Limpert Bay () is a bay of the

Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (, literal translation: "Severn Sea") is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales (from Pembrokeshire to the Vale of Glamorgan) and South West England (from Devon to North Somerset). It extends ...

, west of

Aberthaw Aberthaw () is an area containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, on the coast of South Wales about west of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry. It is the location of Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw Lime Works, and Aberthaw Power S ...

in south-east

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. The beach is rock with some sand. There is a guest house and a free car park next to some cottage ruins. An information stand at the beach gives the history of the area, provided by the Heritage Cost. The Wildlife Trust for Wales has helped record over one thousand species at this location, sixty-two of which are of principal 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 coastal "crust" defences for the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

. Defences included anti-tank cubes, pill boxes, and an anti-tank ditch.

Industrial area

The beach is next to the decommissioned Aberthaw power stations. Two seawater intakes for the power stations are in the bay. The

Aberthaw Cement Works Aberthaw Cement Works are Portland cement, cement works in the Vale of Glamorgan near the village of East Aberthaw in Wales. History The Blue Lias limestone of Aberthaw was a source of hydraulic lime from early times, and it was made famous whe ...

is nearby. AberthawWaterIntake

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* {{Vale of Glamorgan Bristol Channel Bays of the Vale of Glamorgan