After living in Cardiff for a year and having moved out 8 months ago, I finally visited Barry Island this month. I always wanted to visit Barry Island but kept waiting for good weather (warm and sunny) and the trip never happened. So this month when I went to Cardiff for a weekend and the weather was warm and sunny, I decided to seize the opportunity.
Barry Island is really close to Cardiff; a 30min train ride from Cardiff Central. We got a small group price for the train tickets which worked out to £3.30 per person. Upon reaching Barry Island train station we realised that Barry Island is a “no alcohol zone”. Anyways we made our way to the “Pleasure Park” and were greeted by a very compact area filled with 7-8 rides in total. Luckily for me, 4-5 of them were actually thrill rides. All rides at the Pleasure Park use coupons which were surprisingly really cheap. They are even cheaper if you buy in bulk and work out to less than 70p a coupon (the most expensive ride needed 3 coupons).
So after sitting on all the rides and having all my internal organs tossed around, we made our way to the beach. Frankly I was very pleasantly surprised by the beach- it was a proper sand beach and not a pebbles/ stone beach. The view from the beach was gorgeous! It was a lagoon with a long cliff running along one side. Being very ambitious we decided to walk along the boulders below the cliff and somehow make our way to the top. Needless to say, it was an interesting climb.
Ah the view from the cliff! It was breathtakingly beautiful with the beach at the back and the sea in front. There were benches placed along the edge of the cliff for people to enjoy the view. As you can imagine, the wind was crazy on top of the cliff and made walking around quite a challenge. Despite the weather elements, we soaked in the view and indulged in photography. (All of us forgot to bring our cameras so we were using our phones)
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