Penarth Pier

Quand il fait beau, super endroit pour une petite promenade. La jetée vous donne une belle vue sur l’Angleterre en face et sur les jolies maisons en bord de mer de l’autre côté.
Possibilité de manger une petite glacé posé sur un banc.

Pier’s really are a thing of beauty, particularly when they aren’t spoilt by flashing lights, arcades and silly music. Extremely tastefully done, Penarth’s pier streches out a considerable distance in to the Bristol channel, with views to Weston-​super-​mayor, Cardiff docks, Flathome and Steephome.
The wonderful structure which sits at the front of the pier was formerly used as a gymnasium, and is painted in lovely shades of cream and mint. The decking is complimented nicely by the same shades of cream and mint used to pain the traditional iron fencing. Half way down the pier, a toilet and café are conveniently situated, with ice creams and drinks on offer at cheap prices. Obviously more enjoyable during the summer months, people can enjoy the views whilst sitting at the far end of the pier eating an ice cream. With many choosing to stroll along Penarth’s promenade, the pier itself attracts a number of visitors. Despite the lack of a sandy beach, this really gives off a great seaside feel.

Oh I really do love this pace. To be honest I’m a huge fan of Penarth in general but the pier has that quaint, quiet haunting effect even when it’s full to the brim.
If you go in the winter you’re guaranteed to be the coldest you’ve ever been. Cold, windy and bloody wet the pier is a perfect ‘Welcome to Wales’ advertisement.
Half way down there’s a lovely, jubly little kiosk that sells traditional seaside refreshments the fish and chips are as nice as you’ll get and I had possibly the nicest cup of tea I’ve ever drank whilst containing my hair, bag, scarf as the wind blew angrily.
With restaurants and bars scattered remotely along the front whilst looking back from the far point of the pier Penarth looks like, exactly what it is, a small fishing village.
All in all a classy sort of pier that’s perfect for a little stroll and some time out.

Take a delightful; enjoyable, peaceful and a bit energetic walk along Penarth pier and then walk unto it’s rocky area, and climb over some rocks to experience much more of Penarth pier situated area.
And come back with some beautiful picturesque photographs of the sea and it’s pier. It is a very popular place to visit and is great for bike riding as well and it is a brilliant location for children to exercise themselves within. It is free entry and there are many arcade centres, shops, cafes and restaurants about. There are many businesses that sell wonderful and tasty Ice creams.
You can get the trains down there if you have not got a car available or taxis’ I guess, but I’m sure they will be much more expensive. If you’re brave enough and fit enough and if you’re feeling adventurous enough then maybe you’d like to cycle down there, from wherever you’re staying or living in Cardiff.
I recommend it as a must to all; it is fantastic for families and couples in love with or without children and dogs.

Built in 1894, unlike many of its counterparts in other seaside resorts, Penarth Pier hasn’t become the home of a fairground or an amusement arcade. True, there’s a chip shop and a little snack place, but the seaside wouldn’t be the same without the smell of fish and chips — and it’s still managed to retain its class where so many other piers have failed.
Painted in azure, cream and beige, you can spot it a mile off — but apart from a few people fishing and a few others strolling, it rarely gets packed out.
It’s a great spot to breathe in some salty sea air, look out onto the Bristol Channel, and watch the tide come in and out. And there are plenty of cafés nearby where you can retreat for a cup of tea if it gets a bit chilly.

My love for gloomy winter beaches almost rivals that of my love for a warm summer one, but most importantly a sea front needs to have character.
The pier certainly has that. The paint scheme might be a bit of a sore point for locals, not everyone was a fan of the mint green and cream paint job when it was first done but it stands out and is now just accepted.
I like to walk along the pier, stop and get an ice cream at the kiosk and just generally pretend i’m on a Victorian sea side holiday.
You can fish on the pier but only in designated areas, so follow the «DO NOT FISH» signs to the bottom where you’ll be greeted by a «It’s fine to fish here» type sign.

