Southerndown
thumb|right|250px|Southerndown beach on the Bristol Channel coast thumb|250px|Cliffs on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast south of Dunraven Park. thumb|The strata of Southerndown beach Southerndown is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. It is southwest of Bridgend, and within the St Brides Major community, close to Llantwit Major and Ogmore-by-Sea. It is mostly known for its beach which backs Dunraven Bay (), which is a popular tourist destination during the summer months and since 1972 has been part of a Heritage Coast and is part of the Southerndown Coast SSSI. When the tide is ou
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- Southerndown
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- Beach
- Geology of Southerndown and Dunraven Bay
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thumb|right|250px|Southerndown beach on the Bristol Channel coast thumb|250px|Cliffs on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast south of Dunraven Park. thumb|The strata of Southerndown beach Southerndown is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. It is southwest of Bridgend, and within the St Brides Major community, close to Llantwit Major and Ogmore-by-Sea. It is mostly known for its beach which backs Dunraven Bay (), which is a popular tourist destination during the summer months and since 1972 has been part of a Heritage Coast and is part of the Southerndown Coast SSSI. When the tide is out there is an expanse of sand and pools. The cliffs are an obvious example of sedimentary rock.
==Beach== As Southerndown, along with nearby Ogmore-by-Sea, is a west-facing beach (and hence on the Atlantic coast), off-shore winds usually generate much good-quality surf, helped by the warming effects of the Gulf Stream.