet. Hopefully on a hot day this summer.
Beautiful beaches, both sad and pebble. Good introduction and enlightening insights.
Nice to see empty sandy beach on a hot July day!
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