At over 650 feet long, Penarth Pier sticks out into the Bristol Channel off the South Wales coastline. Part of a once thriving Victorian seaside town, the pier is still massively popular with tourists and locals alike.
I saw in the Millennium on the end of this pier; my family all trooped down in coats and gloves to watch the sun go down for the last time of 1999. So for me, it had pretty spectacular memories attached to it.
Apart from the pier itself, the fishing opportunities, the ice-​cream and the fish and chips, admittedly Penarth pier has not got a massive list of further attractions to its name. But the sea front is a very pleasant place to watch the sun go down from one of the many beautiful restaurants and bars that line it.
Only a ten minute drive from the centre of Cardiff, Penarth Pier, I think, is an excellent place to while away a summer evening.

A good place for a casual walk but apart from walking there isn’t much else you can do — expect buy an ice cream.
On a nice day you can see across the bristol channel and its a great place to go just to relax.
Its one of 9 piers that can be found in the UK so its worth a visit just for that.

Penarth Pier is one of only two surviving pleasure piers in South Wales (the other being at Mumbles near Swansea), and is one of the main attractions in the town and former port of Penarth.
The 200m-​long pier was begun in 1894 and completed in 1895, to the designs of H F Edwards. When built, the cast iron structure with its wooden deck was really no more than a landing stage, until a wooden pavilion was built at the seaward end in 1907.
The pier was taken over by the local council in 1926, and three years later an attractive Pavilion was built at the land end, which still survives. This is an odd mix of Art Deco and Oriental architecture, but somehow works visually.
Like many piers, it has had an eventful past. In 1931, a fire broke out on the seaward pavilion, entailing the rescue of some of the 800 people who were on the pier at the time. The pier was rebuilt by 1931 but the seaward pavilion was not replaced.
In 1947, the 7,000-ton ship ‘Port Royal Park’ collided with the pier in a severe gale, destroying a large section of the structure, and entailing two more years of repairs. Another mishap occurred in 1966 when the White Funnel steamer ‘Bristol Queen’ collided with the pier, although thankfully the damage this time was less extensive.
The pier has always been a popular call for pleasure steamers and at one time a regular ferry service was operated to the Somerset coast across the Bristol Channel: this gave me one of my earliest memories, crossing from Weston-​super-​Mare to Penarth to visit my grandparents, around the time of the opening of the Severn Bridge in 1966.
The pier itself was refurbished in 1998, and now has free entry. There are plans to refurbish the Pavilion as an education and entertainment venue, although an approach to the Heritage Lottery Fund Wales have recently been rebuffed. The pier and pavilion are listed at Grade II.
However, it is still a popular spot for fishing and for those simply strolling and enjoying the sea views. Entertainment is laid on most summers, and the steamers ‘Waverly’ (the last sea-​going paddle steamer in the world) and ‘Balmoral’, which still call in the summer months, remain as popular as ever.

The pier is one of Penarths greatest landmarks. From a leisurely stroll along the promanade, you can wander down the well maintained boards, buy some chips, an ice cream or a fresh friut smoothie and watch the world go by on the water. On a clear day, wave to the folks over the water in weston-​supermare! The scenery is spectacular tooyou can see both flat holm and steep holm islands round to your right and cardiff bay barrage and beyond to the city of Cardiff to your left. If its really clear weather, sometimes you can even see the bridge over to England.

Visits here bring back memories of my childhood — of many Sunday afternoons taking the constitutional walk along the pier. But that’s what I like about Penarth Pier, the history that treads every board you walk. Its a nice walk to park the car at the top of the hill, walk across the cliff tops for half an hour or so, then retrace your footsteps but come down the hill and end up on Penarth Pier at the bottom. Walk down to the end of the Pier and spend a few minutes staring out to sea contemplating life and the universe. Then go and buy some chips and eat them sitting on one of the benches on the Esplanade!